Question re Hearty Harvest Bread - what is a glug? - Food52

According to the Urban Dictionary, a glog is " a unit of measure for those cooks and bartenders who eschew graduated cylinders, analytical ... Hotline Discussion QuestionreHeartyHarvestBread-whatisaglug? Idon'tfinditfunnythatyouuserecipetermsthataren'tatypicalmeasureandthateveryonehasn'theardof.Howdoesapersonmeasureaglugwhentheyneverheardofsuchathing?Recipewritershouldenterastandardmeasure.Idon'tunderstandhowpeopleputinun-standardtermsandexpecteveryonetoknowwhattheyaretalkingabout. Postedby: scb94025 March19,2012 8423views 66Comments glug 66Comments bugbitten July7,2019 Aglugisameasureofanamountyoufeelinyourheart.Thepeoplewhowriteuprecipesmakeapproximationsallthetime.Theydon'tknowthepeoplethatyouwanttomakehappywithyourbread,orroastchickenorschnitzel.Aglugmeansyouhavetoputsomethingofyourselfintoit.   scb94025 November17,2012 Youarestillhavingfunansweringthisquestion.IthinkIhavehadenoughofthemforthetimebeing!Youhavemadeitveryclearhowmuchallyou"experienced"bakerswelcomeanewcomer.Youjustlovetotellpeopleoffandmakefunofthem.IwasnotthinkingIwasusinganyspecial"tone."Justaskedasimplequestion.Youallhavesuchahaughtyattitudeyourselves,Ihopeyourealize.   BettyM November16,2012 OMG!Hahaha! IwasonUTUBEwatchinghowtoSPROUTyourownseedsinthe"EasySprouter|"andthequestionofeliminatingpathoginscameupinthecommentssection...andoneladysaidsheusedoneglugoffoodgradeperoxidesolution(toonegallonwater)torinse....soIGOOGLED"oneglugmeasurement"andclickingandreading,clickingandreadingeventuallyendeduphere,andhavebeenLOLforthelasthalfhour! Whowouldhavethought>>Goodcleanfunandsooooentertaining! Mademyday!TY.:))   bugbitten November17,2012 Awonderment.   boulangere November17,2012 Ohhowfunny!   AmandaH. March22,2012 I'dliketoroundout--andend--thisthread.Alothasbeendiscussed,andweappreciatethosewhorespondedwithkindnessandcivility.Toneisdifficultonline,anditmighthavebeendifficulttodecipherinsomecaseshere.Thequestionhasbeenansweredfully,andIknowI'velearnedabunch.Hopeyouhave,too!   susanG. March21,2012 Thankseveryone,foranotherlearningexperience.Andnowwecanputittosleep.   boulangere March21,2012 Yes!Weallneedtoknowhowtoridthehouseofaboiledoctopussmell!   Panfusine March21,2012 Hailtothe'glug'..Itsreallyrefreshingtoknowthatitsauniversallyacceptedtermforalargesip.. weusedthatterminCollegeinIndia,todescribehowmuchcoffeewewantedinourmugs.we'dtaketurnsmakingitfortherestofthewingwhiledoingallnighterstudysessionsSip=1/4mug,Glug=1/2mug,cup=fillitup!   scb94025 March21,2012 Goodforyou,allyouself-righteouspeople.Youarestilldoingit.   mrslarkin March21,2012 MarkBittmanusesglug.AndI'msureAltonBrownhasonoccasion.AndmaybeNigellahas,too.AndJamieOliver-Icanpicturehimpouringaglugofsomething.ProbablyMerrillandAmanda,too.Embracetheglug.Gluguseisrampantandbeautiful,asseeninallthesedifferentrecipes:http://www.food52.com/recipe/glug?page=1&recipe_search=glug   TheWimpyVegetarian March21,2012 You'reright,mrsl.JamieOliveractuallyusesglugallthroughhisCookingatHomecookbook.Timetoembracethefactthatnoteverythingincookingorlifecanbe,orshouldbe,minutelymeasured.   