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Re: Cooking/baking -how do you do it?
Originally Posted by canuckgirl
(Post 4646054)
I know what 1/4c of butter looks like but 50g completely throws me off.
Also, for anyone that may live in higher altitudes you should be aware that you may need to add a little extra baking powder to get the baked item to rise properly, even when using all purpose flour. |
Re: Cooking/baking -how do you do it?
Originally Posted by Luke I Amyofath
(Post 4646462)
Buy the packs of butter that have the weight divided up into sections of 50g. They have lines printed on the paper wrapper so you only need to cut the amount you need.
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Re: Cooking/baking -how do you do it?
LOL abput some of the replies. trust you Brits to veer the thread off course. :p
Umm yes if the butter here was marked in grams I could just cut a 50g piece off but everything is in cups here. i am a very experienced cook and baker and so I can often just eyball 1/4c of something but when I look at a Britsh recipe I am lost. I just wondered if you al still used British measurements here or if you had converted to imperial. |
Re: Cooking/baking -how do you do it?
Originally Posted by canuckgirl
(Post 4647394)
LOL abput some of the replies. trust you Brits to veer the thread off course. :p
Umm yes if the butter here was marked in grams I could just cut a 50g piece off but everything is in cups here. i am a very experienced cook and baker and so I can often just eyball 1/4c of something but when I look at a Britsh recipe I am lost. I just wondered if you al still used British measurements here or if you had converted to imperial. That's where I'd get a bit worried re. cup measurements :unsure: Cups come in all shapes and sizes don't they and the US cup measurement would probably be quite different from how we'd see it. I wonder if they'd use a larger cup? I still use pounds and ounces when I bake, though I should really have gone metric years ago. It's a pain to convert, though I am slowly moving across. |
Re: Cooking/baking -how do you do it?
We have a friend who lives near Courtenay and she tells me that she has to reduce the temperature on her oven slightly from that used in the recipe or everything burns. Something to do with the altitude I think!!:unsure:
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Re: Cooking/baking -how do you do it?
Originally Posted by Craftybanshee
(Post 4647985)
That's where I'd get a bit worried re. cup measurements :unsure: Cups come in all shapes and sizes don't they and the US cup measurement would probably be quite different from how we'd see it. I wonder if they'd use a larger cup?
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Re: Cooking/baking -how do you do it?
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 4648836)
Only for their bras.
2x 34C cups of milk...:) |
Re: Cooking/baking -how do you do it?
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 4648836)
Only for their bras.
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Re: Cooking/baking -how do you do it?
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 4648836)
Only for their bras.
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Re: Cooking/baking -how do you do it?
Originally Posted by canuckgirl
(Post 4646054)
Just wondering what measurements you Brits here in canada use. Do you still stick with weight measurements or have you switched over to cups etc.
I love British food magazines and cookbooks but I just am so unfamiliar with weighing stuff that I rarely use any recipes.(I drool over the pictures) I know what 1/4c of butter looks like but 50g completely throws me off. I have bought a cheap scale but it is just hard to change-I try and convery British measurements but that can be time consuming. I am metric in almost everything but I starting cooking and baking in the 70's and am just stuck in my ways. So what do you all use? Baking is a science (exact), but cooking is an art. I weigh for any British recipes and measure for CDN/US ones. Even that is a pain sometimes though, 'cos US/CDN measurements sometimes differ, too! |
Re: Cooking/baking -how do you do it?
Originally Posted by Calgal
(Post 4652901)
I use all sorts (no - NOT Bassetts..lol)
Baking is a science (exact), but cooking is an art. I weigh for any British recipes and measure for CDN/US ones. Even that is a pain sometimes though, 'cos US/CDN measurements sometimes differ, too! For US/Canadian recipes, I use jugs with cup measurements that I bought in Toronto as I was fed up not being able to translate. It doesn't actually matter what you use so long as you stick to the same measurements throughout the recipes as it's the ratio of each ingredient that is important. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Muffins-Fast.../dp/0952885824 This book has a good section on the differences between flours and measurements, plus the recipes work really well! I have to say I am not good with metric, though!:D |
Re: Cooking/baking -how do you do it?
I bought a glass measuring jug for a couple of $'s when I got to Canada and it has Metric, imperial and cups on it so I can use all recipes... or could until my daughter dropped it last week!.
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Re: Cooking/baking -how do you do it?
How do you know how big a cup is supposed to be??
Do "they" mean a little posh bone china tea cup, a regular cup or mug, or maybe a latte mug? I have no clue on that one. :unsure: :unsure: :unsure: |
Re: Cooking/baking -how do you do it?
Originally Posted by Robski
(Post 4662300)
How do you know how big a cup is supposed to be??
Do "they" mean a little posh bone china tea cup, a regular cup or mug, or maybe a latte mug? I have no clue on that one. :unsure: :unsure: :unsure: |
Re: Cooking/baking -how do you do it?
Originally Posted by Robski
(Post 4662300)
How do you know how big a cup is supposed to be??
Do "they" mean a little posh bone china tea cup, a regular cup or mug, or maybe a latte mug? I have no clue on that one. :unsure: :unsure: :unsure: whether that's eight U.S. or English fluid ounces though, I don't know. Because a U.S. gallon is 3.78 liters, whereas an Imperial (English) gallon is 4.54 liters - fun, innit?...lol My American measuring cup reckons that a cup = 240ml. My Canadian measuring cup says a cup = 250ml :unsure: On that basis, Canadians should be fatter than Americans, not the other way around.....:rofl: |
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