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Measuring spoons accuracy

 
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cookling



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:04 pm    Post subject: Measuring spoons accuracy Reply with quote
Hi--I've got three sets of measuring spoons, and their measurements differ from each other, up to 1/4 teaspoon! Is there a way to know which (if any), are accurate?
The spoons are all just inexpensive sets from grocery store, etc.
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Taamar



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do you have access to an (extemely) accurate scale?

Find out which of your tablespoon measures half an ounce of water. A teaspoon should be 1/3 of that.

Really, though, it's easier just to try the recipe and adjust.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
"teaspoon should be 1/3 of an mass-ounce of water"

hey, you cattle-rustling, coefficient-of-expansion-ignoring biyatch: at which temperature?
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GaryProtein



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Anonymous wrote:
"teaspoon should be 1/3 of an mass-ounce of water"


The quote is not correct.

As the saying goes, "A pint's a pound the world around." One fluid ounce of water weighs one ounce. A teaspooon weighs 1/6 ounce, a tablespoon weighs 1/2 ounce. A teaspoon is 1/3 of a tablespoon.

As far as variations in measuring spoons are concerned, were you measuring liquids which could have meniscus problems, or powders that could be scraped flat with the top of the spoon?
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youngcook



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I agree with GaryProtein but what brands are these and are they even known? If they are not popular, they are probably no good.But get a scale and measure like measurements to find out what's really going on. Please respond I need to crack this case. Uh, gotta run ya'll. It's 9 o'clock.
Time for my dinner. Catchup with ya'll tomorrow( I am a southerner so pardon me if you don't like the word ya'll) . Big smile yum! broccoli and mariners pasta.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
> a pint's a pound around the world.


At a given reference temperature, yes. Where did you study physics, old boy?

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the mean coefficient of expansion of water in passing from 4 C to - 10 C is

-0.000362





and from 4 to 40 C, it is +0.0002155




And by the way, an Imperial gallon is 1.201 US gallons. So which pint are you talking about?
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