How to Measure Dices and Chunks

Published on Thursday, March 19, 2009, by CHOW Video Team / Edit Post

How to Measure Dices and Chunks

We know that keeping your dices and minces and juliennes uniform is crucial for consistent, even cooking of things like roasted root vegetables. But don’t go measuring out every cut, says CHOW Associate Food Editor Kate Ramos. Use the tools at hand, or on hand, or on your hand.

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  • On "most people"? You mean, most small women, or most large men? This is as useless as the tips that tell people to judge the done-ness of a steak by comparing its resilience to the heel of the thumb. WHOSE hand are we talking about? A bricklayer's or an office worker's?

    People are different, and comparing something to your own hand is quite different than comparing it to someone else's.

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    On "most people"? You mean, most small women, or most large men? This is as useless as the tips that tell people to judge the done-ness of a steak by comparing its resilience to the heel of the thumb. WHOSE hand are we talking about? A bricklayer's or an office worker's?

    People are different, and comparing something to your own hand is quite different than comparing it to someone else's.

    Best thing is to measure your own hand, take note of the measurement, and use that to compare.-COLLAPSE