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Tips for cooking that turkey
Most of us buy our Christmas turkey from a supermarket, trussed and accompanied by cooking instructions. But for those of our readers who have obtained a bird elsewhere, and are wondering how to cook this unfamiliar monster, we have some … Continue reading
The use and abuse of fluid ounces
We look at some of the consequences when there is more than one option for supplementary units on product labels.
Posted in Consumer affairs, Law, Recipes, Views from abroad
Tagged fluid ounces, metric, supplementary indications, USC
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Eggs by the kilo
There has been some media excitement over a suggestion that eggs could be sold by weight. MetricViews asked its cookery correspondent for a quick comment, and this is what she said:
Delia goes metric
Delia Smith’s new book, “How to cheat at cooking”, was published on 15 February, and it is ALL METRIC! Not an ounce, pint, cup or Fahrenheit is to be found between the covers of this latest volume, targeted as it … Continue reading
Posted in General, Media, Recipes
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Enjoy a healthy Christmas turkey! Roast for 40 minutes per kg at 190°C
Many families in the UK will roast a turkey on Christmas day. Preparing a traditional Christmas dinner challenges most people as they are cooking much larger quantities of food than normal. As a result thawing and cooking times are much … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Recipes
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Christmas Eve Salmon with Hot Beetroot Relish
Guests arrived early? Not sure what to serve? There is just time to pop down to the supermarket and pick the ingredients for this quick recipe (assuming you can get into the car park). Provided by Roz Denny, UKMA’s answer … Continue reading
Cooking Xmas turkey in metric
Here we go again, run up to Christmas and the food pages are full of useful hints and tips on how to roast the perfect turkey, giving people a timing of mins per 450 g/lb. Not very useful when pack … Continue reading