TG wrote:

>
> Let us arm ourselves more firmly with the revolutionary idea of the
> great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung! wrote:
>> My new kitchen scale arrived yesterday, a Jennings CJ-600 with 600g
>> capacity and 0.1g resolution. $70 total with electric adaptor, 500g
>> calibration weight, and shipping.
>>
>> Very nice, I've never owned a scale before other than my finger postal
>> scale I use to weigh pot with. This new scale is accurate enough to
>> weigh out coke, though 0.01g resolution is needed to weigh out single
>> lines. But this is perfect for cooking, my first project is to activate
>> my packet of Bahrain sourdough starter. Now I will have no problem with
>> getting exact amounts of different flours (spooned flour weighs more
>> than sifted, weight per volume differs between different types of flour),
>> adding exactly the right amounts of salt, water, etc. All cups and
>> teaspoons are banished and everything replaced with precise measurements
>> in grams. It also makes me more aware of what I am eating, I can now
>> measure out just the right amount of ingredient to get the desired
>> calorie/fat/carb/etc. content.
>
> Yeah, you have to look after your health. : -)

A T.S. Eliot line comes to mind:

"I have measured my life out with coffee spoons."