Tablespoon vs. Tablespoon
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TavistockToad wrote: »Dreamyriver wrote: »And of course, to add to the confusion, entries in the database could be in metric tablespoons (20ml) or American tablespoons (15ml) ... use your scale where you can!
(Don't get me started on the varying volumes of cups across the world)
There's a metric tablespoon?! I'm not American, but I always took a tablespoon to be 15ml
Why can't we all just have the one measurement for the same things?
Madness!
And why can't you just have pints and half pints in the pub instead of confusing things with stuff like schooners? What on earth is a schooner anyway? (Apart from a ship) It doesn't even mean the same thing in each state!
Australians! I'll never understand ya. (And my husband has just purchased Housos v Pizza or whatever it's called, so I'll be spending the evening being embarrassed at my dual citizenship)
Soz. Bit off topic there
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UK Tablespoon is 15ml
where do you Aussies get this stuff from?
and .. OMG recipes0 -
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Yes , obviously using a scale is better but I don't have one and scales can be expensive and the last two I had randomly stopped working , even with fresh batteries and then disappeared from site. I live with parents, so that could be the culprit. Anyway, to clarify, it says "TBS 5ml" on one and "TBS 15 ml" on the other and they're both different sizes so how am I to be sure which is correct? They are in fact rounded. The point is, how are you to measure things like butter if you don't have and can't currently purchase a scale?0 -
blankiefinder wrote: »A t. is a teaspoon and is 5 ml. A T. is a tablespoon and is 15 ml. Full stop.
When possible though, use a food scale.
I'm just going to quote this again since you seemed to have ignored everyone. Scales cost buttons. Just buy one.0 -
It really doesn't matter what the spoons say (If they both say TBS) as long as it shows the ml. As I said right at the start, and was quoted above, a teaspoon (alternatively written as t. or tsp rarely) is 5 ml and a tablespoon (alternatively written as T. or Tbsp) is 15 ml. If you can't afford a food scale right now, then use the spoons with the ml measurements.0
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I'm Australian. I have two tablespoons, 15ml and 20ml. 20ml is the standard here but some imported kitchen products are 15ml tablespoons.0
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blankiefinder wrote: »A t. is a teaspoon and is 5 ml. A T. is a tablespoon and is 15 ml. Full stop.
When possible though, use a food scale.
*nods*
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kyrannosaurus wrote: »I'm Australian. I have two tablespoons, 15ml and 20ml. 20ml is the standard here but some imported kitchen products are 15ml tablespoons.
@kyrannosaurus I'm an Aussie too, and I've always gone with 15ml = 1Tbs. Don't know why lol it's just the measurement I've used forever
5ml= 1tsp
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Does anybody actually weigh their seasonings? These are the only dry things you would want to use measuring spoons for (at least I do).
To throw things really off and add to the confusion:
1 metric Tablespoon is 15 ml
1 UK Tablespoon is 14.2 ml
1 US Tablespoon is 14.8 ml0 -
Does anybody actually weigh their seasonings? These are the only dry things you would want to use measuring spoons for (at least I do).
To through things really off and add to the confusion:
1 metric Tablespoon is 15 ml
1 UK Tablespoon is 14.2 ml
1 US Tablespoon is 14.8 ml
Some people use them to weigh things like peanut butter etc that are high calorie and worth weighing
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blankiefinder wrote: »Does anybody actually weigh their seasonings? These are the only dry things you would want to use measuring spoons for (at least I do).
To through things really off and add to the confusion:
1 metric Tablespoon is 15 ml
1 UK Tablespoon is 14.2 ml
1 US Tablespoon is 14.8 ml
Some people use them to weigh things like peanut butter etc that are high calorie and worth weighing
But peanut butter is neither dry nor a seasoning.
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blankiefinder wrote: »Does anybody actually weigh their seasonings? These are the only dry things you would want to use measuring spoons for (at least I do).
To through things really off and add to the confusion:
1 metric Tablespoon is 15 ml
1 UK Tablespoon is 14.2 ml
1 US Tablespoon is 14.8 ml
Some people use them to weigh things like peanut butter etc that are high calorie and worth weighing
But peanut butter is neither dry nor a seasoning.
Yes, I agree. If it was dry mustard or something I wouldn't weigh.0 -
blankiefinder wrote: »blankiefinder wrote: »Does anybody actually weigh their seasonings? These are the only dry things you would want to use measuring spoons for (at least I do).
To through things really off and add to the confusion:
1 metric Tablespoon is 15 ml
1 UK Tablespoon is 14.2 ml
1 US Tablespoon is 14.8 ml
Some people use them to weigh things like peanut butter etc that are high calorie and worth weighing
But peanut butter is neither dry nor a seasoning.
Yes, I agree. If it was dry mustard or something I wouldn't weigh.
That was my question. I don't weigh seasonings. I do measure liquid seasonings (like extracts) and condiments and weigh semi-solid condiments like ketchup.
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I am the lord of all Spoons and you should use a scale, they work better
Damn those lazy t-spoons0 -
I understand you OP on not being able to buy a scale now. I can't either, even if its only $10, I can't "just buy one". My spoons are doing just fine - you should see my tablespoon of peanut butter - looks like a mountain0
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I understand you OP on not being able to buy a scale now. I can't either, even if its only $10, I can't "just buy one". My spoons are doing just fine - you should see my tablespoon of peanut butter - looks like a mountain
Why would your tablespoon of peanut butter look like a mountain? I don't understand.0 -
The ml does stand for milliliters, which is used for liquids, not dry foods, which are usually measured in grams.
However, in the database, volume measurements are (usually, or often) given in "tablespoons" or "teaspoons", so it doesn't matter that your spoons say ml and not grams.
If you type in "white refined flour - 1 tablespoon" using your ml-labelled spoon, it will be the right amount. (If you don't overfill the spoon.)
I've seen UK recipes where dry ingredients are given in grams. Most of the recipes I use call for ml or tsp/tbsps or cups.0 -
blankiefinder wrote: »I understand you OP on not being able to buy a scale now. I can't either, even if its only $10, I can't "just buy one". My spoons are doing just fine - you should see my tablespoon of peanut butter - looks like a mountain
Why would your tablespoon of peanut butter look like a mountain? I don't understand.
I think she's probably packing on 2 or 3 servings on to the spoon??
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