On Monday, 3 April 2017 04:15:00 UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> "graham" wrote in message news >
> On 2017-04-02 3:23 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > On Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:18:32 -0400, wrote:
> >
> >> Dave Smith wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I can picture someone using a measuring cup to scoop out flour for
> >>> weighing. Thinking that the 4.2 oz they need is how much a cup of flour
> >>> weighs, they get out their measuring cup, level it off and dump it onto
> >>> the scale. Bingo... 4.2 oz. Voila.... weighing is more accurate. ;-)
> >>
> >> On a humid day that 4.2 ounces will consist of less flour and more
> >> water. Professional bakers judge by sight, sound, and feel, not so
> >> much by weight or volume... When a recipe calls for 100 pounds of
> >> flour they tend to hold back about 5 pounds and they'll adjust by
> >> adding some of that bench flour as needed. Baking is really no more
> >> precise an enterprise than cooking.
> >> Keep in mind that flour is made from grain, a produce crop, every
> >> batch/lot is different and behaves differently... a bakery is not a
> >> phamaceutical endeaver.
> >>
> >
> > Sheldon, mills these days analyze the flour output and adjust to make
> > it conform to specific standards. This is especially true for large
> > baking companies and bakeries that order direct from the mill. These
> > companies order by specifications -- so much protein, so much ash,
> > etc. These are important components in the success of bakeries
> > product output. Flour packaged for the home consumer is also
> > subjected to analysis and adjustment so that the consumer can be
> > assured of consistent results. Not all white all purpose flour is
> > created equal. Not all bread flour is created equal. That is why
> > bread bakers recommend certain brands of bread flour to each other --
> > certain brands give better results.
> > P.S. that argument about flour absorbing water from the air is
> > disproved -- unless you are keeping an open bag of flour in a swamp,
> > humidity is a non-factor.
> > Janet US
> >
> Janet, you always write so much sense!!!!! It's a pity people here
> appear to ignore you!!!!!!!!!!!
> Graham
>
> ==
>
> +1


Smith is *such* an old stick, Ms. O...one wonders if he beats his wife, family, and poor innocent animals...


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Best
Greg