"Wayne Boatwright" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> On Tue 06 Sep 2005 12:41:10a, Pandora wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>> "Nathalie Chiva" > ha scritto
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>>> On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:09:01 +0200, "Pandora" >
>>> wrote:
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>>>>"jake" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>>>>> An American Cup is 250 ml. I suspect that would give you more than 75
>>>>> grams, but I havent tested it.
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>>>>There is something that I don't understand with your Cups.
>>>>This morning I have weighed 1 cup of water and it is really 250 ml.
>>>>Then I have weighed again 1 Cup of crushed crackers and they
>>>>corresponded to 76-77 grams!
>>>>Water is heavier!
>>>>Now I wonder how do you act in this situation, considering you weigh
>>>>everything in cups.
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>>> Well, that's exactly it. Americans dont *weigh*, they measure
>>> *volume*. That's why conversions are so complicated, and that's why I
>>> have a set of cups for American recipes.
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>> Ok! I understand this! The thing I don't understand is how is it
>> possible, with 1 cup of crust, cover a 9 inches baking pan ?!?
>> Pandora
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> A crumb crust for a cheescake is supposed to be *very* thin. Even when I
> make a cheesecake where the filling is 2-1/2 to 3 inches thick, the crust
> is never more than about 1/4 inch thick.

But somebody told me that crust can be thick or thin, in accordance to
taste.
Is it true?
>
> 1-1/2 cups of crumbs is sufficient to cover the bottom of a 9 or 10 inch
> pan. Of course, the crumbs are combined with melted butter, a little
> sugar, and spices if you like. Some people like to include ground nuts
> with crumbs. I don't.
>
> This is a fair example:
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> http://allrecipes.com/advice/coll/co...cles/447P1.asp

Ohhhhh! Beautiful and useful this web page, thank you Wayne!
I see that Crust is elastic!! Well, you have convinced me.
I will try
But a thing is su I would prefer a thick Crust
Cheers
Pandora
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