1+1=Carrot

      There are some things in the culinary math world that stand true for amounts and weights, but when you start thinking that thats true with most things, guess whos product is gonna be way off when finished. Though it is true an egg may weigh two ounces, one ounce for the yolk and one for the white, and a pint of water weighs precisely one pound, one cannot acertain that all produce weighs the same.

      In this case, a student in my class read the recipe as two pounds of carrots was needed so the classmate grabbed two carrots. I'm sure you can see where this is going already. The two carrots together did not even weigh a pound but that was this students process of thought. WRONG. 1 pound + 1 pound does not equal two carrots. Chef was able to come over and correct the mistake by asking about fifteen times "How much does the recipe call for and how much do you have there?" and the student replying "I need two pounds so I cut up two carrots Chef." The problem was however rectified through this exchange of Q&As'. -5 points for stupidity