How to Properly Open a Package of Spaghetti
Sometimes you do things over and over again in your life having no idea you’re doing it completely wrong.
Until last year for instance my niece thought the word was “chickmunk”. Clearly, it is not. But she had no idea. It worked for her her whole life, the word “chickmunk”. She didn’t end up in jail because of using it, she never once had her house repossessed and didn’t turn to drugs because of it. But once I pointed out to her that the actual word was “chipmunk”, her life got a little bit better. Easier. More fulfilling. Colours were brighter. She won prizes and stuff.
And so I am going to teach all of you how to do something you probably think you’ve been doing just fine over your entire lifetime.
I’m going to teach you how to properly open a package of spaghetti.
Get ready for the fireworks and prizes.
KariJ
Private video, eh?
Karen
I’m workin on it. For some reason it’s coming up as private even though it’s listed on Youtube as public. ~ k
Pati
Waaaaaaaaaaaah !!! It say the video is private ????? How will I EVER be able to open a pkg of spaghetti again without knowing EXACTLY HOW
???
Karen
Working on it! For some reason even though the video is listed on YouTube as “public” it’s coming up as private. ~ karen
Michelle
Ha! Love it :)
Lindsay
You have literally just BLOWN my mind.
And also, I want to make spaghetti now.
magali
huh, would you look at that. nice and simple.
Pati
YOU’RE A GENIUS ! I humbly bow to your expertise in spaghetti opening and from here to forevermore will open in just such a manner…I will also insist upon it with all my friends and family as well !
Carla
Pati- you make me smile
Kerry
I can die happy now. Thank you :)
Karen
Thank you Kerry. I aim to make for a happier life. :) ~ karen
Caitlyn Williams
I wonder how many packages of spaghetti are going to be opened over the next 24 hours? Love this!
Judy Beeksma
God, You make me smile!!!
Karen
Thanks Judy. Ironically, you saying that makes *me* smile. ~ karen
machen und tun
thanks so much for that :-). and you look so pretty in your lovely top there..
Karen
Thank you! I had to quickly take a look at the video to see what top I was wearing. :) I took a quick look at your website and I LOVE the sampler quilt you’re doing. The colours are perfect! My mother is making me the Farmer’s Wife Sampler quilt right now. :) ~ karen
Marti
Definitely worth the wait and almost all the page refreshing, Karen! :)
Claudine
It’s the simple things that make life more enjoyable. Just tell me that I don’t have to clean out my tool drawer every time I want spaghetti! I love it. Thanks Karen.
Diane
Indeed – hahahahad to share that with my fella!
pat
You are the best!!!!! Terrific start to my day – great laugh to a Latin beat.
Olga
are you kidding me! I actually had to watch it twice because I thought maybe I blinked and you did some kind of a trick with your hands. Amazing! And they can’t put this instructions on the package?
Rosa @ FlutterFlutter
I can’t believe I just watched a video about how to open spaghetti. Mind you, I am the mother of child who eats girl-ed cheese sandwiches and begs to go to Starabucks and Old McDonalds. ;)
AnnW
You are just too funny! I’ll have to try that on my daughter who is in Culinary School. Ann
Wanda
Well, as a mentor of mine always said…”the learning never stops”…just didn’t think he was referring to the humble package of spaghetti.
Kate S
Dammit, I get my spaghetti in a box.
Perfecting Pru
I was thinking you would slit the packet open with a knife. Well I have learnt something new today Karen. Thank you.
Alyson
What the what??? No way!
Bev
Hahahahahahahahahahaha … you’re an idiot! (In a good way) Hahahaha love it. Hammer included.
Lucy
Spaghetti is in the top 3 staples of my food choices. I thought everyone did it this way. Any that fly out are eaten before cooking. Also, the dry ones make excellent “matches” in a pinch.
my honest answer
Oh my god. Shocked.
Because I was sitting there thinking, Ha, I know this one. I was like the ONLY person who knew about the tabs on the sides of foil and cling wrap boxes; me and Karen, we’re basically the same person. We KNOW how to open spaghetti. With scissors.
And then my world fell apart.
Sue
How about refinishing the dent in your nice wood table. Will that be the next video? You are a riot! Now I am franticly searching for the little couple with a package of spaghetti in my hand!
Janet
You are so funny, start my morning with your blog,before I get down to working, Thanks.
p.s. On my fourth apron, they look pretty good.I think the bazaar will be happy with my donation.
Karen
Excellent! I use mine almost every day. ~ karen
Jen
Hahahahahahaha! I love it!
