In a recent Instagram post, comedian and barber Aaron Turk demonstrated a simple technique that lets users get spices out of their jars without the usual shaking.
The method involves holding the perforated sprinkler lid of a spice container and turning the whole jar, much like operating a pepper grinder.
As the jar rotates, the spices flow out in a steady stream, a trick that food‑focused outlet Food Republic says works because the internal motion continuously moves the seasoning.
Food Republic adds that the same approach can be used on lids that have a half‑sprinkler, half‑open section, provided the flip cap on the sprinkler side is opened and the outer lid is loosened but not removed.
Viewers reacted with surprise; one commenter noted being 66 years old and just learning the trick, while another said they had been “shaking the hell out” of seasonings for years before discovering the twist method.