Culinary Arts HOW TO MEASURE RECIPE INGREDIENTS PROPERTY

Culinary Arts HOW TO MEASURE RECIPE INGREDIENTS PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010 1

What is the difference between 1 pound of apples, chopped AND 1 pound chopped apples? PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2011

Terminology Eye Level: To have your eyes at the level where the measurement is being taken. Level Off: Using the edge of a knife, or other flat tool, to run across the top of a measuring spoon or cup so excess ingredient is removed. PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2011

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Uncommon Measurements At times a recipe will call for a quantity that is not a standard measurement, such as pinch, dash, scant or heaping. Measurements of this type can be confusing as to the exact quantity to use. The descriptions below may help when these measurements are called for in a recipe. PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2011

Pinch - A measurement used on dry ingredients that is the amount you can pinch between your forefinger and thumb. It is less than a dash and equivalent to approximately 1/16 teaspoon. Wordpress. com PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2011

Dash - A small amount of an ingredient equivalent to over 1/16 teaspoon but less than 1/8 teaspoon when measuring dry ingredients. A dash used to measure liquid ingredients equals approximately 3 drops. Blog. al. com PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2011

Scant and Heaping Scant - A scant measurement indicates that you should use slightly less than the actual measure. PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2011 Partyequipment. com

Heaping - A term, used when measuring dry ingredients, indicating that enough ingredient should be added in the measure so that it heaps over the rim of the measuring cup or spoon. Visualphotos. com PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2011

Measuring Demonstration During the following measuring demonstration you will watch: How to measure common ingredients How to level-off dry ingredients How to measure liquid ingredients at eyelevel Please go take your notes paper and quietly to the demonstration area PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2011

Demonstration Question 1 What are the steps to level-off dry ingredients? Recipetips. com PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2011

DRY MEASURING CUPS Level Off all Dry Ingredients Aces. edu PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2011 aces

Leveling Off Dry ingredients: Heaping teaspoon must Be leveled off to be accurate Heaping teaspoon Partially leveled Measuring Spoon Leveled Measuring Spoon PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010 19

Demonstration Question 2 What are the steps to reading a liquid measuring cup at eye-level? PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2011

Partner A turn to partner B. Tell or teach your partner the two most important things you have learned so far about. . . Switch roles and repeat the process. PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010 21

LIQUID MEASURING CUP Measure Liquids at Eye-Level Aces. edu PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2011

Closure Ingredient Match PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2011