How to Measure Butter?

In Canadian recipes, butter is commonly measured by volume and not by its weight. In the US, it is measured in sticks, while in European or British recipes, the weight is what counts as measurement. So, butter in sticks, grams, liters, cups or pounds can be a bit confusing 🙂 Butter by volume Butter by […]

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Fahrenheit to Celsius (ºF to ºC) Temperature Conversions for Chefs

It can be a nightmare of converting degrees of Fahrenheit to Celsius when it comes to using your oven. Water freezes at 32 ºF/ 0 ºC and boils at 212 ºF/ 100 ºC and the magic conversion formula between ºF and ºC is [temperature in °C] = ([temperature in °F] − 32) × 5 ⁄ 9! Let’s check the simple conversion table between ºF and ºC […]

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Cups and Spoons to Grams and Ounces Conversion for Common Baking Ingredients

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The cup is a tool for measuring volume. The problem occurs when measuring dry ingredients, like flour or sugar, by volume, it results in a variety of different weights. Actually, if a cup of flour is scooped out from a container or packet, you would probably get a weight from 142 g (5 ounces) to 113 g (3.9 ounces), by tapping or without tapping. […]

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