Subj : Re: American foods - USA vs UK Meats
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : k9zw
Date : Wed Jun 26 2024 01:52 pm

On 25 Jun 2024, poindexter FORTRAN said the following...
 
 pF>  Cuts of meat are different in the UK - I need a Meat Thesaurus when I
 pF>  follow one of Jamie Oliver's recipes. Then, I need to figure out what
 pF>  turning the Hob to 6 is in my kitchen...

There are printed and online cross-references, though we have our own which is multi-way conversions.  

Why?

We also cook from metric recipes and have been trying (and updating) old family recipes from a hundred + years ago.  Those have special challenges (like if it calls for 2-cents of butter or a penny packet of yeast, when was it written as depending on when that amount will vary a lot.  Some are easier, like if a recipe calls for "eine pfund" it is either 500 grams (half a kilo) or 450 grams (the old true "pound").  Most of the time that 10% difference won't matter, but if you are doing something that reacts with other ingredients it might.

It all adds to the adventure!

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