Measuring Spices!

[puca]

For those of us who love our spices... How do you figure out how much to put in?

[puca]

I prefer to use a little cup, something I learnt by watching a friend cook.

[Est]

(Tea)spoons from a recipe, but I always add in a bit extra cos it never looks enough :p

[Kitteh]

If I am following a recipe I follow the recipe, unless it's a spice I don't like and then I halve it or leave it out.

If I am cooking/baking I just put in what I feel like

[Buddha Belly]

Sometimes if i need a mix of spices i will sling them in a small olive bowl. I can then taste test and adjust to what I want. The first time i follow a recipe i will stick to it perfectly then taste it as i go and make it better (?) next time.

[beanstew]

Most of my cooking I just make up as I go along. It normally works out okay.

[Tigerlily]

You're suppose to measure out spices?!

[f2097]

I just chuck them in and if it doesn't look/taste right add more or add more of everything else to cancel out the effect of putting too much of one in. This doesn't always work btw.

[Cherry]

Hehe. I'm the same.

[vegcurry]

I'm one of those who just judge it by eye and bung in what seems right; sometimes that doesn't work too well but the majority of the time it's edible. :D

[Quantum Mechanic]

If it's a recipe I follow it exactly; if it's my own original creation, I go based upon what I know about the properties of the spices and how they might interact with each other and the other ingredients, and from there I go by trial and error. :D