I think the music you chose for the video makes it particularly funny. :D
Nicole
Wow, clever! Too bad I buy the Catelli Smart pasta in a box…
Linda McMullan
Ha! Wah? Hee Hee. You made me laugh before 8:00 AM. Can’t wait to cook pasta now.
blake
quite literally, perfect!
latenac
That’s lovely. Now I’ll have to buy spaghetti in that packaging to try it.
Daphne Rodrigue
OMG! That’s just too funny for the morning. Loved the drama of it all. I was thinking – what would you use the mallet for…
Thanks – just love your blog! It’s a great way to start the day.
Angela N
Ha!! Now, what to do if your spaghetti comes in a box???????
Langela
Ummmm does it work the same for the spaghetti in boxes? Please help me, Karen. I want to win prizes and stuff!
Karen
Langela – Don’t be silly. Of course it doesn’t work with boxes. Boxes you just throw against the wall. ~ karen
Langela
BTW, funny spaghetti- related story. My ex-sister-in-law came out of her bedroom one morning to find her kids had been pretending to be birds. Their nest was every piece of spaghetti in the house and they were perched on top of it on top of the couch. Those stories are always funnier when you aren’t the one cleaning it up.
Karen
Ohhhhhh that *is* funny. ~ karen
Sarah
Thanks for the smile this morning! Loved it!!!
Jen
SO funny! Thanks for the laugh.
Ann Roberts
OMG-funny. I love your blog. First saw it during the chicken coop build. BTW-my chickens laid their first egg yesterday. I was over the moon with the little beauty!
I will forever more open spaghetti this way :-)
Felicia Kramer
You are too funny!! Thanks for my morning laugh!
Debbie Neal
This spaghetti trick was hilarious! You make my day on a regular basis! Keep it up.
I just learned hoy to make a cork wreath yesterday and have a few tip son that if you are interested. Like how not to burn the **** out of your pretty fingers:)
Debbie Neal
I forgot to add my website!. It because of all of those glue sticks!!!
Paulina J!
I was like where is she going with this?!?! Brilliant!
Sue B.
What a hoot!!! Through it all I just kept thinking I need to head to the garage to open the package!
lynn
I guess the hammer is for the dolts like me that buy the boxed stuff huh? As if gluten free products
weren’t costly enough, they have to put the cellophane bag inside a box…
Awaiting the sequel,
Lynn
Laura C
Waaaah! I only have spaghetti in a box. But I’ll look for the bag.
Ruth
You had me going “WTH?!” by the time you got to the hammer… I’ve been ‘twickt’! *cue Elmer Fudd*
Loved it! Opening a pack of spaghetti will never be the same again… and that’s a good thing. *returns scissors to drawer*
Anna
love it.
Charisa
My spaghetti comes in a box. What am I to do now?
(Love your site, thanks for all the laughs!)
djonn
sadly this method does not work with rotini ;)
I guess that’s what the hammer is for……
carolyn
Is it pathetic that now I want to run out to the store and buy a package (or two or three) of spaghetti that I don’t need?
Kim
Made me laugh! Awesome!
Brandi Mills
BWA HA HA! That was totally awesome! (Yes, I’m like, channeling my 80′s teen self today.)
taria
I’m really messing it all up. I buy the stuff in a
box!
Jessy
Awesome, next time I am at the grocery store, I will try this, several times, right there in the aisle. I will enjoy it.
FlagirlinTN
Wow! 51 seconds and your spaghetti is open and your drawer is cleaned out. I love multitasking.
Laura C
Snort
hunter
You may have just changed my life (and possibly my pants size). I’ve *been* buying the healthy, whole-grain stuff that comes in the boxes. But no more. I’m going back to the carb-o-licious stuff just so I can try this. I’ll send you the tailor’s bill, shall I?
Karen
Hunter – I can’t accept your tailor’s bill, but if you send me all your pants I’ll add elastic panels to the sides of all of them. ~ karen
hunter
Or I could do the sensible thing and use it as an excuse to buy new pants…or at least to just wear stretchy pants. Winter is coming right, and stretchy pants are cozy. It’s…seasonal. Or at least that’s my excuse!
Holly@loveoflifeblog
This reminds me of the wine bottle opening on the tree ! Brilliant
Nicola Cunha
They described the wine bottle in shoe technique in GQ this month! Yes, I like to read GQ :) Thanks for the late night laugh! Nicola
Carol-Anne
Awesome! ;)
Christina
I was taking you seriously until you pulled out the sunscreen or whatever was in that tube. Nice!
I’m a box spaghetti girl, which seems so boring now. Have to work on opening the box and getting all the pasta into the pot from across the room. Liven things up a bit.
Patricia
What the…!
And I’ve been using the hammer all along!*?
kady
brilliant!
