# Odd household item doing the baking job

A food and nutrition format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/food-and-nutrition/odd-household-item-doing-the-baking-job

Open on an unusual everyday tool in action (foil, scissors, string, a Ziploc or a jar) that makes a step easier or the result look better. It worked for 9 accounts, with a median of 11x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Video, Voiceover.

## Why it works

The unexpected tool is an instant visual hook, and viewers stay to see what it produces. It is also easy to copy.

## How to make it

1. Show the odd tool in the first second
2. Let the step play out without explanation
3. Reveal the result it makes possible

## Hook formula

[Everyday item] + [baking step], you'll want to see what it makes

## Examples

- @wiltoncakes (3M followers, Instagram video): 292x their usual likes. Hook: “Everything is cuter...we mean spookier...in mini! Whip up tiny versions of our spooky, scary...” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DehevGBy0Nf/)
- @makingwithmadison (25K followers, Instagram video): 30x their usual views. Hook: “pumpkin patch brownies 🎃” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeaX47pqzoH/)
- @itskaileeskitchen (73K followers, TikTok video): 19x their usual views. Hook: “This easy dessert is a crowd pleaser!🤩” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@itskaileeskitchen/video/7698491309186747678)
- @nikittalouise (337K followers, Instagram voiceover): 10x their usual views. Hook: “30 days of winter warmers 🍂 episode 14 🍁” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DfC7z0lu7pu/)
- @lorijeansourdough (39K followers, TikTok video): 16x their usual views. Hook: “The ultimate Lori’s loaf. 🤩 One of my favorite sourdough scoring...” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@lorijeansourdough/video/7697235399994920222)
- @kizactivelife (812K followers, TikTok video): 11x their usual views. Hook: “easy 3 ingredient dessert” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@kizactivelife/video/7696426762464529685)
- @wholesomebysarah (1.2M followers, Instagram voiceover): 6.6x their usual views. Hook: “this easy” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeySjzTBA0w/)
- @carla.bushey (682K followers, Instagram voiceover): 7.0x their usual views. Hook: “Antipasto Tree” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DemIKsIx03a/)
- @mkrzanowicz (5K followers, TikTok video): 7.2x their usual views. Hook: “There’s nothing a salted honey vanilla shaken espresso can’t fix” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@mkrzanowicz/video/7695802535663111438)

More food and nutrition formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/food-and-nutrition.md

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## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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