gram measurements??

[the chorizo kid]

i like to make sausage in one pound batches; gives me lots of chances to experiment. now, i have seen some very exciting new recipes on this site. however, a number of them would call for 1 gram of this and 2 grams of that. i live in the us. do all of you use some kind of microbalance to measure one gram amounts, or do you use some type of conversion to teaspoons etc???? how do you measure out small amounts of spices etc???


i will eat no sausage before its time, which is about the time it takes to get from the stuffer to a hot pan.

[jpj]

yes with 'microbalances'

[wheels]

chorizo kid

The scales many of us use are available on ebay in the US. Search for 'jewelry scale'. They generally weigh as little as 0.1g, although some are as little as 0.01g - they cost around the $10 - $20 mark.

Phil

[beardedwonder5]

Try googling or ebaying jewellers scales. They are used by dope sellers, btw.

For 1lb amounts of meat you need some pretty sensitive scales for ingredients other than the pork - if you intend making any but the simplest meat, salt, pepper, herbs sausages. (Electronic balances are available, but pricey. They have to be very accurate because with one pound of meat - and a 1% margin of error - you're not talking about the sort of scales with a set of lumpy weights. Salt - no problem. Common sense. I work on 1.25% for what we in the UK call a banger, and you a breakfast sausage, When, however, you use nitrates or nitrites you're in s different ballpark.)

[vinner]

I got one here in the states at Bed Bath and Beyond that is both in metric and what you are used to.


BTW, what IS beyond the bed and bath?

[the chorizo kid]

hey, excellent replies. i love this group!

[This Little Piggy]

In addition to ebay, saveonscales.com is a reputable seller of high quality scales. I got a 50-gram scale, accurate to .01gr, from them for $30.