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A tablespoon of sugar--a common amount in a recipe--is 12.5 grams. As the other guy said, a kitchen scale can easily do this: throw your bowl on there, hit the
by imglorp 6y ago
A tablespoon of sugar--a common amount in a recipe--is 12.5 grams. As the other guy said, a kitchen scale can easily do this: throw your bowl on there, hit the "tare" button to zero the scale, and then any sugar you add will be the reading on the scale. No spoons or cups needed; it's simpler! Tare again and add the next ingredient.
- Wowfunhappy 6y agoWhoa, okay, you've convinced me! I'm on board with this!
- jamil7 6y agoThis would drive me crazy. Unless you're baking why do you need such specific amounts of things like sugar? Just taste the dish and add more sugar if you need it.
- Moto7451 6y agoUsing measuring spoons instead of a scale drives me crazy. Even basic recipes benefit from mise en place and wiping/cleaning measuring spoons to do that is maddening. When using a scale the task becomes a simple matter of counting in just the same way as using measuring spoons. Using grams is the real win. Having everything in a base 10 system means less math in your head while managing the rest of the kitchen.
- stan_rogers 6y agoWell, unless you need to divide a recipe down. Base 10 isn't optimal for everything.
- jamil7 6y agoIf I'm baking bread or a cake or something that really needs exact amounts yes. Strict mise en place and measuring things by the gram for basic recipes seems like major overkill to me, I'd eyeball everything and avoid dirtying the measuring spoons at all. Maybe I'm lazy.
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- DanBC 6y agoHow do you taste an uncooked cookie dough?
- jamil7 6y agoThat falls under baking IMO.