Eddie
Oh that’s neat, at first I thought you were going to build spaghetti.
lori
how awesome is that!! now can you show us how to open spaghetti that comes in a box??!! hehe
marilyn
cant wait to have pasghetti..my sister says velcrove for velcro and be careful you dont drive over the medium (median) i just let her go..
Tina
I have to remember not to sneek a look at your site when I am at work, or when I have a mouthfull of coffee!! You make me laugh out loud!! Thank you!!
TracyMB
Hee hee hee.
Laura
OH my Gosh, I laughed so hard!!! And had to watch it twice! To think I have been doing it the wrong way all of these years!
Julie
I watched it with the sound off (no speakers at work and too lazy to get out my headphones), so I have no idea if it’s funnier with sound. All I know is I snarfed and coughed at the same time. Which sounds awful and feels even worse. You’re forgiven though because a giggle is worth it no matter how it comes.
Julie shinnick
Love the little flash of ‘mad’ smile in your eyes before you started…..there was the warning right there!
Very entertaining!
Nancy
Excellent!
Judith
Priceless. Thank you.
Chris
truly hilarious. as always. i will be switching from boxed to bagged spaghetti immediately.
Bobbie in Oregon
LOVE it!
Rachel
It works with a head of iceberg or romaine lettuce as well. Just pick up the head in both hands and whack it on the counter really hard. The core shears off and the leaves are all nicely separated!
Cynthia
THANK YOU! My life will never be the same.
It’s almost as good as the time I found out that tin foil/plastic wrap boxes have little “thingys” you can push in on the ends to prevent the roll from falling out. Life just keeps getting better…..:)
Antonia
Seriously?! I have to check that out!
Can’t wait to have spaghetti again to try that!
:)
Liz
Cynthia, Holy Crap, they do too!!! (I just ran to my tinfoil/plastic wrap drawer and discovered that this is really true)
Lisa
Whaaaaatttt??? OMG.
Petrel
Love it–I suppose you don’t have a trick for elbow noodles . . . ? ;)
Monica Alger
awesome. even my 12 year old laughed.
Whitney
Shut the front door! You make me laugh!!
Gwen @SimplyHealthyFamily
Ohhhhhhhhhh Shit! I just had to calm myself before I could start typing….. 3 times.
My family is in the other room wondering why I’m laughing out loud like an idiot. Let em’!
You are awesome!!!!!!!
Karen
Hah!!! Thanks Gwen. ~ karen!
Karen Shelby
L I B……Imagine that!!!
Ashlyn
Oh my! Too funny! :)
Liz
You had me worried when you pulled out the Glysomed!
Nancy
OMG Karen…I am late reading this today but I think I just peed my pants at the end..One of your best!!!!
Karen
Thanks Nancy! I was pretty proud of it. :) ~ karen
Gayla T
you are a HOOT! But you knew that didn’t ya! LOL
mackenzie
i’ve just started following your blog, and so glad i did! you’re posts are hilarious + ever so helpful :) best.blog.ever.
Karen
Thanks Mackenzie! Psstttt. Pass it on. :) ~ karen
Renee
Awesome!
Jody
I thought I was the only one who did that! The music adds so much flair!
Dina
Me too. I do it on my hip.
Roxanne
HYSterical!!! I love to read your blog. You never, ever fail to make me laugh.
Wait — what??? Tin foil/plastic wrap boxes have little “thingys” you can push in on the ends to prevent the roll from falling out?????
Ana
My eyes got pretty wide when the string came out. I was thinking, jeez, that’s a lot of work just to preserve spaghetti or something.
Nice work, K.
Mickey
Well, I’ll be damned!!!
Talia
Hot dog that was a hoot! When you pulled out the string, I was thinking this is going to be way too much trouble. Silly me!
LeeAnne Bloye
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Julie C
You are TOO cute!!! and you make me laugh… which is a GOOD thing!
Karen
Thanks Julie C! That’s my goal. Well … making you laugh and teaching you something too. But mostly making you laugh. ~ karen!
Jackie H
That was too cool! Thank you for the fab demo.
Karen
Thanks Jackie H. It’s one of my more favourite party tricks. ~ karen
Hana
Now I feel deeply upset, and kind of cheated, because I just bought a damn bag of spaghetti yesterday and they’re already in their jar :( Hm, but maybe I could squeeze another little baggie in there… *ponders*
Elen
You crack me up. I had to post that to my Facebook wall.
Melissa Haight
i love that you’re not humored by yourself at all…. lololol!
Tricia Rose
I was waiting for you to pull a suspender belt from that drawer…
Karen
If you look closely, you can see I have safety glasses off to the side, which I forgot to put on. ~ karen
Dana niemeier
What?!!!! I’m trading in my boxes.
ev
awesome! going to have spaghetti tomorrow!
Melissa M
Love it!