boulangere March20,2012 OMG,wineoutmynose!After,ofcourse,Ihadgluggeditin.   Panfusine March20,2012 I'vealwaysassumedthata'glug'isareallylarge'sip!   creamtea March20,2012 Itis.Areally,reallylargesip.Youhavetotrynottolaughbeforeyouswallowit.Becauseifyoudo,it'sasplurt.   Panfusine March20,2012 I'vealwaysassumedthata'glug'isareallylarge'sip!   TheWimpyVegetarian March20,2012 Saveaglugforme.Ormore.   boulangere March20,2012 Savingglugsforyouryouallthissummer.   boulangere March20,2012 You'vebeenpeekingthroughmykitchenwindows,Bevi!   Bevi March20,2012 OnedayIhopetobeINyourkitchen.IwantyoutoknowthatthedaysIspentmakingyourciabatta-afteratwo-decadebreadmakinghiatus-weresomeofmyhappiestrecentexperiences.Seriously.Iawaitthedaywecanbakebreadtogether,andthenenjoymorethanafew"glugs'ofabeverage!   Bevi March20,2012 Iwrotethebestresponseeveranditgotlost.SothisiswhatIwillsaynowinresponsetoscb94025'sassertionthatshereadReinhardt'sbooks:toparaphrasetheJoanCusackcharacterinWorkingGirl- "Sometimes,Iprancearoundmyapartmentinmyunderwear.Itdon'tmakemeMadonna,anditneverwill."   softpunk March20,2012 Look,youneedtoletthisgo.Youarejustplantingyourfootevermoredeeplyintoyourmouth--infactIthinkyouhaveswallowedit.Yourfootmaybepartiallydigestedalready.Yourquestionwasplacedintheformofanattack,andinspiteofthisyouwereprovidedwithanswersinpolitegoodhumourfromanumberofpeoplelookingtohelp,includingthepersonwhowrotetherecipe.Aftergettingtheansweryouproceededtomakeyourselflooklikea"dummy"bebeingcompletelyrude,condescending,anddisrespectful.Noonemadeyoulookbad.Youhavedonethistoyourself.IamtryingtobeasclearaspossiblebecauseIdon'thaveanyreasonatthispointtothinkyouarecapableofowningyourownmistakeandofferingagraciousapology.Sopleasejustletitgo.Yourquestionhasbeenanswerednumeroustimes.Youarenotcomingoffwell.Youdon'tlooklikea"dummy".Youdolookineptandhumourless,self-righteousandrude.Gobakesomebread.1-2tablespoons.Befearlessandconqueryourneedforabsoluteaccuracy.Sometimesit'snicetojustballparkitandnotgetsostressedout.Itmakesanicesandwich.   bugbitten March20,2012 Re:Glug It'stoughtofollowtheselongskeinswithouttheoldindentswelosttoafewadsatthetopofthecolumn.ButI'velearnedthataglugisoneoftheleastself-explanitoryonomatopoeicmeasurements,andthatwealllikeboulangerewhenshe'sbeingpedantic.Anybodywannatakeondollop?   sdebrango March20,2012 Theproblemisnotwiththequestion,whataglugis,isalegitimatequestion,whatgoteveryoneshacklesupisnotthequestionitselfandnooneherewouldEVERputyoudownforaskingaquestionlikethat.Thisgroupofcooksarehelpfulandconsiderate.Whatgoteveryonesoupsetaresomeofyourcommentslikethis:"AndIneverassociatedwithpeoplewhospokeinsuchamanner.Itsoundsvery"lowerclass"tome,nowthatyouhaveexplainedwhatitis,andsoundslikeapersonpouringalcoholdownhis/herthroat." Thatwasuncalledforanddownrightmean.Wearehereonthissitebecausewelovetocookandwelikehangingoutwithotherswhohavethesameinterestsandthepurposeofhotlineistohelpourfellowcookswhenwecan.Again,yourquestionisnottheissuehere,Ihopeyouunderstandthat.   