Gruyère (shredded)
Shredded Gruyère weighs 110g per cup. A Swiss alpine cheese with a sweet, slightly nutty, and earthy flavor that intensifies with age (5-12 months for table use; 12+ for grating). The classic cheese for fondue, French onion soup, and croque monsieur because it melts smoothly without becoming oily. Substitutes 1:1 for Comté or Emmental. Block keeps 2-3 weeks wrapped in parchment then plastic; shredded should be used within a week.
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03 // WHY IT MATTERS
If your cookies spread, your bread is gummy, or your cake sinks — flour weight is usually why.
A scooped cup of flour can weigh anywhere from 125g to 180g. That's a 44% range — enough to wreck a cake.
Modern recipes use the spoon-and-level method: fluff the flour, spoon it into a dry measuring cup without packing, then sweep flat with a knife.
The scoop method — pushing the cup directly into the bag — packs in 40-50% more flour.