Let's start with the basics. Tare, in the context of digital scales, refers to the ability to zero out the weight of a container or any other items on the scale. Tare weight resets the scale display to zero. This allows you to use a single bowl for multiple ingredients. To use it,...
First, if you don’t already have a kitchen scale, get one, becauseweighing your flour will give you the most accurate measurement every time. When you weigh the flour for a recipe, you know exactly how much you’re using. By contrast, when you measure by volume, the actual amount of...
A kitchen scale is perhaps the most used piece of equipment I own, and I’ll tell you why, give you my recommendation for my favorite one, and teach you how to use it. So if you’ve ever wondered why people would ever bother to weigh their ingredients for a recipe, now you’ll kn...
August 29, 2010Jump tocomments [And ditch your measuring cups forever!]Count me among those who rejoice whenever a recipe is presented in weights. Why? Because nothing is more accurate. A cup of flour, packed different ways, can weigh anything from 4 to 7 ounces! But a 4.5 ounce cup wi...
You can eyeball it or weigh the total dough, dividing by eight to get the weight of each ball of dough. I typically portion off pieces that weigh 180-200 grams. Divide dough into 8 portions. On a heavily floured surface, dip both sides of the dough into the extra flour then gently...
You can leave the skins on if you don't mind them! We typically leave them on. If you prefer to remove hazelnut skin, rub the hazelnuts one handful at a time in a clean tea towel or other clean kitchen towel. This can get messy, so keep them on the sheet tray for easier clean...
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In How to Bake Pi, math professor Eugenia Cheng provides an accessible introduction to the logic and beauty of mathematics, powered, unexpectedly, by insights from the kitchen: we learn, for example, how the béchamel in a lasagna can be a lot like the number 5, and why ... ...
When shopping, choose loose potatoes for better control, and use the scale to pick ones within 1 ounce of each other for even cooking. Avoid potatoes with sprouts or a greenish tint, which indicates too much light exposure. Oil: Brushing olive oil on the surface of potatoes before baking ...
Now, this will depend on your personal food processor or blender, and it will also depend on how finely you grind the oats. Always still measure and/or weigh your flour before using, so as not to drastically alter a recipe! How long does oat flour last? What I love about making ...