hardlikearmour March20,2012 I'mjustechoingeveryoneelse:Itwasnotthequestionitself,buttheconfrontational,condescending,belittlingwayitwasasked.Toaddinsulttoinjurysomeofyourresponseswereevenworsethantheoriginalquestion.Ijustaboutspitmycoffeeoutatyourphrase"AndIneverassociatedwithpeoplewhospokeinsuchamanner.Itsoundsvery"lowerclass"tome..."I'mnotsureI'veeverreadsomethingsooffensiveinthisforumbefore.Doyoureallythinkyouphrasedyourquestionandcommentsinneutralorpositiveways???   TheWimpyVegetarian March20,2012 Itisnotthequestionyouaskedthatpeoplearereactingtohere,scb94025.Itwasthetoneinwhichitwasasked,thewordsthatwereused,theimplicationthatarecipewriterwhowouldwriteoutarecipeinthatwaybeinglessthanprofessionalandknowledgable,andyouropinionofglugbeingalowerclasswayofspeaking.THAT,Ibelieve,iswhatwe'rerespondingto.Thisisanamazingcommunity,andwetendtobeverysupportiveofeachother.Westillquestioneachotheronourrecipesallthetime,andmakeadditionaltechniqueorflavorrecommendations.Wesharewhenwe'vehadunplanned,anddisappointingresults.Butwedon'tputtherecipedeveloperdownintheprocess.   scb94025 March20,2012 Ihappentohave,andhavereadPeterReinhardt'sbooks,andhavemademyownstartersforsourdough,etc.,andIhavenotseenthatheusestheterm"glug"either.Andwhenyouknowyouget"newbies,"whyuseatermthathasneverbeenusedinacookbooksothatthenewbiedoesn'tknowwhatyoumean?Ireallydoappreciateallofyourreplies,butyouarespeakingfromthepositionofknowingwhata"glug"is,andthathasyoucomingfromadifferent,andknowing,pointofview,ratherthanbeingtotallypuzzled.Sinceyouknowwhatitis,youprefertomakemelooklikeadummy.JustbecauseIaskeddoesnotmakemedeservealltheseput-downs.Youdon'tseemtounderstandwhenapersonsaystheyhavenoconceptofwhatthetermmeans,meansthattheydon'thaveaclue.Didn'tyougetthat?JustbecauseyoumaybemoreprofessionalthanIamdoesnotmeanyouneedtoputmedownbecauseIaskedforthemeaningofaword.Thankyou.   boulangere March20,2012 ThereisnodinReinhart.   softpunk March20,2012 Face.   TheWimpyVegetarian March20,2012 Toglug,ornottoglug;thatisthequestion.   creamtea March20,2012 It'snowofficial.It'saglug,nomore,noless.:)   scott_d March20,2012 Wow.Thisisoneamazingthread.Imaywellhavetoput"glug"inmynextbreadrecipe,whichwillhavevolumetricmeasuresonly.   lapadia March20,2012 Well,Iamalittlelatetothisparty,butItotallyagreewithChezSuzanneandyouall!PS-AsIstatedonthisrecipe’spage;“HailtoaGlug.”…CheerstoHappyCooking!!   TheWimpyVegetarian March20,2012 Ialwaysknewit,ofcourse,butI'llsayitherethatyouareoneclassact,boulangere.Yoursisaverygraceful,thoughtfulresponsetoaquestionthatwasphrasedquiteabitlessso.Don'tgetmewrong:anyquestionwithinthiscommunityiswelcomed;thethousandsofquestionshereonhotlineareproofofthat.Wehaveandeepbenchofcooking/baking/foodknowledge,andwesharethatknowledgeopenlyandfreely;andmanyofushaveformednewfriendshipshere.IhavefeltfrustrationattimeswhenpoisedtostartarecipeI'mexcitedabout,onlytofindsomethingIdon'tunderstand.We'veallbeenthere,Ithink.Butnomatterhowbadmyday,week,month,oryearhasbeen,Idon'tthinkI'veeveraskedaquestioninademeaningfashion,suggestedtheywerelowerclass,andneverquestionedtheirexperience.Fortherecord,althoughshedoesn'tmentionit,boulangeretrainedunderPeterReinhart,oneofthepremierbakersinthiscountry.Nexttime,beforeanonymouslyhammeringoutaquestion,takeabreath,relaxandjustaskit.Therearehundredsofpeopleherewhowillbehappytohelp.I'vemadethiswonderfulbreadseveraltimesnow,andIhopeyoudogiveitago.Ithinkyou'llreallylikeit.Lookingforward,asusual,toyournextblogpostb.I'mthinkingaboutoneaswell.   boulangere March20,2012 Youareaskindasalways.ThankyouformakingsomepointsIoverlooked,namelythe"deepbench"(particularlyaptanalogy,thisbeingMarchMadness)offood52.Ihopethenewbieswillgivethemselvesachancetolookaroundthesiteandthecookswithaninquisitivespiritratherthanajudgmentalone.   VotedtheBestReply! boulangere March20,2012 scb94025,Ineededtotakesometimetothinkabouthowbesttorespondtoyourquestionandaccusations.First,fortherecord,letmestatethatI'maschooledchefandbaker.Icertainlyunderstandtheimportanceofprecisemeasurementsandmeansofmeasurement.Thatsaid,I'vealsobeenteachingcookingandbakingforseveralyears.IfeelinordinatelyfortunatethatI'vebeenexposedtoabodyofknowledgethatIcansharewithothers.ManyofthestudentswithwhomIworkarehomecooks,someaccomplished,somenovices.IfeelliketheluckiestpersonaliveinthatIgettobringnewconceptsandfoodsandflavorstopeopleinwaysthatmakethemaccessible,inwaysthatpeoplewillhavetheconfidenceandsenseofexplorationtogohomeandreproducefortheirfamiliesandenjoytheprocess.Overtime,I'velearnedthatinteachingarecipeoraconcept,sometimesit'simportanttoseparatecriticalknowledgefromthatwhichisnotascritical.Susangaboveclearlyunderstandsthis.Thattendstobeespeciallytrueinbaking.Forsomereason,manypeopleareintimidatedbybaking.They'veoftenexperiencedfailuresorfrustrations,ortheybelievethatbakingissoextremelyprecisethattheyjustdon'tseeitassomethingtheycando.Thosearemypeople.It'sfantastictoworkwithpeoplelikethatandseetheirfearsstarttoebbastheirconfidencegrows.Withregardtobreadinparticular,ithasbeenimmenselygratifyingtoreadcommentsfromfood52-ersthatthey'vetakenupbreadbakingbecauseofthewayinwhichIwrotearecipe.It'snotaboutme;it'saboutapersonwhonowknowsthatsheorhecanaccomplishsomethingnewandmakegreatfoodforthemselvesandfamiliesandfriendstoboot.Everyonecomesawayhappy.Well,almosteveryone.Yousee,inabreadrecipe,andespeciallyawholegrainbreadrecipe,whatiscriticalarethestepsinvolvedinmixing,kneading,andproofing.Inordertogetpeopletopayattentiontothat,Itendtolightenupinotherareas.Iwantpeopletofeelconfident,notfearful.Ihavewritten(or"madeup")recipesscaledinpoundsandouncesanditneverfailsthatpeopleaskforconversiontocupsandteaspoons.Myobjectiveisencouragepeopletobakebymeansthattheyalreadypossess.Overthepastfewyears,I'vesimplyacceptedthatnoteveryoneownsascale,norisinterestedindoingso.IfIcanencouragesomeonetobakeatall,Iconsiderthataverygoodthingforthatperson.Thereisnoargumentthatmeasurementsbyweightaremoreaccurate.I'vesimplylearnedthatitisnotalwaysrealistictoexpecteveryonetobakeasIdoathomeoratwork.Asfortheinfamous"glug"ofhoney,I'msorryyoumissedtheinformality,ifyouwill,ofit.Foronething,Idon'tviewtheimplicationofitsquantityasrocketscience.Atthesametime,honeyisabitchtomeasure.Whileyoumayprefertoscaleitingrams,manywilluseatablespoonandthenwindupwithitalloverbothhands.Assoftpunkabovesays,tiltthejarandcallitaglug.Forpeoplewhomaynotbeexperiencedbakers,thisisnotaneasybreadtomake.Alittlemoreorlesshoneyisn'tgoingtoaffecttheoutcomenearlyasmuchaspayingattentiontomixing,kneading,andproofingwill.Ofallbakedgoods,breadinparticularneedstobewatchedforitsconsistency.Peopleneedtoknowthatitmayneedalittlemorewaterorflour.Howmuch?Itakegreatpainstoexplainwhattowatchforsothatthey'llfeelconfidentusingtheirownjudgement.Astheyusedtheirownjudgementastohowmuchhoneyconstituteda"glug."Ifyouhadaquestion,allyouneededdowasaskit.Onanyrecipepage,youcanclickontheauthor'snameandbetakentothatperson's"homepage."There,amongotherthingsisabuttonsayingSendMeAMessage!Ifyouclickonthat,you'llgetanemailscreen.Askyourquestionormakeyourcomment,clickSubmit,andwaitforananswer.Alternatively,youcandoasyoudidandaskthequestionontheHotline.AfteryouandChefOnohavespentsometimeonfood52,Ihopeyouwillhavetheopportunitytorealizewhatawarm,intelligent,generousplaceitis.Peoplecanaskquestionswithoutfearofappearingignorant,andtheyreceiveinformationfreelygiven.AsforhowmuchalcoholIconsumeandhowIconsumeit,andmystationinlife-my"class,"inotherwords-well,noneofthatisanyofyourbusiness.Inthemeantime,you'vegivenmesomeexcellentthoughtsforablogpost,andforthatIthankyou.   ChefOno March20,2012 Wellthatwasunexpected… SoIwentbackandre-readmycomments(plural)above.Iseenoreasontochastisemeforanything.Caretoexplain? IsitsimplybecauseIagreeda"glug"wasinappropriate?Orpointedoutvolumetricbakingmeasurementsareinherentlyinaccurate?AmInotsupposedtotellitlikeIseeit? Fromyourlengthypostabove,it'sprettyobviousyou'vestillgotyournoseoutofjoint--whichIperfectlyunderstand.MaybethatmakesitdifficultforyoutoseeIwassimplytryingtocalmlyinterjectsomelogicandreasonintoavolatilesituation.   pierino March20,2012 Brava!Unapplauso!   scb94025 March19,2012 Thankyou,allyouwonderfulpeopleforgivingmesomanyanswers!Ireally,reallyappreciateit!;o)Thatclearsitupforme.Sorrytohavebeenabother!   susanG. March19,2012 1-2tablespoons(1/2to1ounce)   scb94025 March19,2012 ObviouslyIthoughttheHeartyHarvestBreadwasaveryattractive-lookingrecipeformetomake,butinordertomakeit,IneededtoknowwhatintheworldaglugissothatIwouldknowhowmuchtoputin.Sorry,butIhadnoidea,asIhavenever,everseenthetermbefore.Icouldnotimaginewhatitcouldbe.Sorrymybrainworksthisway,butIworkwithexacttermsofwhichIknowthemeaning.Maybemyimaginationismissing,andhasbeenmissingmywholelife,butthatiswhatitisandIjusthitablankwallwhereIcannotproceedanyfartherwithoutknowingwhatitmeans.Maybemybrainisjustnotastalentedassomeofyoursis,butthatiswhathappenedwhenIsawthatword.Ineededadefinition.Thatisall.Ihadabsolutelynoideawhatsoever.SomeofyouseemedtohaveapictureofwhatitcouldmeanbutIdidnot.   