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Veronica
June 23, 2020
I love those brown round, wooden measuring spoons in the third photo! Who makes those?
shellie
August 11, 2014
I know this is a very old post, but in case anyone is setting up their first kitchen and looking for advice: if you can find measuring cups and spoons that include not just the English measuring system but also metric, those are ideal. It's helpful to see that, say, a tablespoon is 15 ml and 1/4 cup is 60 ml -- makes it much easier to increase volumes. (Like if something calls for 2 tablespoons but I'm doubling the recipe -- I can just grab my 1/4 cup measure). Not essential, of course, just a nice perk.
Linn
September 14, 2013
For the most part, I use a scale. And I still have my deciliter measure which I brought back from Sweden. As for spoons, I have them but don't use them very often.
Sauertea
September 9, 2012
My favorite measuring spoons are two sets of vintage foley stainless steel measuring spoons. My mom had them growing up. I can't cook without them. They are narrow and are double ended. I only need three out at any time. One of the few that have 1/8 of tsp and 1/2 tablespoon as part of the set. I scoured eBay to get the second set. It is too bad that Foley is a ing of the past.
carol.penn.romine
September 5, 2012
I recently heard about a chef who got measuring spoon rings tattooed in the palm of his hand, so that he can quickly grab up the required amount without having to search for a spoon. I think I'll stick with my skinny measuring spoons that fit into the spice jar. And just eyeballing it whenever I can. Ouch!
Leyla D.
September 5, 2012
First of all, I love my kitchen scale...it has saved me miles of trouble making pizza dough, cookies, and pies. Also, whats the name of those wooden measuring spoons? I think I'm in love
mcs3000
September 5, 2012
I agree with gt9 - nice to have a scale. Originally bought it for baking but use it daily. Hardily use measuring cups anymore.
creamtea
September 4, 2012
I totally love my odd-size metal measuring cups: 2/3, 3/4, 1-1/2 & 2 c. measures. So much easier than always having to haul out two sizes and measuring twice, and makes measuring extra cups of flour for challah baking easier. Although I have recently started to use a scale like gt9.
vvvanessa
September 3, 2012
My first rule of measuring spoons and cups is to separate them off the ring they come with; that ring brings me down! I bake a lot and rely heavily on a kitchen scale, but I do find using measuring spoons is easier for small amounts like baking powder, so I have a small glass on the counter where I have 2 (maybe 3) sets of measuring spoons out and ready so I don't have to dig for them in a drawer. Every time I use one, which is almost every day, I'm glad I have them set up that way.
Then again, I rarely measure spices like cinnamon or ground ginger and tend to eyeball the amounts of things that don't affect structure (again, like baking powder). And I never measure spices I grind to order, like nutmeg.
I had a great time this weekend cooking with my partner's teenage daughter who had never made pasta by hand before. We made ravioli, and I think she was pretty fascinated by the fact that we didn't measure anything but the flour; we put together the ricotta filling by my coaching her to add some-of-this and some-of-that. We used a recipe for a peach cake, but I took some liberties with the spices, and it was great to see her reaction to the cake once it was done. She loved it *and* got a little lesson in improvisation and innovation. Bonus!
Then again, I rarely measure spices like cinnamon or ground ginger and tend to eyeball the amounts of things that don't affect structure (again, like baking powder). And I never measure spices I grind to order, like nutmeg.
I had a great time this weekend cooking with my partner's teenage daughter who had never made pasta by hand before. We made ravioli, and I think she was pretty fascinated by the fact that we didn't measure anything but the flour; we put together the ricotta filling by my coaching her to add some-of-this and some-of-that. We used a recipe for a peach cake, but I took some liberties with the spices, and it was great to see her reaction to the cake once it was done. She loved it *and* got a little lesson in improvisation and innovation. Bonus!
Panfusine
September 3, 2012
I tend to hoard measuring spoons. Its hard to handle them while they're stuck in those key rings and they invariably get lost once detached.. (the proverbial single socks of the kitchen tool drawer), not to mention they tend to get left behind in the tins after measuring!, Love the metal ones and the melamine ones from Sur la table that look like teensy cups to measure by tsps /tbsps
gt9
September 3, 2012
If you plan on baking I find a scale to be a must have. I also use it for portion control...like if you only want 6 ounce burger or 4 ounce portion of pasta. Thanks for the read. Have fun your senior year!
Sadassa_Ulna
September 3, 2012
Unless I am baking and need exact measurements, I use spoons from our daily cutlery: it turns out our soup spoons are exactly a tablespoon and our regular spoons are exactly a teaspoon - I am not sure, is this true for most modern cutlery? Or for dry ingredients I estimate in my palm what a certain amount would be.
But for critical things in baking like cream of tartar, baking soda, etc., I dig for the real measuring spoons. And I am totally in agreement about the bowl of a measuring spoon fitting into the average spice jar!
But for critical things in baking like cream of tartar, baking soda, etc., I dig for the real measuring spoons. And I am totally in agreement about the bowl of a measuring spoon fitting into the average spice jar!
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