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Default What measuring cup to get?


"sf" > ha scritto nel messaggio

>>On Apr 30, 5:33 am, "J. Clarke" > wrote:
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>>> While scales are useful, you seldom find recipes with quantities
>>> given>>> by weight

>>
>>Not in Germany. Germans do everything by weight, very precise -- but>>then
>>their process directions are very sketchy.


> I would amend that to Europe in general... but not in the US.


Just like the metric system, change comes but very slowly. I am working on
the issue one student at a time. I also give scales as gifts to newer
cooks.

I write all recipes both ways nowadays.