How to roast "per pound" if weight is 7.27 pounds?
What does 7.27 pounds mean if there are 16 ounces in a pound? I found a reference to avoirdupois weights. How is the average cook supposed to translate avoirdupois to ounces? It was difficult to fit what I was cooking on my small kitchen scale.
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As a rule, roasting does not require such exactness of weights and measures. I suspect most ordinary folks simply ignore the additional fractional measure, or perhaps do what I do- which is to consider it a hair more than a quarter of a pound. I can divide most things by four, so it's not a big challenge for me- if I think it's that critical. But honestly, I just use a thermometer when I am closing in on the time I think is close to correct- and let that be my final guide. You just can't cook everything by a clock, after all. Roasts don't wear fitbits.