Andy wrote:
> When it comes to measuring, stuff, how accurate do YOU get?

If I am baking with a recipe, I am very accurate, otherwise I'm not
overly accurate.

> And how?

For baking:
Measuring flour, I will scoop it (using a scoop or spoon) from the
canister into the measuring cup, then run a flat blade across the top to
make sure it is even. Other powdered stuff like baking soda or powder is
measured in measuring spoons or dry-weight measuring cups and the top of
the measure is leveled.

Liquids are measured in a Pyrex® graduate (the name my mom used for a
liquid measuring cup)I will hold the cup up to eye level to make sure
the liquid is at the line.

For other cooking I am not as anal about leveling off the spoons or cups
or the liquids being exactly on the line.

If it's my own recipe, I hardly ever measure.


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Janet Wilder
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