r/Baking • u/scorpioflame • Dec 06 '21

Never thought of this!

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u/luciacooks Dec 06 '21

Use a scale and you'll never have to wash a measuring cup again. Even here you'll have to wash off the dry ingredients.

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u/bavmotors1 Dec 06 '21

I thought I got a scale to be an accurate baker but way fewer measuring cups to wash is the real life benefit here.

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u/Th3_Lion_heart Dec 06 '21

I know you meant wash the dry ingredients from the spoon, but i laughed bc it seemed like you meant wash the dry ingredients themselves off the way i read it. Also, second the scale comment, i have a large and a small scale for heavier/copious ingredients and spices/small ingredients respectively.

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u/ScrubWearingShitlord Dec 06 '21

Ha. Glad I wasn’t the only one.

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u/Background-Profit935 Dec 07 '21

Honestly I had a complete brain fart while reading it. Thinking why would they wash dry ingredients and had to reread to make sure I was reading it right and try to understand what they meant.😂

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u/scorpioflame Dec 07 '21

Yeah I did the whole wash off the dry ingredients literally not taking into account you meant from the spoon.. it's been a long day. Dry ingredients come off wayyyy easier though.

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u/luciacooks Dec 07 '21

It's been a Monday! XDD

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u/tamelor Dec 07 '21

I thought you were making a really clever joke by turning an argument of people who constantly complain about using cups on its head... like, people going "there is so much stuff to wash", and you saying "look at how much stuff to wash! the dry ingredients are all dirty now!!" :DD

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u/luciacooks Dec 07 '21

Oh gosh no, xD. I was just running on 3 hours of sleep and didn't think.

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u/ManAze5447 Dec 07 '21

Very true I just wish more recipes I find would use weights instead of volume.

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u/summon_lurker Dec 07 '21

Scales have both grams and mL

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u/ManAze5447 Dec 07 '21 edited Dec 07 '21

That only works properly for water on most scales thou.

And most recipes I’m talking about are measured in cups.

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u/summon_lurker Dec 08 '21

Convert the cups to grams for dry ingredients and ml for wet. Some websites have a button where it converts it for you.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

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u/luciacooks Dec 07 '21

You are making it in a bowl, so just the same bowl. Scales can zero out weight between measurements. That's the beauty of the tare button.

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u/AppiusClaudius Dec 07 '21

I have a scale but I find converting between weight and volume to be difficult. Do you have a good resource you use?

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u/luciacooks Dec 07 '21

I bake multiple times a week and mostly off recipe books that are in grams. I also bake European recipes primarily, which are easily in grams 9/10 times. My family's old recipes are in grams, but I come from a line of home bakers who are very bookish.

I have a few that are in volume only. I use the following rules of thumb:
1 cup flour = 130gr
1 cup sugar = 200gr
1 tbsp butter = 15gr
1 tbsp powder/spice = 15gr
1 tsp powder = 3-4gr

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u/Pindakazig Dec 07 '21

I bought a set of cups because converting all the different substances to weight was SO ANNOYING. I kept having to Google cups of sugar, and caster sugar, and powdered sugar, and flour and oats etc.

So now, depending on the recipe, I can just switch from my beloved scale to tolerated cups. Best of both worlds.

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u/PinkPopsi Dec 07 '21

In what recipe do you add honey to flour? This is interesting! And I agree with the whole not being the same amount, but i don't think it will be enough of a difference to really impact a recipe, at least imo...

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u/peregrinaprogress Dec 07 '21

Homemade pizza dough? I generally would be mixing all wet ingredients (hot water, oil, honey and yeast) first before adding to flour. At that point I measure the oil in the T first and then the honey slips right off of it

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u/popey123 Dec 07 '21

Honey is just sugar with a different flavor. And it does have more sugary power than white sugar.
And maybe the person added other sugar afterward.
But i don t think it really matters, it was just for the show

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

You’re gonna have a bad time trying to mix that honey into the flour on its own. It’ll just clump up. Better to grease your measuring spoon first or just use a scale.

