On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 09:14:44 +0100, Mite > wrote:

>In article >,
> Top Spin > wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:11:45 GMT, "sshay" > wrote:
>>
>> >"MOMPEAGRAM" > wrote in message
>> >news:1106600036.cc3bab1bceac10e53803dd56b198c825@ teranews...
>> >>
>> >> "Top Spin" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:02:50 -0500, "MOMPEAGRAM"
>> >> > > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>I have used a number of cooking software and the new Big Oven
>> >> >>http://www.bigoven.com/
>> >> >>
>> >> >>It is well worth the money and the support is awesome!
>> >> >
>> >> > I just downloaded the demo, but it would not install. I have left a
>> >> > message with tech support.
>> >> >
>> >> > But, from what I saw on the web site, Big Oven does not have support
>> >> > for volume-to-weight conversions. Is that true?
>> >> >
>> >> I believe you're correct. Metric to imperial, but not to weight.
>> >>
>> >> I just got Cook'n and I like better than MasterCook, maybe you might want
>> >to look at it: http://www.dvo.com/
>>
>> Are you saying that Cook'n can do volume to weight conversions?
>>
>> That is, if I have a recipe that calls for 3 1/2 cups of flour, can it
>> convert that to 420 grams -- assuming that I have previously told it
>> that the flour I use is 30 grams to the 1/4 cup?
>>
>> --
>> Hitachi HB-A101 bread machine, 1 pound
>> Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
>> (01/10/05)
>
>Shop'NCook can do that ( http://www.shopncook.com ).
>It already knows the conversion factors between weight and volume units
>for hundreds of ingredients. You can for example have the ingredients in
>volume units in the recipe and add them to the shopping list in weight
>units.
>
>Mite
>http://www.shopncook.com

Personally, I found the ShopNCook interface awkward and
counter-intuitive. I also didn't like that it installed the Java VM on
my computer. It never warned me that that would be a requirement.

I says that it will do volume to weight conversions, but I couldn't
get it to work. It also seemed that it was mainly for shopping lists
and not for cooking.


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Hitachi HB-A101 bread machine, 1 pound
Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
(01/10/05)