I have those. I think I got them at Bed Bath & Beyond decades ago.
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I'm a big fan of magnetic measuring spoons and cups instead of the ring holding them all together.
I'm not a fan of the ring holding them together as it seems to slow me down to take it apart, but I do have a magnetic set as well that comes with a leveler. I do love that set a lot.
What kind of person downvotes for this?
I have a set like that. They are rarely ever used but are essential when called for.
I had just got done making my taco seasoning recipe just before going to H-E-B to buy these, and it calls for a pinch of cinnamon. When I saw them I was like OMG. Needless to say, I haven't used them yet, but next time I make taco seasoning I'll be able to! I've seen some other recipes that say a dash of this or a pinch of that, but never actually knew how much it truly wanted.
I make taco seasoning a cup at a time so everything is rounded up to the nearest teaspoons or tablespoon.
Do you measure white powder with those?
Yeah, you know it depends. Do I need a tad of white powder or a smidgen? It varies from day to day.
These remind me of the PBS cooking show conducted by the late, hilarious Justin Wilson of Louisiana.
He would use these terms all the time, then add in whatever the hell he was feeling at the time. Plus a couple splashes of wine for good measure, meanwhile sampling the bottle as he cooked. :D
I really miss back in the day when "cooking shows" taught you how to cook some thing, instead of "what is the most elaborate competition we can think of"
Mon gars, heβs de patron saint of something, ah tell yuh whut, cher. <3
"Dangit, Peg, I'm feelin' left out, here..."
Holy shit you just unlocked a core memory from my childhood.
Seems like a lot for a pinch but I'm not a good cook so maybe that's where I'm goin wrong
Three finger pinch?
These may be handy for some people. I consider myself a fairly competent cook and never missed any of these. For larger quantities I have a measuring cup and kitchen scales. For small quantities a teaspoon or a pinch (or a few pinches) have always done the trick. At some point I just started developing a feel for the right measurements.
I put the blame on my tism, but I'm very anal about measurements when baking. I have found my baking to be better when I weigh out cups to grams, as its been said everywhere to be more accurate than measuring cups. I have several different sets of measuring cups and glasses. I love the glass Pyrex ones, they come in a 1 cup, 2 cup and 4 cup. When cooking I'm not so anal if there's a little extra seasoning than what the recipe calls for, as cooking can be a little more loose than baking. But I love doing both. My dream is to have my own bakery one day.
Cooking is an art, baking a science. You've got to have everything measured right for baking, cooking you can probably fudge the numbers a bit and correct later.