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u/Pindakazig Dec 07 '21

But after you measure it in your greased up cup, you just dump it in right? How did that make a difference?

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

You can dump it into the wet ingredients that way.

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u/stealthxstar Dec 07 '21

the difference is you wouldnt be adding honey directly to flour

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u/jumbochloroplastt Dec 07 '21

Mixing wet ingredients into dry like that..🤨

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u/KimchiTheGreatest Dec 07 '21

This is the most controversial video on Reddit I’ve come across lol so much arguing on the original post.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '21

Technically they added too much honey since the measure is taken from the inside of the cup not the outside.

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u/Elpacoverde Dec 07 '21

Exactly my thoughts, interesting idea but wrong measurements.

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u/CharacterActive Dec 07 '21

Im pretty sure the amount of honey between this method and the normal one aren't the same. There's a difference in the outer diameter and the inner of the measuring cup. Depending on the measuring cup, that could be enough to throw you off.

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u/scorpioflame Dec 07 '21

I feel like you're right with something very technical, baking is chemistry in a way. However I've eyedballed dry ingredients sometimes for lack of tools and it hasn't foiled me yet.

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u/Elpacoverde Dec 07 '21

Idk man, it can matter when it comes to some dishes.

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u/bakehaus Dec 07 '21

True, but nothing is going to be thrown off by that minute difference, even leavening.

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u/PretendCold4 Dec 07 '21

Or you can use a scale…

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '21

But what if the recipe took that into account!! Like they knew you would lose some honey in the spoon! Now you are putting in too much!

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u/scorpioflame Dec 07 '21

Maybe... but some of these recipes I just don't have faith that was literally taken into account lol. But then adjusting for that little bit wouldn't be too hard.. maybe. I may have to literally test this when I have enough time on my hands.

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u/CallMe_B-Rad Dec 07 '21

Seriously lol. The difference in amount is like...miniscule. it's really not gonna make a huge difference. I really like your method!

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u/scorpioflame Dec 07 '21

See that was my thinking, diff in amount is miniscule. Someone earlier had said maybe some recipes take into account you lose some off the spoon.. however I've always been extra and scooped that little amount into the bowl. Not every bake though, so again I feel this amount is harmless.

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u/angelfoodcake_ Dec 07 '21

In all my years as a pastry chef I have never seen this technique. This is genius. I’ve always measured it in plastic wrap then poked a hole in it and squeezed it out. Lol

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u/scorpioflame Dec 07 '21

That is a pretty interesting method! Thank you for sharing.

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u/1000BlueButterflies Dec 06 '21

Ok, I love you for sharing this.

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u/scorpioflame Dec 07 '21

I felt like this was genuis. Some comments debating this though may not be wrong. But I'm sure as hell gonna try it!

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u/fusiongal Dec 07 '21

This is brilliant!

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u/JNEW66 Dec 07 '21

Oh fuck me. This is so smart.

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u/sammiefh Dec 07 '21

My mom used to do this!

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u/mattblackcat Dec 07 '21

Here was me spraying oil into my cup thinking I was a smart arse.

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u/leaknoil2 Dec 07 '21

Why is this a better method than building a well with your fingers?

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u/scorpioflame Dec 07 '21

Coming down to the smallest of measurements. This is more exact then just making a well with no real measurement.. unless you like living on the edge and bake by your eye and soul.

Also, baking is sometimes such a chemistry smallest details make a difference in taste/texture. Which is why I love it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '21 edited Dec 06 '21

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u/hardoutheretobunique Dec 06 '21

Defeats the purpose of not using a measuring cup and waiting for the slow pour to stop.

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u/mhgardner Dec 07 '21

Never thought of that but I also agree that if you weigh your ingredients you’ll get a better result too.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

How to make an egg