Aussie utensil detail that might be throwing off your cooking
There's one teeny tiny detail in Aussie kitchens that could be messing up your cooking.
It doesn't matter the precision with which you follow a recipe from another country, one utensil has been subtly throwing the ratio off this whole time without many realising.
The culprit? The tablespoon.
Watch the video above.
One utensil in Aussie kitchens could be throwing off your cooking. Getty
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It turns out the measurement of a tablespoon in Australia is different to the rest of the world. The Aussie version is, in fact, bigger by 5ml.
While a standard tablespoon in New Zealand, the UK and US is 15ml, a tablespoon in Australia measures 20ml.
It might not seem like that much in the grand scheme of things, but as any good baker knows, your measuring has to be spot on.
"I really wanted to pass this on because I think it's important," kitchenware specialist Rhonda from New Zealand said in a video posted to TikTok.
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Responding to someone in the comments, the specialist said it "can make a big difference" and "pays to be aware".
"So if you're doing a recipe that's Australian, particularly baking because baking's exacting, you need to know which measuring spoon you're using."
Simply take note to make sure your tablespoon measurement matches the country the recipe is from and you shouldn't have any hiccups.
If you didn't know about this slight different sitting in your kitchen drawer, you're not alone. The comments section was filled with confused cooks.
The kitchenware expert showed the difference between an Aussie tablespoon and the other standard 15ml one. TikTok/ mooch.nz
"Why Australia? Why?" one person wrote.
"I'm Australian and had no idea!" another admitted.
"Genuinely, "here's something I didn't learn until I was in my 30s" a third said.
"What?! So I can really blame my tools?!" someone else commented.
One person, presumably Aussie, had a possible explanation for the bigger tablespoon.
And honestly, we could get on board with this.
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Exact measurement are important to baking. Getty
"This originated from making Milo, we needed a bigger tablespoon to accommodate," they suggested.
But don't stress: according to the expert it's only Aussie tablespoons that are different.
So you can use your teaspoon without any panic.
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