Once upon a time, in a land before culinary school, I used to bake freestyle, with measuring cup and spoons, and messes galore. It was not fun, and let me tell you something, my brownie bars were one-part brownie, one-part unleavened flop. But here’s a secret, you don’t need to go to culinary school to become a baking whiz. Just buy a kitchen scale and you’ll see a world of a difference in your skills. And in your ability to measure flour.
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In addition to being a workhorse for baking, if you’re looking to eat healthier, this scale makes it easy to measure out portions by the ounce (or grams if that’s your preference) so you can make sure you’re not going overboard on the pasta salad with dinner.
Now, we guess the only question that’s left is: Should we bake chocolate-pumpkin cake or blondies first? We’ll leave that up to you, but you’re in good hands whichever you choose. (And if you’re feeling really ambitious, after you pop your treats out of the oven, dare we suggest you beeline to your handy scale once again to measure out the proper serving size, which unfortunately isn’t half the tray or cake mold, sigh.)
