My buddy the pastry chef talked me into trying a digital scale for bakes

I've been using measuring cups my whole life, never saw a problem. Then Mike from Flour Power in Portland showed me his setup. He said 'cups are for coffee, grams are for baking' and handed me a $25 scale. Tried it on a batch of cinnamon rolls last Sunday and my dough came out perfect for the first time. Has anyone else had a big shift like that?

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the_sage1mo ago

cups are for coffee, grams are for baking" - that's exactly what a buddy told me too, and I fought it for years. I finally caved on a batch of chocolate chip cookies and the difference was honestly humbling. It's wild how much consistency a simple scale brings to the table, your rolls probably came out amazing.

mia_lee1mo ago

Does @the_sage have a support group for people who fought the scale and lost? I had to eat an entire tray of failed muffins before I admitted cups were the problem, not my oven. Now my baked goods actually come out looking like the pictures, which is more than I can say for my bruised ego.