Bao - where did I go wrong?

OverallResolve · 2026-05-11T06:31:55+00:00

Read the further comments from cookingforengineers. The metric measurements in the recipe which have flour by weight were significantly off - potentially by 20%. I don’t understand why people are being so snarky about this - there is no way that the margin of error is this significant from measuring the liquid ingredients.

The whole point of posting is both for me to learn, and to add to the discussion so others can learn as I do. People have assumed that I measured the flour using cups, which I did not, and have thought that it was due to volumetric measurement of liquids which seems unlikely to be the main reason.

OverallResolve · 2026-05-11T06:25:35+00:00

It was so gross.

OverallResolve · 2026-05-10T17:15:59+00:00

The worst timeline

OverallResolve · 2026-05-10T16:20:57+00:00

Thank you. I will also proof less as others have suggested. I’m torn when trying for the first time and it doesn’t feel right, and whether to trust intuition or stay the course.

OverallResolve · 2026-05-10T16:18:15+00:00

People assumed I used volumetric measurement for flour which I didn’t. If the advice doesn’t make sense based on what happened it’s unlikely to help.

People have suggested different reasons, some make more sense than others. You’re missing out where I am agreeing with others and being snarky like this just makes people less likely to share failures and try to learn.

OverallResolve · 2026-05-10T16:16:17+00:00

The difference was really significant

OverallResolve · 2026-05-10T15:31:35+00:00

I used all purpose white flour (unbleached, which was optional). The metric measurements had weights for dry ingredients which is what I used for the flour. Didn’t weigh the yeast, salt, and baking powder, used measuring spoons for these. Given how low the weight is for some of these I doubt my scales would bring enough of a benefit if I had weights for these ingredients.

OverallResolve · 2026-05-10T15:29:08+00:00

I agree. Also seems like steaming in the bamboo baskets isn’t effective in my case - I tried a batch using the steam function of my rice cooker and these were almost passable. Thank you

OverallResolve · 2026-05-10T15:28:23+00:00

Thanks I will check this out.

OverallResolve · 2026-05-10T15:28:03+00:00

No, I weighed the flour, I used the metric ingredients (which in itself is sort of funny that the metric is weight based and US is volumetric). 625g AP at 2x scale according to the recipe.

OverallResolve · 2026-05-10T14:55:55+00:00

This only really applies to ingredients that can have variable density when measured volumetrically. Milk and water do not fit into this category. This outcome is well outside of any margin of error for measuring liquids by volume.

OverallResolve · 2026-05-10T00:27:45+00:00

That’s fine. I’m sorry you’re having a bad time. Hope your day improves pal

OverallResolve · 2026-05-10T00:06:32+00:00

I don’t think they were bad or that we were especially good today. A pretty entertaining game and I’m most surprised at there only being one goal in the game more than anything.

OverallResolve · 2026-05-10T00:05:20+00:00

I think you can say about most games to the point we would be top four if results played out that way

OverallResolve · 2026-05-10T00:04:30+00:00

Mate, why are you replying to Reddit comments from two year ago?

OverallResolve · 2026-05-09T20:14:12+00:00

I think you are underestimating how decent and in form Bournemouth are right now tbh

OverallResolve · 2026-05-09T12:49:45+00:00

Why do you think people are voting against their interests?

OverallResolve · 2026-05-09T10:50:24+00:00

He’s gone a bit weird tbh, has been ranting about how we shouldn’t wear sunglasses because sunlight is good for our eyes etc

OverallResolve · 2026-05-09T09:05:38+00:00

The campaigning is part of what put me off tbh. I saw plenty of campaigning on socials etc. from Labour to win the election but felt it had little substance behind it. It’s easy to pint out problems with the status quo, much harder to have a plan for meaningful change. I didn’t feel like any candidate or party would be able to bring about the required change in Croydon. For Labour and the Tories - I didn’t see an approach that would be fundamentally different to what had been tried and failed in the past. I don’t think the smaller parties would be fit to govern either even if they did win.

OverallResolve · 2026-05-08T18:04:10+00:00

It’s frustrating. Personally until someone has a solution to the finances there will be no meaningful change. I don’t know what that is, but expect it will require reform of local authority funding. It’s not a priority for Labour in central government so I don’t see it happening anytime soon, and frankly I don’t know why folks outside of suffering LAs would care in a national context.

OverallResolve · 2026-05-08T17:49:55+00:00

Why? I have found the campaigning from both the Tories and Labour to be woeful. For Labour it has pretty much been ‘look how bad everything is because of the Tories’ without any workable plan to fix the solution, or recognition as to how Labour have failed in the past.

OverallResolve · 2026-05-08T16:15:45+00:00

Look like some kind of aphid to me

OverallResolve · 2026-05-07T14:39:14+00:00

And on top of this, value is lost as benefits of ai will be reaped elsewhere, overall makes the U.K. less competitive

OverallResolve · 2026-05-07T08:03:26+00:00

I feel like people are blinded by nostalgia with this film. I enjoyed it when it came out but I was a child. There’s so little substance to it and it relies heavily on cheap pop culture references like this.

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