Greenstuff March19,2012 Nottoworry,nowyouknow.IseeyoujustjoinedFood52,sowelcome!Butnexttime,youmightgetyouranswersjustasquicklyandwithalittlelessrancorbystartingout"What'saglug?'ratherthan"Idon'tthinkit'sfunny..."Foraninternetforum,we'reremarkablycivil.Well...maybewiththeexceptionofafewcharacters,butwe'vehadanopportunitytogettoknowthem,soweknowwehavetotakethemwithagrainofsalt(that's64.9891mg).   hardlikearmour March20,2012 Theinternetisavastandmightysourceofinformation.Perhapsbeforeyou"gotonyourhighhorse"youcould'vedoneasimplesearch??Certainlyyoucouldhavebeenmorepoliteinyourquestionandresponsestoanswers.   ChefOno March19,2012 EvenI,astrongproponentofprecisemeasurements,occasionallyusetheterm"pinch"whenrecordingarecipe.ButIwouldn'ttrytoconvertittoweightorvolumebecauseitdependsuponthesubstanceinquestion.Forexample,formeanyway,apinchofkoshersaltequatestoroughly1/8tsp.whereasapinchoftablesaltmeasuresoutcloserto1/16tsp. Ithinkmeasuringspoonslabeled"pinch"fallunderthecategoryofnovelties/uselesskitchengadgets.Butmaybethere'ssomemoneytobemademarketingonelabeled"glug"?   boulangere March21,2012 Yes,countingthepenniesbytheglug.   Prov31julia July7,2019 I’mthenewbietofood52butnotreallyanewbietocooking...foundthisbecauseIwaslookingforhowmucha“glug”was.Beingdeaf,Ialwaysnoticedpouringthingsoutmadeanicelowfrequency“glug”sound.Italwaysseemtofillupmymeasuringcupsaboutthesame“amount”eachtimeitglugged.Italsoseemedtheamountsweredifferentdependingonthesizeofthecontainerneckopening(gallonorhalfgallonorquart),andthethicknessoftheproductbeinggluggedout.Forexample,whenIwashelpeddadchangetheoilinthecar,thequartofmotoroilgluggedoutadifferentamountthantheglugsIgotfromhelpingmymominthekitchen,pouringouthoneyorpouringoutvinegar.Andnothinghaschangedsincethe1960’s&‘70’swhenIwashomehelpingout.Differentproductsglugoutatdifferentrates.Ihadneverknown(backthen)thattherewasalegitimateword“glug”.Itwasalwaysinstinctiveforme.Maybethat’sbecauseIwasalreadya“hillbilly”orpondscumorwhatever,wasalready“lowclass”anddidn’tevenknowit...IhavebeenpleasantlysurprisedwhenprofessionalsoncaptionedTVshowsorvideos,orinmyfavoritecaptionedmedium(booksornewspapersetc)use“glug”tomean“it’saboutthisamount,plusorminussome,notjustrealaccuratebutnottotallymissingthemarkeither.”ThenIdon’tfeelsostupidfornothearingpeopletalk,becauseIheardthefoodglugouttheamountswhileIwaspouring.   ChefOno March19,2012 ThepointIwastryingtomakeisthatifyouattempttofollowabakingrecipethatgivesflourinunitsofvolume,you'realreadyatadistinctdisadvantageintermsofaccuracy.Ithinkyouarecorrecttoquestionwhattheauthormeantby"glug"(andtheauthorhasanswered).Butevenknowingthat,youstilldon'thaveanaccuraterecipe.Thebestyoucandoisconverttoweights,giveitatry,andrelyonyourskillsasabakertomakewhateveradjustmentsarenecessary. Obviously,theauthorhadanideathatappealedtoyou.Ithinkyouoweittoaccepttherecipeinthespiritinwhichitwasofferedinsteadofinsultinghimorher.Perhapsanadditiontotherecipeisinorderhere:1ea.ChillPill.   