To fuck or to cook?

[Sparklehorse]

Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

Where are you going to find one of those?

Oh, yeah, helpfully note that this is a tablespoon.

I actually do have one. I also have a little 2 oz. measuring cup, made by Oxo, that is awesome and I use constantly. And a 2 TB measuring spoon.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

I'm not talking from your dish set, I'm talking about a measuring spoon. Do those vary in your kitchen? Is that why you're 6'11"--because the meter stick you have is really only 29 inches?

i'm 6'11" because my mom liked to hang out at Carnivals when she was younger. as to measuring, we're talking about a person who couldn't convert a liter into a cl, you have to give precise and simple instruction.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Fugee

I don't know about cream and it depends on what you consider "working." That much different in flour will change the results in baking which is why more serious bakers weigh flour instead of measuring it.**

That creme brulee recipe didn't seem to have anything special other than the addition of the rosemary and the pear so why mess around with conversions.

**There is noticeable difference in the amount of flour you get using different ways of scooping it out/spooning it into the measuring cup.

when you and the hubby fuck, is it really scripted?

[Fugee]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

when you and the hubby fuck, is it really scripted?

Unlike baking, the "chemistry" in sex doesn't require precise measuring.

Nor does cooking, in general.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Fugee

Unlike baking, the "chemistry" in sex doesn't require precise measuring.

Nor does cooking, in general.

Wow. This was a real revelation to me - Has E/O seen this?

What do you do on Tuesdays?

[Adder]

Originally Posted by Fugee

That much different in flour will change the results in baking which is why more serious bakers weigh flour instead of measuring it.**

Right, which is why is said this isn't baking. Baking is a whole different world, where precise measuring actually matters.

[taxwonk]

Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

Chef Barbie?

Hey, math is hard.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally Posted by taxwonk

Hey, math is hard.

The new trifecta: wonking, stp, and whiff!

[taxwonk]

Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

Where are you going to find one of those?

Oh, yeah, helpfully note that this is a tablespoon.

See, this is why all my recipes have one measurement. Enough.

[taxwonk]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

we have one, and tblsp is not such a clear indicator anymore as the size of spoons varies

but you have been somewhat helpful, thank you.

S. the main thing is understanding you are approximating anyway so err on the high side and cook this stuff.

A tablespoon is not the same thing as a table spoon.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Adder

Right, which is why is said this isn't baking. Baking is a whole different world, where precise measuring actually matters.

Note: baste paralegal liberally and bake for 45 minutes

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

Note: baste paralegal liberally and bake for 45 minutes

He doesn't live in Texas.

[J. Fred Muggs]

Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

He doesn't live in Texas.

and the paralegal has a boyfriend, so it might need to be spit-roast paralegal and baste liberally.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by J. Fred Muggs

and the paralegal has a boyfriend, so it might need to be spit-roast paralegal and baste liberally.

I don't see how the boyfriend is relevant other than there being an opportunity to bond with the paralegal while cataloguing boyfriend's flaws.

Boyfriend should go toast himself while Adder does the baste and truss bit.

[tmdiva]

Originally Posted by Sparklehorse

My concern has to do with the rosemary which can get disgustingly piney as a flavor when there's too much. So I wanted to get the ratio of cream to sugar to rosemary (even recognizing the vagueness of the "sprigs" called for in the recipe), ideally from a recipe that already incorporated said ingredients. I have a digital kitchen scale so with all of your help, I will undoubtedly get within shooting range the first time. Thanks!

If you have a digital scale, and measuring cups that have metric measurements (all my Pyrex and Oxo liquid measuring cups do), why would you need to convert the recipe?

tm