Methylcellulose (1 lb) Always Pure, Thickener & Emulsifier, Food Grade

Works well for a variety of things. 1. If you drink it, you feel full and don't eat as much. (DEFINITELY research how to mix this, too much is not a good thing) 2. Makes amazing paper mache paste. 3. Makes a great personal lubricant without staining sheets or clothes,but does have a sticky residue if you don't wash it off.

The product is great! Using, however, is a bit of a problem. It ALWAYS clumped. This is what worked for me to drink as a fiber supplement: - heat approximately 3oz of water in a microwave for 45 seconds (you want 160-180 degrees, not boiling) - pour into a "protein shaker" - sprinkle 1 tsp of methylcellulose powder into the hot water - shake for 20-30 seconds - add approximately 5oz of COLD water to the mixture - shake for another 20-30 seconds - let stand for 5 minutes - shake again and drink the thick, but smooth, glass of water - if desired, fill the shaker with another 8 oz of water and drink to "clean out" the remaining methylcellulose in the shaker

Warm 4oz glass of water in microwave and add 1 tsp methylcellulose and stir in another 4oz water. It's essentially tasteless, without the lousy citrusy flavor of Cirucel, which I don't tolerate well. Half price. I combine this with one dose of Clearlax in the afternoon/evening. Moderation works.

I build a tolerance to fiber, whether its in the food or psyllium supplements. So Im looking for a tendency breaker and figured let me do pure methylcellulose instead of Citrucel which seems weak. This does the job but spoon stir creates clumps. Blender and handmixer creates foam. BUT, 2 big tablespoons a quart of water and you have 32 oz of thick foam. Chug it and you're feeling full. I was already using psyllium husk for this, but the extra volume of foam is a bonus in feeling full. It keeps me from snacking too much at night, IM full, I can't fit anything else. I was using a lot, but I was eating way too much in the evenings after dinner watching TV on worknights. Or coming home late and doing the same thing.

I bought this for helping reduce the oil that is absorbed when frying foods in oil. The first time I used it for this purpose, I wasn’t sure it did the job. I was frying some coated mushrooms. But since then I have used it in coating batters and it works. I found its use when I was searching for ways to reduce oil absorbed by fried foods

Bought this as a replacement for the brand named stuff that is full of sugar and orange coloring. It works really well, but there is a trick to dissolving it. It dissolves in cold water but clumps heavily. It doesn’t dissolve in hot water but if stirred will form a suspension. So, put it in a cup, add a little boiling water (1/4 full) and stir vigorously with a fork, then add cold water in a stream while stirring. This will cause it to dissolve smoothly.

Not at all worth it. WILL NOT dissolve in hot water, it turns into *booger*. Also know as ruined soups and gravies. Clumps like mad to the point where I say *blender required* because my from the tap cold water required about ten minutes and whisk to finally break them up. Also , when disposing of my ruined food I put my dishes in the dishwasher, which uses hot water... and now won't drain because of the booger plugging the drain. There are other options that are better.

I ordered this product when I was unable to get Citrucel, so used the Pure Methylcellulose (PM) Powder to "extend" my remaining Citrucel powder. I mixed the PM Powder and Citrucel 1:1 by volume, and did the math to determine the necessary volume to get the equivalent fiber given volume of pure Citrucel. I figured the Citrucel may help reduce the clumping while mixing, which it maybe helped slightly, but the effective solution was to first mix into a paste, and then gradually thin with cold water -- the result was actually a pretty smooth solution, and with a decent taste (since still contained some Citrucel). Availability of Citrucel is now back to normal, but I now prefer the PM Powder/Citrucel mix -- far less sugar. Update: Found that it dissolves easily in a small amount of warm water -- then can add cold water. No need to mix initially at paste consistency. Noticed another reviewer discovered the same method.