Are you good at measuring things when cooking or do you just wing it?

Hi ya apples99 When I am doing cakes or biscuits then I will measure it always as I don't like to make them too sweet or dry. If it is a caserole or something then, yeah I wing it. If it is a new recipe then I will definatly measure everything!

I measure when I cook. It never turns out right if I don't measure.

I eye it most of the time with almost everything. I make my on spaghetti sauce, sloppy joe sauce, well most of the sauces we use I make. It gets easier the longer that you cook too I think. I never measure herbs or spices, that is all by taste.

I wing it. Math and I were never friends, and measuring involves plenty of the numbers stuff. Eww! I guess for the most part, which is an art I learned from my Mother, Father, and Stepfather over the years. I make a mean crock pot stew!

Cooking, no. Baking, yes. Everything except for things like vanilla or salt. If it says a teaspoon of vanilla, I put in a splash...it's just for flavor anyway. And a teaspoon of salt is like two shakes of the shaker.... But flour, sugar, butter/shortening...those things I measure because they are crucial to making it turn out right. Too much flour in cookies or cakes and they will be too dry, too much shortening they won't set up correctly...

To be honest i do't measure. i think that a little more won't hurt unless its potent like cumin. i think a little moe pepper or basil wont hurt the dish. P.S, if a spice is as small as a teaspoon or tablessoon just shake the container into a certain asmount comes out. However, cooking is an art, and anyone who continues to cook will get better eventually. To answer your qustion, about 2 teaspoon equal a tablespoon.

I'm terrible for getting measurements right it's always either too much or not enough I guess it's all about practise I guess and trial and error ye need to get it wrong a few times before you actually get it right I guess the formula is all in the Practise run! Lol

when i wing it it sometimes don,t tuen out right so measuring is good when preparing a meal are dish.

If it's a new recipe which requires some measurement, I would use the measuring cup or measuring spoon for the ingredients. But after the third time round cooking the same dish I won't use the measuring tool anymore...would just estimate.

hello apples do i measure things when i am cooking? that depends on what that i am making. like for instance, a cake, yes, i do measure the ingredients for it or it might not turn out. otherwise, if i am cooking spaghetti, or something like that for dinner that i have fixed a thousand times before, nope, i do not measure anything. i just wing it and hope that it turns out good, and most of the time it does. take care and have a beautiful day today!

Personally if I don't follow the directions on the food I am cooking, it almost always turns out bad, LOL. I think that my husband is seriously gifted in the cooking department because he doesn't measure anything. I think that he should be a cheif,LOL.

I usually wing it but after a few items do not come out the way they should I will measure it until I get the feel of the paticular baked item..Then wing it again and hope for the best..

Hey guys please help me also really i dont cooking, i dont know how to cook curries, but i can cook Food :). How can i if i want to perfect in making those curries and etc.

It depends on what I'm doing. When I bake I measure precisely because being off by a little tiny bit can wreck a good baking recipe. But on the flip side, if I'm just cooking I'll usually eyeball it. I taste while I cook anyway so I can easily rememdy any taste that's off the mark. I have found that the longer I cook the less I have to measure, especially recipies that I use frequently.

A teaspoon is not the same as a tablepoon. There are four tablespoons in 1/4 of a cup, while 3 teaspoons add up to make one tablespoon. I rarely measure when I cook unless it's a spice, seasoning, or ingredient that I want to use sparingly. When I make beef stew, I don't measure anything. I just eyeball everything and it turns out great. If I want to be sparing with sugar in a recipe, though, I will measure it because usually I know exactly how much to put in to get the desired result. It takes practice to not have to measure, though. I didn't get here overnight.

When baking cakes, muffins or cupcakes, cookies, brownies, fudge and breads I do measure. But cooking rice, spaghetti, veggie mixes and other things alike I just add them in and I don't measure ingredients. About your question, a tsp is smaller than a tablespoon. 1 tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons, that's the standard.

Hi, apples. I don't often cook at home. I bought a recipe book but I seldom follow it. I find it's difficult to prepare the stuff especialy measure them. I just wing it. My cook is not too bad for me.

i do both if it is a recipe i have made over and over i can pretty much eyeball it, however if it is something i am trying new I use measuring cup and spoon. I actually have one of the adjustable measuring spoons and it measures everything from 1/4 teaspoon to a tablespoon , and then I have a 1/2 cup measure that breaks everything down to 1/8 of a cup has 1/3 and then of course ounces markings as well. that way i only have 2 measuring items in my baking cupboard s alot of cleanup and storage problems. so hey bake on

Usually I'll try to measure out everything. I haven't been the greatest cook ever so if I just guess, I tend to screw it up. There are some times that I just get lazy and just hope that I've added the rigth amount though. It's just such a hassle and it makes more dishes. I hate dishes.

i think i prefer to believe recipt book,because i cooked according to my feeling before,but i found it's too bad,so if i have a recipe book,why not follow it.