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Cooking without scales

i_wanna_save_money! · 2006-05-24 12:19:20

Hiya - i want to make meat and potato pie for tea but have no scales. Does anyone have any other ways to measure ingredients out? I remember at school the teacher used to say a heaped tablespoon of flour is an ounce ( or something like that) any tips please? Thanks

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Jojo_the_Tightfisted Posts: 27,228 Forumite

15 September 2012 at 7:51PM

Heffi1 wrote: »

It is probably a bit hit or miss, but I have just weighed some rice and 150g came to about 3/4 of a normal size mug (for coffee)

HTH

Same principle works for me with flour for bread, rice, oats and suchlike - a small glass of dry ingredient is a good portion for two as a main part of the meal, two glasses (or one small rice bowl), is enough for 4.

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