hey hutch,
great work on the camera, looks better than ever. as to the scale issue- i
too am opposed to technical stuff, however i bought a scale and didn't do
much with it at first, but i decided to check my ability to portion my dough
equally by eye, which is what i used to do. to my great surprise "by eye"
measuring is nowhere close to reality. using a scale is the only way to
divide a lump equally, and be within 50g or so. just one use besides in
recipes. also, not sure why you are having trouble with the way your
posting looks, but i go by the rule of never hitting the enter key unless i
want to make a new paragraph, software will automatically adjust whatever
size window, i think.


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> What I said before about cups dumbing down... my mistake. After taking
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> closer look at these recipes in Hamelmans book, I see thay have a "home"
> column, where everything is scaled down to make 2 or three loaves and in
> optional volume measurements. Thats what I get for seeing oz or kg and
> imediatley turning the page. After reading Will's praises and seeing
> Samartha's pics, I was (almost) tempted to borrow a scale, to give it a
> try. Now it looks like I can give these recipes a whirl. One more concern
> though, online reviews point out that not all the "home" measurements
> translate properly. This of course doesnt mean that the formulas were
> followed properly by the reviewers either. Until my stubborness about
> avoiding scales begins to fade, has anyone seen an easy to use Excel file
> sourdough calculator that really works with converting to cups and spoon
> measurements?
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