Hi from a newbie

Hi I’m Sandy and I love cooking! lets swap tips shall we?
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One infrequently shared tip that really makes a difference: Any time you are breading something to fry, let it rest on a rack for about 20 minutes after breading and before frying. This helps to ensure that the breading doesn’t fall off, and also helps to make it nice and crispy.

Hello Sandy. Welcome to the forum and enjoy here

Welcome. Here’s my tip:

To test a digital scale without a calibration weight
To test a digital scale if you don’t have a special calibration weight you can use coins: (Make sure to use new, shiny coins. Worn coins will weigh less).

A U.S. nickel (5-cent coin for non-Americans) weighs exactly 5.00 grams and a U.S. cent (since 1983) weighs exactly 2.50 grams.

U.S. Cents 1981 and before weigh 3.11 grams. (In 1982 solid bronze U.S. cents were replaced with copper plated zinc U.S. cents. In 1982 both metal types of U.S. cents were made.)

Canadian coins are lighter. A Canadian 5-cent coin weighs 3.95 grams since 2000. A Canadian 1-cent coin weights 2.35 grams since 2000. Before 2000 coin weights changed several times due to changes in metal content.

If you live in another country, check out your government mint web site or coin collectors web sites for gram weights of your local coins.

Here’s a tip for your Thermapen Thermometer.
After I bought one, I realized I didn’t have a case for it. I didn’t want it knocking around by itself in the kitchen gadget drawer.

Then I noticed one of my spare eyeglass cases looked about the right size. It worked! So, if you don’t have a Thermapen Thermometer case, try a spare eyeglass case. It should fit perfectly.