When I was in college, I ate a lot of Top Ramen. It was cheap, delicious, and easy to prepare. After about 20 times, I didn’t even need the directions; I could remember that it took two cups of boiling water. I even stopped measuring after about 40 times. I had a pretty good feel for two cups, and there is probably about a 1/8th cup tolerance either way. (and if you’re light, you can
always add more water.)
The other day I was making the soup for Erika, Natalie, and me. 2 pouches, 4 cups. I put about 4 cups in a pan and Kara caught me "not measuring." She said, “You can’t just guess, it needs to be four cups!” I assured her that I had done this enough to be close enough. She took the pan and poured the water into two measuring cups. It was like 3.98 cups. Score one for the Ramen Chef. Despite the experiment, Kara reaffirmed “You still have to measure.”
While eating, Natalie said, “They should make pans with cup measurement lines inside. Maybe they do, but either way, I considered it to be a stroke of brilliance. What a simple and great idea, well, for people that are not as 2-cup gifted as me!
4 comments:
David I am a peeker at your blog. Rachel said it was ok. Ü
I just have to say that is brilliant! I want a pan like that.
Heather - I don't mind peekers at all, even if I don't know them. I do know you though; you are practically a sister-in-law!
i have angst over the measure vs. guesstimate for the ramen...it is hard to salvage when it is way too watery...sometimes I try to throw caution to the wind and just eyeball it, but often I will pull out the old measuring cup to check because I can't go through with it.
My kids don't even take the time to cook Ramen Noodles anymore. They like to spinkle the flavoring packet on the dry noodles and crunch away. Took the measuring element right out of the picture. I don't understand it but hey, I'm the parent and I think they like the fact that this confuses me. I think they do it just to see the look on my face that is a cross between confused and disgusted. I do like the idea of the measuring marks inside the pan.
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