Comments on: the department of weights & measures http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/ minimalist home cooking Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:54:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mili http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/comment-page-1/#comment-25267 Mili Thu, 24 May 2007 16:31:41 +0000 http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/#comment-25267 I am so so dependent on my electronic scales and also to my Tala measure. You may remember the Tala measure from high school cookery classes. The upside down cone shape measure which has measurements in imperial and metric. Has cups, pints nad mls in English (same for Australian) and American measurements. It shows weight for sugar, cocoa, flour rice and so forth. A worthwhile purchase for anyone who loves baking. Great blog. I am so so dependent on my electronic scales and also to my Tala measure. You may remember the Tala measure from high school cookery classes. The upside down cone shape measure which has measurements in imperial and metric. Has cups, pints nad mls in English (same for Australian) and American measurements. It shows weight for sugar, cocoa, flour rice and so forth. A worthwhile purchase for anyone who loves baking.
Great blog.

]]> By: jules http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/comment-page-1/#comment-22189 jules Mon, 07 May 2007 07:04:24 +0000 http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/#comment-22189 steamy kitchen love that you are teaching your students to cook by taste...definitely the way forward thanks for dropping by dilip. Appreciate your comment. rasa. I'm a massive almond fan too..actually I really love all nuts. your chinese oastry thing sounds great rob appreciate the need for precison and accuracy and reproducability. I love my scales too. agree that it doesn't preclude improvisiation..that's more to do with the attitude of the chef. thanks truffle steamy kitchen
love that you are teaching your students to cook by taste…definitely the way forward

thanks for dropping by dilip. Appreciate your comment.

rasa. I’m a massive almond fan too..actually I really love all nuts. your chinese oastry thing sounds great

rob
appreciate the need for precison and accuracy and reproducability. I love my scales too. agree that it doesn’t preclude improvisiation..that’s more to do with the attitude of the chef.

thanks truffle

]]> By: Truffle http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/comment-page-1/#comment-22167 Truffle Mon, 07 May 2007 01:12:42 +0000 http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/#comment-22167 What a perfect tart. It's absolutely beautiful and looks incredibly tempting! What a perfect tart. It’s absolutely beautiful and looks incredibly tempting!

]]> By: rob http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/comment-page-1/#comment-22022 rob Sat, 05 May 2007 19:58:45 +0000 http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/#comment-22022 Jules, I've become completely dependent on the scale my wife bought me for Christmas a few years ago. Now, part of that is due to the fact that many molecular gastronomy recipes require precision, but it's more than that: mass measurements are really the only way to reliably reproduce a dish over and over again. I don't view that as precluding improvisation in the preparation of dishes; instead, I see it as a way to faithfully record the process when you find the recipe that works best for you. Jules, I’ve become completely dependent on the scale my wife bought me for Christmas a few years ago. Now, part of that is due to the fact that many molecular gastronomy recipes require precision, but it’s more than that: mass measurements are really the only way to reliably reproduce a dish over and over again. I don’t view that as precluding improvisation in the preparation of dishes; instead, I see it as a way to faithfully record the process when you find the recipe that works best for you.

]]> By: Rasa Malaysia http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/comment-page-1/#comment-21966 Rasa Malaysia Sat, 05 May 2007 05:28:28 +0000 http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/#comment-21966 I am not much a baker, so I always admire people who can bake. Your pie looks so divine...I love the generous toppings of sliced almond. I simply love almond, especially Chinese baked almond tea with puff pastry. I will have to try to make it one day. :) I am not much a baker, so I always admire people who can bake. Your pie looks so divine…I love the generous toppings of sliced almond. I simply love almond, especially Chinese baked almond tea with puff pastry. I will have to try to make it one day. :)

]]> By: Dilip http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/comment-page-1/#comment-21888 Dilip Fri, 04 May 2007 11:56:01 +0000 http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/#comment-21888 First time visitor...great blog...very interesting recipes...I must vist more often....thanks for sharing First time visitor…great blog…very interesting recipes…I must vist more often….thanks for sharing

]]> By: Steamy Kitchen http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/comment-page-1/#comment-21886 Steamy Kitchen Fri, 04 May 2007 11:40:12 +0000 http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/#comment-21886 What a wonderful resource. I printed it out and taped it inside my spice cabinet. I generally don't like measuring either, and when I teach in class, I give the recipes with measurements as a guideline, but during the actual cooking, I teach "season by taste." Everyone is armed with a pocketful fo plastic spoons. Some recipes don't scale up or down proportionally, and not everyone serves 4! What a wonderful resource. I printed it out and taped it inside my spice cabinet. I generally don’t like measuring either, and when I teach in class, I give the recipes with measurements as a guideline, but during the actual cooking, I teach “season by taste.” Everyone is armed with a pocketful fo plastic spoons. Some recipes don’t scale up or down proportionally, and not everyone serves 4!

]]> By: jules http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/comment-page-1/#comment-21855 jules Fri, 04 May 2007 06:46:47 +0000 http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/#comment-21855 susan, you could wait for figs or give it a go with another type of fruit sophie I just go a new set that has a 10 year warranty so here's hoping ellie you're right about the rain... definitely fingers crossed thanks linda, you say the nicest things eva, I guess conversion is one of those things that we have to deal with being international bloggers. hope the list helps. mallika I know how you feel. funny how easy it is to rely on gadgets meeta thanks for dropping by. I love when people leave comments. would be honoured to have you as a regula susan,
you could wait for figs or give it a go with another type of fruit

sophie
I just go a new set that has a 10 year warranty so here’s hoping

ellie
you’re right about the rain… definitely fingers crossed

thanks linda,
you say the nicest things

eva,
I guess conversion is one of those things that we have to deal with being international bloggers. hope the list helps.

mallika
I know how you feel. funny how easy it is to rely on gadgets

meeta
thanks for dropping by. I love when people leave comments. would be honoured to have you as a regula

]]> By: Meeta http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/comment-page-1/#comment-21849 Meeta Fri, 04 May 2007 06:03:02 +0000 http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/#comment-21849 Hello! My first time here and just wanted to say, I find your blog incredible. Hope you do not mind having me as a regular ;-) I recently bought myself electronic scales to replace my old manual one. I have already become so dependent on it for baking, it's crazy really. This is one tart I have not gotten around to trying from JO's book. You have now inspired me to have a closer look at it. Hello! My first time here and just wanted to say, I find your blog incredible. Hope you do not mind having me as a regular ;-)
I recently bought myself electronic scales to replace my old manual one. I have already become so dependent on it for baking, it’s crazy really. This is one tart I have not gotten around to trying from JO’s book. You have now inspired me to have a closer look at it.

]]> By: Mallika http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/comment-page-1/#comment-21763 Mallika Thu, 03 May 2007 20:26:34 +0000 http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2007/04/the-department-of-weights-measures/#comment-21763 Oh dear, I'd be lost without my scales. They were the first kitchen gadget I bought, fresh out of my undergraduate course. Gorgeous photo. Oh dear, I’d be lost without my scales. They were the first kitchen gadget I bought, fresh out of my undergraduate course. Gorgeous photo.

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