[USMA:53345] Chef/Cookbook author on metric vs Imperial

2013-10-23 Thread John M. Steele
Whole article: http://eater.com/archives/2013/10/22/david-kinch-interview.php   Snippet on measures (pretty strong message): The things that were important to me when writing the recipes were metric system and weighing everything. For many years, cookbook publishers wanted imperial

[USMA:53346] RE: Chef/Cookbook author on metric vs Imperial

2013-10-23 Thread Martin Vlietstra
John, I think that this applies to US cooks more than UK cooks. British cookbooks have long had a habit of gauging ingredients by weight rather than volume, possibly stemming from the writing of Mrs Beeton (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs_Beeton). The [British] Guild of Food

[USMA:53347] Fw: RE: Chef/Cookbook author on metric vs Imperial

2013-10-23 Thread John M. Steele
Sorry, missed USMA in the addressee list. - Forwarded Message - From: John M. Steele jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net To: vliets...@btinternet.com vliets...@btinternet.com Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:26 AM Subject: Re: [USMA:53346] RE: Chef/Cookbook author on metric vs Imperial