BEER STYLES
colour, bitterness and strength of 15 styles from the BJCP 2021 guidelines
COCKTAIL FORMULAS
five templates by ratio, not fixed recipes — millilitres straight from the official IBA recipes
NINE DRINKS
the same coffee, different proportions
HOW MUCH COFFEE TO WATER
six methods · weight, grind, time
ARABICA AND ROBUSTA
two species, six varieties, one difference
POST-FERMENTED TEAS
six teas changed by microbes rather than oxygen
ESPRESSO
the nine requirements of a certified Italian espresso, with their tolerances
MATCHA DRINKS
six proportions · grams, millilitres, degrees
MATCHA GRADES
ceremonial, premium, culinary — what is behind the words
PUERH AGEING
sheng and shu · what the years do and when to drink
MINIMUM MATURATION
how long each spirit must sit in the barrel before it may bear its name — fifteen legal minimums on one scale
SPIRIT HOMELANDS
where the law lets Scotch, bourbon, cognac and tequila be made — seven spirits, three scales of place: a country, a part of one, a drawn zone
SPIRIT RAW MATERIALS
what the law lets whisky, rum, brandy and tequila be distilled from — ten spirits, seven raw materials, two regulations
BLACK TEA
grades, six leaves and four blends · in China it is "red tea"
TEA PLANT CULTIVARS
assamica against sinensis · leaves at one scale · six cultivars
GREEN TEA
six leaves · water, time, number of steepings
OOLONG
from 15 to 80 % oxidation · leaf shape · seven steepings
SIX KINDS OF TEA
one plant · the oxidation scale · seven processing steps
YELLOW TEA
yellowing under a cover · the step no other tea has
THE ISO 3591 GLASS
the only wine glass with dimensions instead of adjectives
WINE TEMPERATURE
neither from the fridge nor from the room — not one of them
BABY-LED WEANING
cutting fruit and vegetables so a baby can feed itself: the shape, the size limit and what is never served
THE BOILED EGG
soft, medium and hard: the minutes on the timer — and the degrees at which the white and the yolk set
THE HAMBURGER
the ratios of the mince and the five steps that decide the result
CAST IRON SKILLET
seasoning in 6 steps and everyday care — after the official Lodge instructions
COOKING SALTS
table, kosher, sea and flake: the sodium in the very same spoon — per the makers’ labels, drawn to true scale
FIRST FINGER FOODS
the size, the softness and the shape of a piece for a baby who feeds themselves, by the NHS guidance
SUGAR IN FRUIT
grams of natural sugar per 100 g of fresh fruit — and how much water sits beside it
HERBS AND SPICES
what pairs with what, how much to use and what swaps for what — per extension publications MF3539 (Kansas State) and FN198 (NDSU)
CULINARY KNIFE CUTS
julienne, brunoise, bâtonnet and the family of dice — the Culinary Institute of America dimensions, drawn to true scale
SAFE MEAT TEMPERATURES
USDA minimums inside the cut: three numbers for all meat, the rest time, and an oven plan
NEAPOLITAN PIZZA DOUGH
four ingredients in the proportions written into an EU regulation
POUND CAKE
four equal weights — a recipe whose name is its ratio
PROTEIN IN FOODS
grams per 100 g · animal and plant · and the state each one was weighed in
THE SCOVILLE SCALE
chilli heat from the bell pepper to Pepper X: four peppers drawn to true scale, and the ladder of varieties
SOURDOUGH BREAD
the timeline, hydration and grams — per King Arthur Baking’s Naturally Leavened Sourdough Bread
TABLE SERVICE
which side each thing arrives from, in what order the table is served, and what the hand may touch
RED CABBAGE pH INDICATOR
the purple juice that changes colour: acid or base, without asking a book
PLASTIC RESIN CODES
the seven codes on the bottom of an article per ASTM D7611: which resin each number names and what it means for sorting
IMPERIAL UNITS
convert in your head · without a calculator