Did Guy Fieri, of all people, actually tweet that?
No. I’m sure that’s either photoshopped or a parody account.
What weakling needs a spoon? You just twist while squeezing
I prefer the counter slam.
Peel the outer layer, turn away, bang it on the counter. That way you’re in control vs. having it explode in your hand.
That only works if the dough is fresh out of the fridge. If the dough has time to warm up then that outer layer is structural and beginning to peel it will explode the dough in one’s hands. It is a nasty surprise.
Dough in the hole!
Two in the pink.
I just smack the tube on the counter
Whop your wad on the counter!
The pullout technique
My partner makes me open these when we get them. They’re so afraid to do it, it’s like a jump scare every time.
Ditch the spoon. There’s a reason they’re called whomp biscuits. Whomp the side of the tube hard against the edge of the counter, with enough force to dispel all fear. It makes the pop feel right, expected, not scary. And the tiny violence gives a feeling of dominance.
I just push on it with my hand
Biscuit in a tin
Is this some American thing I’m to European to understand?
There are also a lot of dough based things in a tin sold in Europe. I know that a French company is selling everything in cans under the german brand “knack & back”; bread rolls, croissants and even pizza dough
American biscuits, closest you have are scones iirc
Funny. I’m American but I don’t eat cookies or biscuits. So I figured this was a British thing.
Don’t think of a sweet dry disc (what Americans call a “cookie”), think of a thick round doughy scone, slightly salty and buttery, designed to receive either sweet (various jams or jellies) or savory (fried cured meats, eggs, cheese) accompaniment.
It’s funny that this distinction needs to be made every time biscuits are mentioned in the post. There were some very confused non-Americans in the comments of a biscuits and gravy meme the other day
Too late, I’ve already dipped me Hob-Nob in me mug o’ Bisto.
think of a thick round doughy scone, slightly salty and buttery
If they’re made right, they’re close to cylindrical croissants.
Every biscuit I’ve ever had has been way more dense than a croissant
You should be able to tear the biscuit apart into thin layers that are only a little more dense than a croissant.
But we also have cookie dough in a tube too
True, but in my experience opening the tube is nowhere near as violent. Biscuits in particular, I suspect by virtue of their yeast content, cause the kind of danger referenced here.
They’re self rising Pillsbury biscuits (or similar). Not what Americans call cookies that Brits call biscuits
And yeah, they come in a tube. The plastic/papery wrap is structural to keeping the pressure on them. It’s pretty neat packaging design. This is the first I’ve heard of the little pop being considered scary though
People with broken flight or fight responses (usually due to trauma, not always involving loud noises) hawe issues with the loud pop, even when you know its coming causes the flight or fight response and takes a lot of effort to calm yourself down.
Its not scary per se, its aggravating a broken somatic response.
Loud pop? It just makes a little thud when you whack it.
Totally fair!
Hyper sensitive people can be terrified of them. It’s kind of funny in a mean way, like tossing a firecracker at an unsuspecting friend.
Tossing a lit firecracker at an unsuspecting friend is a bit beyond mean.
And the biscuit tube is frightening. Sometimes, I chase my girlfriend around with a half-peeled one.
The little metal end part can become a projectile and hit you in the face.
Sounds fun to me. I would laugh if it happened to me.
Well don’t face the metal part towards you then!
Surely that attachment is significantly stronger than the sidewall. Even if you tried I think you’d just split the sides along the spiral impression and couldn’t launch the top
They always go flying off when I use the “smack on the corner of the counter” method of opening them 🤷🏻♂️
I always wondered why the instructions were so emphatic that it specifically be opened by pressing a spoon against the side of the seam and today I learned its because this guy keeps trying to lose an eye and they don’t want to be held liable for that.
Pretty good example for why RTFM.
I popped one open on my cat’s head one time and they never forgave me :(
I’m European, Swedish, and these have been common for over a decade. Most common here is in “pizza kits”, you get one tube like in the post but with pizza dough and a glass jar of tomato sauce with herbs.
I’ve actually seen these for croissants and pains au chocolat
If you like incredibly shit-tier croissants and pains au chocolat
Doesn’t the dough expand in whatever you put it in? I wouldn’t want to open a pressurized can. A cardboard tube is much better.
Don’t you whack the tube on the edge of the counter any more?
Ask not for whom the biscuits pop; they pop for thee.
He who fights with canned biscuits should look to it that he himself does not become a canned biscuit. And if you pop long into an biscuit roll, the biscuit roll also pops into you.
Praise be to canned biscuits.
Amen.
I find the pop satisfying.
Does no one know that dough rises and it releases gases?
Guy’s a philosopher
Be a manly man and twist the container open by rotating your hands opposite of the seam’s direction. If you get in some real manly grunting and groaning you’ll be pleasantly surprised to know that your manly courage won’t be questioned because everyone will focus on the body.
Just give it a good scream like you’re playing tennis
Screams are right after the grunts in my opinion. They come uncalled.
Only way to do it.
Edit- apparently some people bash the can on a counter. Sounds even more fun I’ll have to try.
To all those afraid of opening a biscuit container there’s a trick.
Gently peel the label off, then smack them on the counter long ways (long edge flat against the counter)
The scary part about opening them is using a minute amount of force and having them pop with many times the energy. When you apply a significant amount of force you’re expecting the thud and the pop isn’t scary at all.
Is that no longer the way they tell you to open?
They all say what the OP image shows. Peel it open and pierce it with a spoon.
Do people actually do the spoon thing? I always hit them on the edge of the counter.
I just peel them a bit and twist
I never knew there was any other way until just now lol
