Not every housewife has scales in her kitchen. Products are often measured "by eye". But in some recipes, it is important to keep proportions exactly. A confectionery masterpiece can be hopelessly spoiled if there is too much flour, or too little. How to avoid mistakes and accurately weigh flour without weights? Here are some tips from experienced chefs.
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As weights, you can use traditional kitchen utensils: spoons, cans, glasses, pans. However, keep in mind the difference between the volume and weight of the products. Weighing without scales will become much easier if you use a special measuring cup, on the sides of which are marked with the designation of the weight of various products.
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Weighing with spoons. Scoop the flour with a spoon (tablespoon or tea). Gently shake that excess flour has crumbled. On a spoon, a neat “pea” is obtained. In a teaspoon with a "slide" is placed 10 g of flour, in the dining room - 25 g.
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Weighing in glasses. It is best to use a regular faceted glass with a rim of 250 ml. Pour flour into a glass with spoons. It should not be shaken and tamped, this may change the weight. A glass filled to the rim holds 160 g of flour. If the flour is poured flush with the edge, then the weight will increase to 180 g. A glass with a volume of 200 ml fits a little less than flour - about 130 g.
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Weighing in pans. This proven method will help out a hostess who does not have time to measure a large amount of flour with spoons or glasses. You need to take two pots of different sizes. Prerequisite: a small saucepan must be fully included in a large one. In a smaller bowl, a product is placed whose weight is precisely known. It is best to use a sealed kilogram package of sugar or cereal. Next, the pan with the load is put into the empty. Water is gently poured into large dishes to the brim. Now the cargo from a small pan can be removed and gradually filled with flour. As soon as the water in a large bowl rises again to the brim, a kilogram of flour is weighed.
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Flour does not need to be sifted before weighing.