Kitchen scales were not common in Germany or Spain when I lived there. They had volumetric cups with demarcations in g for dry measuring flour and sugar, in addition to mL for liquid measures.
Kindest regards, Jason C. Hudson > On Jul 18, 2016, at 5:30 AM, Ressel, Howard R (DOT) > <howard.res...@dot.ny.gov> wrote: > > How do the culinary schools in the US teach cooking? Based on volume or > weight (mass)? > > Howard R. Ressel > Project Design Engineer > > <image001.jpg> > > > From: USMA [mailto:usma-boun...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of > jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net > Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 8:42 PM > To: Pierre Abbat; usma@colostate.edu > Subject: [USMA 260] Re: How common are kitchen scales? > > ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open attachments > or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails. > > I bought mine online but B&M stores like Williams Sonoma, Sur La Table > definitely carry them. Also plenty of articles about professional chefs > using weight, but MOST American recipes are volume-based and many people > don't see the need. If you wanted one, there is no problem finding a large > selection to choose from. Definitely better deals online though for this > type of item. > > > From: Pierre Abbat <p...@bezitopo.org> > To: usma@colostate.edu > Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 7:32 PM > Subject: [USMA 259] Re: How common are kitchen scales? > > On Tuesday, July 12, 2016 10:18:45 jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net wrote: > > In the US, I would say relatively rare. It would almost require some > > special interest, portion control for diabetes or weigh loss, interest in > > cooking "foreign" recipes, etc. If the household has one, it is likely to > > be a spring type, and moderate capacity to determine cooking times for > > large cuts of meat, roasts, turkeys, etc. My current preferred scale is 4 > > kg x 0.5 g, but I have some older ones. I do not have one suitable for > > small amounts of ingredients; salt, spices, etc. have to be measured by > > volume. Like all Americans, I also have an adequate supply of measuring > > cups and spoons. > > How hard would it be for someone in the US to buy a scale? Would he find it > at > a kitchen store? I bought mine online and it's been years since I've been in > a > kitchen store. I'm pretty sure there's one in (I think) Crabtree Valley Mall > in Raleigh, and there may be one in the mall in Asheville, but I was looking > for a suitcase, not a kitchen tool. > > The email is partly written; I may send it on Sunday. > > Pierre > -- > gau do li'i co'e kei do > > > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > USMA@colostate.edu > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma > > > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > USMA@colostate.edu > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma
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