Metric?

[Chris French]

I've not seen them on TV, but I do know some people who do it.

[Chris French]

and er how would you assess that before baking a cake? :-)

And your basic victoria sponge recipe is pretty forgiving. If it's a bit thick, a splash of water, if it's a bit thin a spoon of flour. It'll all be fine

[Mike Barnes]

Ingredient volumes are *definitely* easier in metric, for me anyway.

[whisky-dave]

So which 'size' egg and which countries size refernece are you using ;-)

an eggs can weigh anything from ~40g to 75g or more.

I'll have thocheck my box of 6 meduim check they all weigh the same :-)

[S Viemeister]

When I buy free range eggs from a local croft, I weigh them. (For baking

- I wouldn't bother to weigh for an omelette...)

[whisky-dave]

So if you were baking the viccy sponge cake that I quoted early that required

4 beaten eggs what size eggs would you buy and do you allow for the weight of the shell or do you weigh them after shelling.

[Chris French]

An average egg :-)

Normally I would be using medium or large eggs - it really doesn't seem to matter to the finished cake ( the cake mix is too thick or liquid that is easily adjusted). Of course like anything else with cooking, you use your common sense - if the eggs seem on the small side then add an extra one etc.

There is sense to weighing the eggs of course as the ratio of egg to other ingredients then stays the same. In reality it doesn't seem necessary. Though if I had lots of varying egg sizes I might

[Clive George]

Use balance scales, with the eggs as the weights, shells still on.

[S Viemeister]

Or weigh the eggs first, then use that weight for the other ingredients.

[S Viemeister]

Most UK recipes (unless otherwise noted) assume the use of a medium egg. I weigh them in the shell.

[Huge]

Which is where we came in ...

[S Viemeister]

:)

[~misfit~]

Yeah. Almost nobody (except us old farts) weigh eggs these days as they're standardised, supermarket-bought.

I was taught to weigh eggs for baking as we had our own chickens and ducks and egg size could vary wildly. Six pullets eggs were about the same as two ducks eggs. Very few people have this 'problem' these days - at least the ones who watch the above-metioned programmes at least.