inconel@lemmy.ca to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoAll baking recipe ingredients should be in weight, not volume.message-squaremessage-square180fedilinkarrow-up1368arrow-down150file-text
arrow-up1318arrow-down1message-squareAll baking recipe ingredients should be in weight, not volume.inconel@lemmy.ca to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square180fedilinkfile-text
I’m tired of guessing which country the author is from when they use cup measurement and how densely they put flour in it.
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoWhat does 1/8 tsp of pepper weigh?
minus-squareBaggins [he/him]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoHere you go. It weighs about 0.21g
minus-squareBaggins [he/him]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-23 months agoThat’s a small pinch of pepper. I don’t even own a measure that size.
minus-squareflicker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoI have a 1/8 teaspoon but the idea is… why? Anything being pinched, I’m not digging out a measuring spoon for. Measuring by volume is definitely ridiculous. I’m an USAmerican baker.
What does 1/8 tsp of pepper weigh?
Here you go. It weighs about 0.21g![1/4tsp on black pepper being weighed on a scale, it reads 0.43g](https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/2a1e7460-5dbf-4fa8-94f5-bb7768bbfca7.jpeg)
That’s a small pinch of pepper. I don’t even own a measure that size.
I have a 1/8 teaspoon but the idea is… why? Anything being pinched, I’m not digging out a measuring spoon for.
Measuring by volume is definitely ridiculous. I’m an USAmerican baker.