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5 days ago

Double, heavy, pure cream? Helen Goh's guide to baking across borders plus a finger bun recipe

Posts from Australian and British readers showed no alarming results and I quickly realised something had gone awry in the American translation. As it turned out, the recipes had been converted in-house by the publisher, using a straightforward formula to change celsius to fahrenheit. What no one had noticed was that the conversion also needed to take into account the oven setting: fan-forced versus conventional heat. Many American ovens, it seems, still don't have a fan function.
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fromOpen Culture
1 month ago

Leonardo Da Vinci's To-Do List from 1490: The Plan of a Renaissance Man

Leonardo da Vinci kept vividly detailed, curiosity-driven to-do lists combining measurement tasks, book searches, mathematical studies, and expert consultations.
fromTasting Table
5 months ago

The Right Way To Measure Kitchen Bar Stools For A Perfect Fit - Tasting Table

When it comes to your home, and stools you're going to sit on every day, you want to nail the height for comfort and aesthetics.
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6 months ago

What Is A 'Finger' Of Whiskey, Exactly? - Tasting Table

A 'finger' of whiskey is a measurement approximately equal to two ounces, derived from the width of a person's index finger.
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