Baking
11 guides tagged “Baking”.
Oct 3, 2026
How Many ml in a Cup? 240, 236.6 or 250 — and When It Matters
A US cup is 240 ml on a nutrition label and 236.6 ml by law, and a metric cup is 250 ml. The full chart, why there are two US cups, and the spoon that changes a recipe.
Sep 28, 2026
How to Calculate Sourdough Hydration (Count the Starter)
Your "75% hydration" loaf is probably 77%. Why the flour and water in your starter count, the formula, and a chart of how starter shifts the real number.
Sep 2, 2026
Why Doubling a Recipe Fails (And What to Scale Instead)
Ingredients double linearly. Salt, pan size and bake time do not. What actually needs adjusting when you scale a recipe up, and by how much.
Aug 24, 2026
Pizza Dough Hydration: The Right % for Every Style
Neapolitan's official spec tops out at 62.5% water — lower than most blogs claim. The hydration chart by pizza style, and why your home oven changes the right answer.
Aug 19, 2026
Baker's Percentage Explained: Why Flour Is Always 100%
Bread formulas that add up to 168% look like a maths error — until you learn the one rule behind them. How baker's percentage works, and the starter question that splits bakers.
Aug 3, 2026
The Dough Temperature Formula: Why Bakers Multiply by 3
Your bread rises on a different schedule in July than in January. The DDT formula fixes that with one number — the water temperature. Here is the maths and the friction factor nobody agrees on.
Jul 25, 2026
A Stick of Butter Is 113 g — But Not Always the Same Butter
Sticks, cups, tablespoons and grams, in one chart that matches the wrapper. Plus the 2% butterfat gap that makes 113 g of US butter behave differently from 113 g of European.
Jul 20, 2026
Cake Pan Sizes: Why One Inch Smaller Means 21% Less Batter
Swapping a 9-inch pan for an 8-inch sounds like a small change. It cuts capacity by a fifth. Here is the area math, a chart of every common pan, and how to adjust the bake.
Jul 10, 2026
Yeast Conversion: Active Dry, Instant & Fresh (Why the Charts Disagree)
Your recipe wants fresh yeast, you have instant — or the other way round. Here is the conversion chart, the packet math, and why King Arthur now says a swap most charts still forbid is fine.
Jul 5, 2026
Oven Temperature Conversion: °F, °C, Gas Mark & Fan (The Only Chart You Need)
A recipe says 180°C, your dial reads Fahrenheit, and the tin next to it says gas mark 4. Here is the trustworthy conversion chart, the exact formula, and the one rule fan-oven owners always miss.
Jul 3, 2026
Cups to Grams: Why Your Flour Measurement Is Probably Off by 25%
The same cup of flour can weigh 120 g or 160 g depending on how you fill it. Here is why cups mislead, the real weights of common baking ingredients, and a chart you can trust.