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Kitchen Whiz Computer MIT Works, Like new.
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Chuck(G)
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Interesting device, but doesn't do what a lot of cooks want. Recipes in Europe and other countries use weights of ingredients; US uses volumes. So, for example, in the US, a recipe will call for a cup of flour; in Europe it will be 140 grams, if white all-purpose flour is being measured. A cup of semolina or whole wheat flour will weigh differently. A cup of granulated sugar, as another example, weighs somewhere around 200 grams. So I keep a kitchen scale around, rather than try to figure out conversions.
But it's an interesting calculator nonetheless.
But it's an interesting calculator nonetheless.
VERAULT
Veteran Member
Absolutely true. I worked in restaurants for a while. Weights VS volumes is a big deal. A cup of flour can weigh all over the place.. Weights work best. Want to see something even stranger.. Look at any iron curtain cook books. They call for 1 unit of yeast or 1 unit of soda.. How much is a UNIT!? they were the rationed size of that item during the cold war....
Reminds me of my grandmother cooking. A pinch of this, a smidgeon of that. Only she knew what those translated to in real quantities. Yet she was a fantastic
cook and made lots of pastry type stuff that I miss even to this day.
cook and made lots of pastry type stuff that I miss even to this day.
Chuck(G)
25k Member
I recall my late father-in-law visiting with his notebook watching me cook supper. I'm another one of those "pinch of this" cooks, but he was a retired university professor. So he was always asking "how much of that do you use?" My response was "enough".
I was raised in a large-ish family (5 kids) and chores were assigned. I had my choice of doing the cooking or the cleaning up. I chose cooking--something I do not regret to this day.
I was raised in a large-ish family (5 kids) and chores were assigned. I had my choice of doing the cooking or the cleaning up. I chose cooking--something I do not regret to this day.
VERAULT
Veteran Member
Because noone can leave well enough alone anymore.....
Chuck(G)
25k Member
I thought that I was doing the OP a favor by trying to get an active discussion going, rather than having the post age into oblivion. This is, after all, the "off topic" forum.
I won't do it to you again, solarpv.
I won't do it to you again, solarpv.
Hmm in fact this off-topic about kitchen measures is quite interesting, and in my opinion raises interest about it. For me it is not affordable at the moment(need money for holidays) but I think this Kitchen Whiz may be interesting part of collection, especially for people who collect some computers like Jornada etc.