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minus-squareLeviathan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoPro tip: weigh your pasta and you’ll never make too much again.
minus-squarewieson@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI learned that as a child from my mum, so it seemed basic knowledge to me. But I guess, Americans don’t use scales that much. Most recipes say 100g per serving (1/5 pound) but it’s best to know your individual needs.
minus-squareLeviathan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoExactly right, and weighing isn’t volume dependant, so you can weigh macaroni and spaghetti with the same tool and always get the same mass of pasta. It’s just the superior measurement for kitchens.
Pro tip: weigh your pasta and you’ll never make too much again.
Is 5 pounds enough?
I learned that as a child from my mum, so it seemed basic knowledge to me. But I guess, Americans don’t use scales that much.
Most recipes say 100g per serving (1/5 pound) but it’s best to know your individual needs.
Exactly right, and weighing isn’t volume dependant, so you can weigh macaroni and spaghetti with the same tool and always get the same mass of pasta. It’s just the superior measurement for kitchens.