I would love a KitchenAid mixer. That and a true Baker's scale.
True fact: the weight of flour is heavier in the summer than in the winter so a cup of flour will weigh more depending upon the amount of humidity in the air. This is a big reason why family recipes made primarily in the winter, will taste differently than when made in the summer.
I still have my textbook from pastry arts school 15 years ago, but I can't make many of the recipes in it because all dry ingredients are weighed out instead of measured.
A good, high quality baker's scale will run upwards of $300 or more.
True fact: the weight of flour is heavier in the summer than in the winter so a cup of flour will weigh more depending upon the amount of humidity in the air. This is a big reason why family recipes made primarily in the winter, will taste differently than when made in the summer.
I still have my textbook from pastry arts school 15 years ago, but I can't make many of the recipes in it because all dry ingredients are weighed out instead of measured.
A good, high quality baker's scale will run upwards of $300 or more.
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