[geeks] Poaching an Egg

[Rick Hamell]

>> Now, you will be a real food geek when you start cooking by weights
>> instead of volumetric measurements.
> 
> I do that *all* *the* *time*!
> 
>> I still have to really get started on the later, but first I need a
>> decent pair of scales.  One regular digital kitchen scale, and one that
>> is acurate to 0.01g.
> 
> I use an analytical balance.  I'd use something less accurate, like a 
> three-beamer, but I already have the analytical balance for use in 
> chemistry, so why not?

I disagree with this. In my opinion cooking is an art. Using precise 
measurements and temperatures takes the fun out of combining random 
ingredients and seeing what happens.

Does doing this add anything to the taste of the food? Asking seriously 
as I will go out of my way to make food taste good.

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