How to Get Ketchup Out of the Bottle: Heinz 57 Trick

If you're standing over a plate wondering how to get ketchup out of the bottle and getting nothing but a stubborn glug of air, put the bottle down before you smack the bottom again. A Heinz spokesperson's guidance points to one specific spot: the "57" printed on the neck of the glass bottle, right where the glass narrows below the cap. The spokesperson told The Mirror that a firm tap on that mark is the "little secret" for releasing ketchup faster from a glass bottle. This guide walks through the tap method step by step, what to try if the first tap doesn't get anything moving, why ketchup resists pouring in the first place, and what to do instead if the bottle in your hand is plastic. How to get ketchup out of the bottle: identify your bottle firstThis method works on the classic glass Heinz bottle, the kind with "57 varieties" printed on the neck where the glass tapers in below the cap threads. Henry Heinz picked the number 57 more or less at random in 1869, inspired by a shoe compan