softpunk March19,2012 Youaretakingthisallfartooseriously.Ithinkyouneedtolightenupalittlebit,orjustgofindanotherrecipeinoneofyour50-yearsworthofcookbooks.Justbecauseyoucan'ttiltajarofhoneytothesideandletaglugslideoutdoesn'tmeanyouneedtocalloneofthebestbakersonthissite(sofarasIcantell)"lowclass".I'mnotgoingtoassumethatyoulackcommonsensebecauseyouthinkthataglugmightbeabucketful,soI'mnotsurewhyyouneedtoassumethatsomeoneisbeneathyoubecausetheyuseatermyouaren'tfamiliarwith,eventhoughit'sfairlycommonlyused.Now,gobeseriousandfindaseriousrecipethat'smorerefinedandinkeepingwithyourhighersenseofsocialstanding.You'llbemissingoutthoughbecausethisisagreatloafofbread,andwhileyourco-workersapproveoftheendresults,itdoesn'tsoundlikeyouhavemuchfunwhenyoubakeorcook,andthat'sreallytoobad.   boulangere March19,2012 Thankyou,softpunk,foryourkindwords.Pierino,Iwasn'tchannelingmyinnerRachelRay,IwasjusttryingnottosoundaspedanticasIusuallydo.   pierino March19,2012 Boulangere,it'sfinetobepedanticespeciallywhenitcomestobaking.Igetcalledoutonthatallthetime.AndI'vebeendescribedas"condescending"forbeingstrictoningredientsandthereasonsforusingthem.Forexample,ItaliansscreamatAmericans'casualuseoftheterm"parmesan"todescribecheesethathasneverleftWisconsinletalonevisitedParma.So,continuewithyourfineworkandlettheRachaelRaysglugaway.   scb94025 March19,2012 Greenstuff,Doyoumean1/16ofaTEAspoon?1/16thofateaspooniswhatIhavelearned.Halfofthe1/8teaspoonsize.   Greenstuff March19,2012 Ohyes,sorry!!1/16ofateaspoon.Hopenoonewroteitdownorthattheyjustfocusedonthe0.312ml(whichisactuallyimprintedonmyspoon).IwassobusypuzzlingoverwhyRachaelRaywouldlikewordslike"glug"and"EVOO"thatIwasn'tpayingcloseenoughattention!Iknownothingabouther.Butforme,bytheway,"glug"isself-understood,asit'sthesoundoftheglug-glug-glugoutthebottle.   Greenstuff March19,2012 AccordingtotheUrbanDictionary,aglogis"aunitofmeasureforthosecooksandbartenderswhoeschewgraduatedcylinders,analyticalbalances,etc."andequaltoabout2tablespoons.I'dguessit'sintherecipespecificallytoconveythattheexactmeasureisn'ttooimportant,justasotherrecipescallfora"dash"ora"pinch"ofsalt.ThoughIdohaveameasuringspoonforapinch.Itclaimstohold0.312ml,whichwouldbeabout1/16ofatablespoon.   MTMitchell March20,2012 Ihaveasetthatincludesa"pinch"measurement,andalsoa"dash"spoon.Sortofironic,really,sinceI'mnotsuper-committedtoaccuracywhenI'mcooking...Irelyonmyownjudgmentmoreoftenthannot,whichhasworkedoutreallywellsometimesandothertimes,well....let'sjustsaythespoonswereagiftandtheyweregivenforareason!   boulangere March20,2012 Interestingasalways,Greenstuff,aboutaglog.   scb94025 March19,2012 YoucangobywhatYOUthinkaglugis,butsinceIhaveNEVER,EVERheardthatword,itmeansnothingtome.Forme,ithasnothingtodowithapproximatingifInevercameacrossthatword.(AndIhavehearda"pinch"describedasabout1/16ofateaspoon.)Butaglug?HowcouldIdreamupadescriptionifIneverheardofit?Sorry,Iamnottalkingaboutaccuracy!IneverheardofaglugsoIdon'tknowwhatitis!!Thereisnowaytodeterminehow"much"aglugisifyouhaveneverheardtheword.ItcouldbeapailfullforallIknow.Ihavehundredsandhundredsofcookbooksandhaveusedthemthe50yearsofmyadultlife,andIhaveneverseenthattermused.Iamanexperiencedcookandbaker,andhavenever,evercomeacrossthatterm,soithasnothingtodowithaccuracy.AndIneverassociatedwithpeoplewhospokeinsuchamanner.Itsoundsvery"lowerclass"tome,nowthatyouhaveexplainedwhatitis,andsoundslikeapersonpouringalcoholdownhis/herthroat.Havingareputationofagreatcookandbakerwithallmyfriendsandco-workers,Icookandbakebyexactmeasurementsandhavenever"madeup"arecipe,soIbakelikeascientistmeasures,exactly,andthatiswhytherecipesImakearealwaysasuccess.Idon't"throwthingstogether"tofindouttheresult.Ever.A"glug"hasaboutasmuchaccuracyasa"chunk."Stupidtermaltogether. InreplytosoftpunkandChefOno,Idonotmeasureflourbyvolume-IuserecipesthatgivemethemeasureingramssoIcanputitonascaletoweightheamount.KAFgivespeopleachoiceonwhichmeasurestheywanttogobywhentheyprintoutarecipe,andforaccuracyIalwaysusetheweightmeasures.OrItranslateawrittenrecipeintograms,especiallyforcakes.Seriouscooksandbakersusegramswhenpossible.   hardlikearmour March20,2012 Thisparticularcomment,aswellasthewayyouwrotetheadditionalinfounderyourquestioniscompletelycondescendingandrude.Justbecauseyoudon'tagreewiththewayapersonwrotearecipedoesn'tgiveyoulicensetobebad-manneredandself-righteous.Apolitequestionorprivatemessageisafarsuperiorwaytogettheinformationyouwantwithoutbeinginsulting.   creamtea March20,2012 wow.just,wow.   softpunk March19,2012 Whatdifferencedoesitmake?I'vemadethisbreadafewtimes,andeachtimehaveusedmyowngoodjudgementaboutwhatIthinkaglugis.Thebreadhasalwaysturnedoutgreat,eventhelasttimewhenIaccidentallyforgottoaddtheegg. IagreewithChefOno100%--alittlemoreoralittlelesshoneyisgoingtohavefarlessofanimpactoverallthananinaccuratemeasurementofflour. Ialsothinkthatapinchisatotallylegitmeasurement.   boulangere March20,2012 Whatisimportantabouttherecipeisnottheglugofhoney,butratherthemixingandkneadingmethod.Andtheeggisn'tgoingtomakeahugedifference,either,asyourealized,softpunk.   ChefOno March19,2012 Iagree,a"glug"isnotanappropriatespecification.But,ifyouthinkaboutit,isitanylessaccuratethanmeasuringflourbyvolume?   pierino March19,2012 IthinkyoucanblamethatoneonRachaelRay,alongwith"EVOO".Thatwomanisanimbecile.Sheoncedidarecipeshecalled"Youwon'tbesingleforlongsauce"whichcalledforacoupleof"glugs"ofvodka,whichshepouredstraightintothepanfromthebottle.Itshouldreallybecalled,"Youwon'tbesingleforlongbecauseyou'llbedeadsauce."No,it'snotarealmeasurement.Rachaelcanhoweverfitanentirepineappleinhermouth.   boulangere March19,2012 Yes,atablespoonwilldojustfine.   susanG. March19,2012 Ihavebakedthiswonderfulbreadseveraltimes,and1-2tablespoonswouldworkwell.I'mafatcutter,soI'dgoonthelowside.Someingredientsneedtobeprecise,othersareflexible.   boulangere March19,2012 Wellsaid,susang.   sexyLAMBCHOPx March19,2012 Ithinkitmaybeaheavytablespoon,topouritoutandhearaglugsoundandstop.   RecommendedbyFood52 RelatedDiscussions HowdoImakeaheartybeefstew? 2Comments 1681Views Recommendglassmeasuringcups 5Comments 2859Views Recipesthatcall.For'cups'ofthings.Howdoesoneconvertthese.To.Grams?(Or.Ounces) 15Comments 2239Views Whentoharvesttomatoes 4Comments 844Views howmanygramsincupofflour 11Comments 1309Views PopularonFood52