Weights and Measures?

Del Cecchi said:

"Andy" <q> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Del Cecchi said:

> The scale claims 1 gram resolution although I don't have weights to
> validate that.
>
> Andy

The need for 1 gram resolution doesn't happen in cooking 😉

Ken.

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Del Cecchi said:

Andy said:

A recipe site I use can translate from cup/spoon measures into grams. I've
just acquired a digital scale that uses either pounds or grams so I'm
wondering, should I make the change to gram measures?

The scale claims 1 gram resolution although I don't have weights to
validate that.

Andy

You got water, eh? A fluid oz is 30 grms. A Tablespoon is 15, and a
teaspoon is 5. So get out those measuring spoons and have at it.

As for changing recipes to grams, why bother. Use whichever.

I believe that will work fine for fluid ounces, especially water. For
things with different densities, like flour and vegetables, grams and
cups will give different amounts if you use the conversion factor for
water.

Andy q said:

For the sake of argument, If I had a container to hold the water that
weighed a gram, I wouldn't need water, now would I? You get the idea?

IIRC, a silver American dime used to weigh 5 grams. IDK if that's
still true of the sandwich ones. But that info should be available
online.

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