From the article: Why Sift?
These days with already sifted flour and powdered sugar, is it still necessary to sift ingredients? What do you do? What Do You Do?
Sift or Not
- No i do not sift..I really don't see the need to if i see a lump or hard peice i just remove it..
- —Guest Cindy Beck
Times change
- Back in the old days, sifting was done to remove larger pieces of grain that did not get completely ground as well as critters (like weevils). In most cases, it's not necessary these days. I do not even own a sifter anymore.
- —collectiblegal
I sift
- I always sift my whole new bag of flour into my canister. This gets rid of the lumps and I only need to do this usually once, depending on the recipe instructions. I also do this with powdered sugar, sifting it into an old/recycled 1 gal. ice cream tub.
- —SpinningJenny
Too Much Trouble
- If I'm not in a hurry, I might sift, but I usually don't. I never thought about the amounts not being ok.
- —Mandy216
