Google Tips and tricks?

[mousepod]

current time in other cities - current weather - converters (measurements, currency, temperature etc)

[Betty]

Originally Posted by mousepod

current time in other cities - current weather - converters (measurements, currency, temperature etc)

I wish it was better at converting things like volume to weight. Flour for example - convert 1 cup of flour to ounces.

Yes - it takes me to a website that does it - but I want it to do it all on it's own.

[katiesue]

Originally Posted by Betty

I wish it was better at converting things like volume to weight. Flour for example - convert 1 cup of flour to ounces.

Yes - it takes me to a website that does it - but I want it to do it all on it's own.

I have a nifty mickey shaped magnet that I got at Disney world that has all those conversions. Cups/teaspoons/tablespoons/ozs/ml. We count carbs for the kiddo so it's a super handy tool.

[Betty]

Originally Posted by katiesue

I have a nifty mickey shaped magnet that I got at Disney world that has all those conversions. Cups/teaspoons/tablespoons/ozs/ml. We count carbs for the kiddo so it's a super handy tool.

But it doesn't work for baking. i.e. 1 cup of flour doesn't weigh what 1 cup of sugar does.

When it comes to baking breads and cakes, I've found weighing so much easier and more accurate. I just have to convert a lot of recipes first. Although America's Test Kitchen has started to include weights in all their baking recipes after I requested it on their Facebook page - which did make me happy... whether it was me that did it or not.

/derail?