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On Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:02:56 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2014-08-28 1:21 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> >> I'm not so sure. It might be too fine a grater, but I think it's
> >> working okay. Looking at how fine the strands are that come out of it
> >> I don't believe you can grate 20g in less than a minute as some are
> >> claiming. The finer the grate the longer it will take.

> >
> > ---
> >
> > I looked it up. Apparently 30g is a typical serving. That would equate
> > to 1.5 oz.

>
> Did you look it up in the Moron's Guide to Metric Conversion? There are
> 28.3 grams in an ounce, and 30 grams is equal to 1.05 oz, not 1.5 oz.
> Perhaps published writers don't see the difference that zero makes.
>

I got my spice order - 1 oz is barely enough to make you blink if the
entire package blew into your eyes all at once, so a difference of .45
is not a big deal.


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