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[-] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 years ago

And everything is measured by volume. Just tell me the amount of salt I need in grams and I don't have to worry about if it's kosher or not.

[-] Unseeliefae@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

You technically only need kosher salt if the recipe involves some of kind of fermentation or yeast rise, because the iodine in non-kosher salt will kill the yeast before it can rise.

[-] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

But every recipe from the US uses kosher salt, which means their measurements don't match for other salts, but if they gave the weight it wouldn't be an issue. 5g of salt is 5g of salt no matter the size of the crystals, but one teaspoon can be totally different.

[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

That’s why making a preferment like poolish is a superior method for any bread recipe. You only add salt once the poolish has finished the leavening process.

[-] grue@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

inconsistent flour hydration and packing density has entered the chat

[-] Saneless@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Sure it is

You can teaspoon the shit out of everything. 3tsp to a table. 5ml to 15ml. Cut recipes by turning everything into a tablespoon. Need to make 1/2 of something that is already 1/4 cup? That's 16 tbsp to a cup, so you were at 4, now half a 1/4 cup is simply 2 tbsp

For dry shit, get a gram scale and welcome to consistency city

[-] JusticeForPorygon@dormi.zone 3 points 2 years ago

I didn't know the conversion for tbsp to cups, that's super helpful!

[-] Saneless@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Google assistant has gotten worse and worse but "Hey Google, how many tablespoons are in x" is pretty helpful

[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Or use DuckDuckGo

Or use the terminal app qalc, which converts and calculates with everything!

[-] Saneless@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Does that plug into assistant speakers?

I'm not a massive fan of it but hands free cooking questions are nice. I use DDG for my browser search

[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm sure some open hardware hacker could get DuckDuckGo or qalc to work through their home-soldered voice-controlled assistant.

But other than that, no. For what it's worth, I spend 2 to 3 seconds for each conversion through the terminal when preparing a recipe, or about 15 seconds unlocking my phone and looking it up in DDG on the spot

[+] nomadjoanne@lemmy.world -11 points 2 years ago

Right? Cooking is the single area where the American system makes sense. Much more intuitive and you don't need a kitchen scale.

[-] atyaz@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Using volume is imprecise no matter what units you're using. Not a big deal for cooking, but for baking, you definitely should use a scale.

[-] Saneless@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Cooking is an art. Baking is a science

I was with someone who eyeballed it. Worked out for a skillet. Then she tried to make bread one night. I warned her but it did not go well

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