**That's a crummy** Lifehack

Often, a few small adjustments to an idea or concept makes it not only possible; but, practical and reeeealy easy.

The procedure is not difficult and quite straight-forward after a couple of details are settled.

** Key to the solution was the insight that I was opening the bag at the top rather than the bottom where crumbs were sitting.

** Second tip was the sifter mesh size. The ideal solution (so far) was to use an elderly office correspondence wire basket. My original choice for a sieve had openings too small to let the process work as well as possible.<br>
[![elderly office correspondence wire basket][1]][1]

Lifehacks Procedure for particle separation

 1. Place the wire basket over a bowl to collect tiny bits.
 2. Place the bag of irregular size "mix" in the centre of the basket upright.
 3. Slit the bag bottom along the bottom seam to open it. (You will have to slightly tip the bag to do this.)
 4. Place your hands on either side of the bag to keep it upright and completely open. Do not lift the bag off the basket to keep the whole snacks in the bag. (The small bits will fall through the mesh into the bowl with very little movement.)
 5. Carefully, tip the bag to one side and then back upright—but upside down—to keep the whole and nearly whole snacks inside the original bag. At this point, you can put the snacks into a bowl to eat; or, fold the bag and seal it closed to store it.
 6. Empty the crumbs into a separate container for use immediately or as needed in cooking when desired.
 7. Done. There was no unnecessary handling of the ingredients. Cleanup was minimal. Unfortunately, my last bag of chips had almost no broken pieces so I'll have to crush some to get the necessary amount for topping for my casserole.

Thank you.

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