I try to weigh almost everything. My scale has bakers percentage feature. When I bring home a large pkg of ground beef from the "big box" stores I can put it in a previously weighed and tared bowl and then press the percent key and remove 25% at a time and I have four identical portions. It works with anything. As a general rule, you should follow baking recipes exactly, but you can modify cooking recipes to your personal preferences. If you look at a selection of scoops they may appear to be exactly the same size but can vary by as little as a tenth of a gram. In addition, the "cook's cup" above is not the same as a "coffee cup" which can vary anywhere from 100 to 200mL (3.5 to 7.0impfloz; 3.4 to 6.8USfloz), or even smaller for espresso. To measure, simply pour the liquid onto the kitchen scale until it reaches the desired measurement.

Henderson, Fergus; Gellatly, Justin Piers (6 December 2008). "Conversion Tables". Beyond Nose to Tail: More Omnivorous Recipes for the Adventurous Cook. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-59691-805-4. OCLC 858912920. This is based on the idea that a liter of water has a mass of about 1 kilogram. It also works for similar fluids like milk and juice In practicing the proper way of estimation, pour flour, or any granulated ingredient in your home and feel it. First, do one tablespoon, then teaspoon, half a teaspoon, and so one. By doing this, you get the idea of what are the proper estimates when going for a cooking or baking session. Yes – in some recipes, it can be the difference between a delicious result and an inedible one! In baking, it may mean it doesn’t rise or rises too much. Knowing how to measure a teaspoon without measuring tools comes in handy when you go for a hike, nature tripping, vacations, or other venues, and this is because not most venues or areas have measuring tools. These are only seen in kitchens or bakeries.

As a unit of culinary measure, one teaspoon in the United States is 1⁄ 3 tablespoon, exactly 4.92892159375ml (0.173473788464impfloz; 0.166666666667USfloz), 1 1⁄ 3 US fluid drams, 1⁄ 6 US fl oz, 1⁄ 48 US cup, 1⁄ 768 US liquid gallon, or 77⁄ 256(0.30078125) cubic inches.

After all, there’s more to measuring spoons than simply using them to scoop little bits of ingredients into your mixing bowl. When you employ your spoons effectively, correctly, and efficiently, you save time and effort — and take a big step toward guaranteeing great results.

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