Topic: Chef's Spoon

[Unclefrank]

I know this has been asked before but what is the general amount/measurements for a chefs spoon when doing a recipe. How many tbsp does everybody stick to when a chefs spoon is asked for in a recipe.
Thanks.

[curryhell]

I know this has been asked before but what is the general amount/measurements for a chefs spoon when doing a recipe. How many tbsp does everybody stick to when a chefs spoon is asked for in a recipe.
Thanks.

Some would say four and some three so somewhere in the middle is close ;D

[Unclefrank]

Cheers CH so about 3.5 tbsp. I asked this question because some recipes only have chefs spoon as a measurement.
What do you usually use for a chefs spoon (and dont say a chefs spoon  ;D)

[bamble1976]

My chefs spoon holds a smidgen over 4 tbsp

barry

[martinvic]

My Serving (Chefs) spoon = 50ml (level spoonful of liquid) = just over 3 tblsp   (3 1/3)

[Razor]

Hi UF,

My chefspoon, which is one of the long handled ones that you see in the TA's, holds just over 2 tbsp of water.  Something more viscose, it would probably hold very close to 3 tbsp?

Agian, if I was using it for powder such as spices, salt sugar and so on, it could easily manage 4 tbsp (heaped of course)

Ray

[Unclefrank]

Thanks guys, so 3 heaped tbsp should do it then?

[George]

Thanks guys, so 3 heaped tbsp should do it then?

God only knows! How long is a piece of string? I always thought a chef's spoon was about 4 tbls only to find that the one I bought today (the first chef's spoon I've ever had) holds just 2.5 tbls of liquid, if that.

Heaped measures strike me as a daft and very inaccurate way of passing on quantities for recipes. It will vary from person to person. Measurements in grams would be so much better.

What's even worse is when someone implies they mean level spoon measures (possibly the normal convention in the UK) but actually mean heaped measures.

[Razor]

George,

I always thought a chef's spoon was about 4 tbls only to find that the one I bought today (the first chef's spoon I've ever had) holds just 2.5 tbls of liquid, if that.

Yep, and that's what I get with my chefspoon too. Members that report their chefspoons as holding 4tbs, must have them mixed up with a garden trowel

Ray

[noble ox]

Oh this modern world : : : :
There are Gulls which are called Seagulls No such thing common ,black headed etc why? :

There are Bass which are now called Sea Bass   why? :

There are spoons which chefs use now being called Chefs Spoons    why? :

They are "Serving spoons" all of different sizes and shapes to be" trendy "

I am glad I don't use one