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Physical Measurement Laboratory

Office of Weights and Measures

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Collage of chocolate chip cookies, waffles, banana bread, and apple crisp, with NIST OWM logo and Recipe Gallery
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Select and enjoy preparing a NIST Metric Recipe! This recipe series is ideal for both new and experienced chefs. Increase your familiarity with the metric system by using a basic kitchen scale to measure dry and wet ingredients.

Apple Crisp | Banana Bread | Brownies

Chocolate Chip Cookies | Macaroni and Cheese

Pumpkin Pie | Waffles

 

 

photo of apple crisp with whipped cream in orange block
Photo of Banana Bread in Orange Text Box
A stack of brownies on a napkin in a circle in a orange box titled brownies
Photo of Chocolate Chip cookies in orange text box
Photo of Mac and Cheese in orange text box
photo of pumpkin pie with whipped cream in orange block
Photo of waffles topped with bananas, strawberries and blueberries
 
 

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Created February 22, 2023, Updated September 28, 2023