I always have trouble pouring coffee or cocoa powder. The containers are never designed with a spout so I use a spoon or pour it from tiny plastic container and my fine motor stability isn't fantastic. How can I avoid spillage?
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Are you willing to explain “my fine motor stability isn't fantastic”? Is this something like Parkinson’s, where you’re prone to abrupt movements that might spill everything, or something else? – Joe Oct 24 '21 at 14:19
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2Not at the level of Parkinsons rather a little wobble now and again the result of years of office type labor while working fast.. – user2617804 Oct 25 '21 at 07:01
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Measure quantities by weight instead of volume, and measure them out onto a small sheet of waxed paper on top of your scale. When done measuring, crease it and pour into the receiving location.
Not only does this give you greater accuracy (particularly for cocoa, which is notoriously hard to pack), it means that precision in spooning becomes unimportant.
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1I would crease the paper, possibly in both directions (i.e. perpendicular creases intersecting in the middle of the paper) before pouring to help keep the powder on the paper and avoid spilling it by making a crease once the powder is on it. – dbmag9 Oct 27 '21 at 20:50
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And bring your container over your scales so all spillage drops on your paper. – Willeke Oct 28 '21 at 10:15
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My grandfather, myself, and my son suffer from genetic essential tremors (believe me, always being accused of nervousness is not fun, esp as a child), this is what I do. We keep waxed paper on hand always, for just this need. – CGCampbell Oct 28 '21 at 15:30
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The typical way is indeed to use a spoon. There are even scoops intended to be used for coffee alone, to always provide you with the exact needed serving of ground coffee.
If your coffee spills when you are transferring it with heaped teaspoons, two strategies can help. One is too use a tablespoon, but only fill it with the same amount as a teaspoon, so it is not overflowing. The other is to use a scoop, usually one shaped like a flat cylinder with a handle, and scrape off any head before leaving the container. I guess you can also use a nuts-type scoop, but you'll have to find a tiny one.
