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Made To Measure

Lets make sure we're all talking the same language!

You might notice that all* the measures in this book are in Metric milliliters, liters, grams, etc

(if I've gone into kilograms anywhere I’ve obviously got a family of twelve to feed!).


I’ve done this not because it’s my native system...

The UK native system being: grab whatever unit happens to be running by and hope someone knows what the heck you are talking about

...but because Metric is the measure of science, and cooking is a science!

(unlike baking, which is witchcraft and alchemy, and I will hear no argument!)

You can use online converters to switch to ℉, lbs and cups. It will all work out fine, maybe.

It would be useless to write in Imperial, since UK imperial is bigger than US imperial anyway, for which I blame a collective psionic-zeitgeist caused by UK drinkers looking at pints of beer and collectively thinking: I’ll have a wee lot more of that, thank you very much!

A cup is equally confusing in these pages, will you be meaning a cup of coffee (served in a mug) or a cup of tea (served with a saucer) not to be confused with your Tea Time (which is your evening meal**)

Since UK measuring systems seem to boil down*** too: “about 2 5’ths of that noun thingy I can’t remember, you know, the one your aunt had that time, yes, that one, some of that” ... we’ll be going with Metric and Centigrade - otherwise the explanation will be longer than the recipes and you'll have repetitive-scroll-injury before the end.

Cooking times are almost always for a fan over, and an electric/induction hob. If you have gas you should make sure you know how your appliances differ, because no two gas cookers seem to behave the same. As for Air-Fryer cooking times...? Put suggestions in the comments! I have just about every kitchen gadget except one of those lovely things, but I think for the purpose of this blog, it's best to learn to cook with the basics before breaking out the cheat-codes.


*(I reserve the right to use a standard coffee mug as a measure in a rice-cooker, because damn me if it isn’t the most useful way of using those wonderful machines!)

**(Now I've confused half the British readers as well)

***(Pun very-much intended!)

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