# Shallots: How many is "one" shallot?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shallots-how-many-is-one-shallot/995071>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [December 24, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shallots-how-many-is-one-shallot/995071 "2023-12-24T03:57:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shallots-how-many-is-one-shallot/995071/21 "2023-12-25T14:41:59Z")

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Except when it comes to salt… 🙄  
OK, OK, I’m gone…

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shallots-how-many-is-one-shallot/995071/22 "2023-12-25T15:07:07Z")

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Hey, I was saying it doesn’t matter that much in that thread!

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**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shallots-how-many-is-one-shallot/995071/23 "2023-12-25T15:08:51Z")

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I know, but I can only reply here to you because **Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness** has not posted. Sorry!

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shallots-how-many-is-one-shallot/995071/24 "2023-12-25T15:09:26Z")

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🙂 No worries!

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shallots-how-many-is-one-shallot/995071/25 "2023-12-26T09:33:35Z")

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I think those little plastic cups with the screw top are better than zip-lock bags for this purpose.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shallots-how-many-is-one-shallot/995071/26 "2023-12-26T13:33:26Z")

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Yeah, environmentally I use too many ziplock bags.

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