Betty Crocker broke recipes by shrinking boxes
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It would be better if other recipes adjusted accordingly.
The Zatarans Jambalaya box still says to add a pound of smoked sausage. But those sausages went down to 14oz. Then 12oz. Now some are 10oz. The box still says to add a pound. It’s becoming a hotdog/bun situation.
Now I want to re-watch Father of the Bride.
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But then I don’t have all the rice I should for fried rice
There’s a pretty easy fix to that.
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I have two scales in the kitchen. One regular digital food scale I use all the time. One that’s better suited for measuring cocaine that I bought when I was needing a lot more precision to brew one gallon batches of beer.
I use my food scale for brewing espresso.
I understand needing the miligram scale for yeast doing microbrew. My family already calls me a scientist for espresso. That scale would be funny in my kitchen.
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Most recipes will use the volume measurement since everyone has measuring cups and almost no one has a food scale. Flour is close enough to a fluid anyway.
You still have issues with packed vs unpacked and leveled spoons with flour/baking soda/baking powder. Grams are just more precise.
I have a pancake recipe in grams.
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That’s why you use a rice cooker.
I don’t have one, I do a 2 to 1 ratio of water to rice. (For basmatti) Simmer on low, covered for 13 minutes, turn off heat ( leave covered ) for 30 minutes. Then fluff with fork. Perfect every time regardless of pot size.
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There are thousands of recipes sites on the internet with dead simple recipes, especially for cookies. Baking from scratch has never been easier to do.
Also the good recipes tell you the weight of the can, if using cans (almost always seems to be things like whole peeled tomatoes or chipotle chilies in adobo)
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Guess everyone learns this at some point. I just skip any recipe that doesn’t give me volume or weight for everything. Otherwise, the chance of messing up the recipe is too high.
So many family recipes are documented this way, though, so it’s a significant problem when these are handed down.
“I just skip grandma’s chili because she didn’t record it using volume or weight for everything” isn’t a thing people say or do.
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So many family recipes are documented this way, though, so it’s a significant problem when these are handed down.
“I just skip grandma’s chili because she didn’t record it using volume or weight for everything” isn’t a thing people say or do.
You see, this is resolved by having no family recipes handed down to you. Like myself.
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Oh, man, “bottle of Coca-Cola”. When I was a kid, that meant a 16 ounce glass bottle, but prior to that it could have been 8 ounces, 10 ounces. Now it could be 1, 2, or even 3 liters.
This is old where it is glass because that was the only option.
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You see, this is resolved by having no family recipes handed down to you. Like myself.
I have zero recipes handed down. But a while back I made an effort to remember every standard meal my mom made in the 70s and 80s and re-create them. If I had a question on some detail I’d ask her.
So nothing handed down on paper but I did get all the information.
