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How to measure wet and dry ingredients

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Topic: How to measure wet and dry ingredients

Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Subject: How to measure wet and dry ingredients
Date Posted: 17 January 2018 at 15:10

It might seem like a given, but there are indeed "correct" ways to measure wet and dry ingredients, and some people are simply doing it wrong.

I came across this video yesterday from a blog called Natasha's Kitchen. It's worth a look:

https://youtu.be/w5iNNFC8MoI

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Posted By: gracoman
Date Posted: 18 January 2018 at 07:39

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005RKOE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - Best kitchen measuring innovation ever

Posted By: HistoricFoodie
Date Posted: 18 January 2018 at 11:44

For liquids, perhaps. But not dry ingredients.

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Posted By: gracoman
Date Posted: 18 January 2018 at 17:04

HistoricFoodie wrote:

For liquids, perhaps. But not dry ingredients.

True dat

Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Date Posted: 23 January 2018 at 09:41

Here is some more good, practical information on measuring:

A simple ordinary coffee cup (not a mug!) containing around 25 cl (about 8.5 oz) is effective for portioning, in order to prevent making too much of everything.

One nearly-full coffee cup of (dry product) rice, couscous, bulghur, polenta is approximately what a normal person can eat; also, use the same cup for measuring the cooking liquid. It never fails:

One cup rice for 1.5 cups of water (absorption method)
One cup of couscous for 1 cup of liquid
One cup of bulghur for 1.2 cups of liquid
One cup of polenta for 3 cups of liquid, for firm polenta (like making polenta fries)
One cup of polenta for 5 or 6 cups of liquid for much looser polenta (sort of puree style, if served immediately)

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