Home cooks know that using the correct amount of every ingredient is key to the success of cooking and baking recipes. But whether you’re a kitchen newbie or a seasoned pro, it’s easy to get tripped ...

Measuring ingredients is the most fundamental cooking method for new cooks to master. It's really all about the tools. The golden rule of measuring is simply this: Use dry measuring cups for dry ...

I remember vividly how deflated I was when I learned that math courses were a component of my culinary degree. I thought that by entering the arts, I'd finally get to leave my miserable relationship ...

Sometimes when cooking you might not want to pull out the measuring cups or spoons. In those cases, use what you have in reach (or, well, on you): your hands and familiar utensils. As a bonus, knowing ...

When you are following a recipe, there will be a time when you will reach out to your measuring spoons to check the right quantity of the ingredients, especially if you are baking a cake or cookies.

Recipes are like language, full of implicit meanings that are foreign to the uninitiated, first-time cook. Certain aspects that seem efficient to the professional will seem cryptic to the novice — as ...