On 9/28/2015 12:36 PM, The Practical BBQ'r! wrote:
> I wish to convert to using metric in the kitchen. I have liquid measuring cups that are metric but I'm not certain about dry spices.
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> I assumed that I would need a quality scale to weigh out for example 1/4 teaspoon of oregano in grams??
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> If my assumption is correct that dry ingredients are all weighed, can someone recommend a metric scale that can go as low as weighing out a 1/4 teaspoon of dry spice??

Your assumption isn't correct. Metric recipes use a mix of mass and
volume measurements for practicality. No sense having a super
sensitive scale for measuring fractions of a gram in the kitchen when
milliliter measures are more practical.