Temperatures and quantities

Bob_Horne_103253

Is it possible to see Chefsteps recipes with temps and quantities in U.S. standard measurements?

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robert.c.brown15

God I hope not.

tshewman

They often list temps in both, but probably a good idea to do the conversion yourself (it's good practice). :-)

Brendan_Lee_56950

It defeats the purpose of being precise if you do that.

Johan_Edstrom_5586

Please don't do that

HammeredChef_DEFINITELY_does_NOT_work_at_22134

Bob ,

I noticed you just joined recently. One of the first things you need to review is "Why work by weight" part way down on the home page. This will explain everyones reactions. I can make a 10 component dish with EXACT proportions using ONE container. I made a chili recipe yesterday using US measurements, it took 7 different size measuring spoons, 3 measuring cups and 3 bowls. Had it been in metric weight I would have put it in one bowl (my pressure cooker liner) and it would have taken half the time to assemble and been EXACT.

merridith

Welcome Bob. Once you learn to use weights, it will make you mad when you see (volumetric) recipes as they are very difficult to convert. How much does a cup of flour weigh? Depends on moisture content, how long it has been sitting, etc. Put the flour in the cup: how much air is in there? For 250 grams, it does not matter! It is very imprecise and far more difficult.

Get the best scale your money can buy, an at least one that has a decent accuracy rate. Also buy the little (cheap) one the recommend here (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012LOQUQ/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0012LOQUQ&linkCode=as2&tag=delvkitc-20) which is used for the smaller measures and has an accuracy of +/- 0.02 g.

Better cookbooks and web sites are converting over and I believe that sooner, rather than later, using a scale will be the preferred method everywhere.

We use the centigrade scale for temps because it too is more precise. Most decent digital thermometers do the conversion (just press the mode button) and you will notice that the accuracy ratings are clearer and usually better for those that do. Of course, our American appliances are all in Fahrenheit so on occasion you just have to do the conversion. I can't remember the formula so I keep my conversion app handy for moments when I need it. But I don't know of any sous vide devices that don't use centigrade.

Bob_Horne_103253

I understand the work-by-weight issues - I lived five years in Germany using this very system. I asked the question because I have many US recipes and don't enjoy converting them. Thank you for a thoughtful response - the first few disappointed me.

HammeredChef_DEFINITELY_does_NOT_work_at_22134

I think one of the reasons for CS not giving "US" measurements is accuracy. As an experiment i just took 2 different measuring "spoons" that say 1/4 cup. I filled them with sugar, raked the top flat, and weighed the contents. One weighed 46.9 grams the other weighed 59.4 grams, both containers were made by OXO but different styles.

Matt_67991

A better solution perhaps would be to have a way for them to convert between volume and weight. If you want to add your own, I think you can just input your own recipes however you have them written down though. The website has a very good publishing tool.