Yeah! it can be a tad difficult being precise with such, for me, too!
Courage is fear that has said its prayers! -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 8:24 PM To: Robin Plitt Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] Any hints for cutting tablespoons of butter off a stick? I've tried that, but I'm not good at estimating half, and one mistake throws off the whole thing. The best I've ever done is to get one half maybe half a tablespoon larger than the other, but usually I'm way further off than that. <grin> On Jul 28, 2014, at 8:41 PM, Robin Plitt <[email protected]> wrote: > And, If you cut the stick into eight equal pieces, each one would be one tablespoon. > cut it in half > cut each half in half to get quarters > and each quarter in half to get eighths. > > Robin > > > On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 6:30 PM, Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> wrote: > That's a good idea, thanks! If it works, I could also just keep a > piece of cardboard or something of the same length, and use it as a cutting guide; free slicer, kind of. :) On Jul 28, 2014, at 6:17 PM, Nicole Massey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Simple. > > Take the wrapper off the stick. Fold it so you have one butter width > > of the wrapper and fold the ends in. Now fold the wrapper twice, so > > that you have one quarter of the full length of the stick as your > > width. This will give you an exact measurement of two tablespoons. > > To recap: > > 1. remove the wrapper. > > 2. fold the ends in so the wrapper is now exactly as long s the stick > > of butter. > > 3. fold the wrapper so the width is the same width as the stick of > > butter. > > 4. fold the length twice so it's now the length of one quarter a stick, > > or 2 tablespoons. > > > > Questions? > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Cookinginthedark > >> [mailto:[email protected]] > >> On Behalf Of Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark > >> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 4:53 PM > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Subject: [CnD] Any hints for cutting tablespoons of butter off a stick? > >> > >> Hi all, > >> I usually have a sighted person cut the proper amount of butter off > >> the sticks we keep, because I always forget to pickup one of those slicers. > >> Today, though, it's just me, but I want to make a cake for when > >> everyone else gets home. It calls for two tablespoons of butter, > >> and all I have are the usual 8-tablespoon sticks. Does anyone have > >> any hints on how I might cut the proper amount, given that I can't, > >> of course, see the markings on the butter's wrapper? This cake is > >> somewhat forgiving, but I'm notoriously bad at estimating butter > >> and I'd rather not take a chance on messing up the rest of the cake > >> if I don't have to. Thanks. > >> -- > >> Have a great day, > >> Alex Hall > >> [email protected] > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Cookinginthedark mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > -- Have a great day, Alex Hall [email protected] _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
