I'm confused here, the recipe calls for 10 Oz of parmesan or (1 and 1/4 cups). We'll I'm at 1 and a 1/4 cups and this is only reading 2.1 Oz!? It's set to pounds Oz instead of fluid Oz. The scale was zeroed out and I tared it correctly with the bowl.
Parmesan cups vs ounces
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That, for me, is the problem with cups. They're innacurate.
You can fill a cup with grated Parmesan and it'll be 2.1 oz. If you return it to the cup, and press it down a bit, it'll be 6 oz, for example. If you really tamp it down until the cheese fits tightly, it might be 8 - or 10.
Something with that is horribly inaccurate, I usually measure by weight, but that read only 2 Oz and that is way more than 2 Oz. In that bowl. The scale was zeroed and tared correctly, so I have absolutely no idea what that reading is about.
Can we have a look at the recipe?
Maybe there is something wrong.
Maybe there is something wrong.
Don't see anything wrong with that. It's a lasagna with mushrooms, right? I'd just measure out 10oz Parmesan and reckon they screwed up on the "cup"measurement for that.
10oz is really rather a lot of parmesan. I think looking at the ingredient list for the recipe that the amount is not particularly critical here. Yes there is a problem with the conversion from Oz to cups in that list of ingredients. Personally, I would add the parmesan, to taste.
Barriehie
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I agree with MG. I've got a can of already grated cheese in the fridge and it's 8 oz. and that's a lot of cheese.
I'm not. Doing a traditional 13x9 I'm making mini lasagnas and that was also divided to account for the amount that goes in the ricotta mixture as well, I always had full control over the recipe as I've done it before, it's just weird with that scale. Luckily parmesan is similar to garlic, bacon, or cheese. You can never have too much.
medtran49
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Did you read the comments section of the recipe? I've found mistakes brought up in comments on other recipes.
I've done the recipe before, I just needed a glance at it as a reminder for ingredients and oven temp/times. I do check comments though.
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My best guess is that that it is a typo and is more likely 1 ounce.
10 ounces would likely be quite expensive wouldn't it?
medtran49
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Real Parmigiano Reggiano runs $18-20 a pound where we live, so yes. On the rare occasions it goes on BOGO, I load up.
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Is the battery in the scale going bad perhaps? I have a bag of finely grated parmesan cheese that looks close to the same volume as what's in your bowl and it's 8 oz.
Barriehie
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'Bout like my jar. I should think the scale would have a battery indicator if low?