Why do Americans measure everything in cups?
Why do Americans measure everything in cups?
Used a couple of US recipes recently and most of the ingredients are in cups, or spoons, not by weight. This is a nightmare to convert. Do Americans not own scales or something? What's the reason for measuring everything by volume?
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Because measuring by weight is simply a waste of time. Full cup have exact measure dump. Simple.
Why would you ever add an extra step or two for no reason??
Because measuring by weight is simply a waste of time. Full cup have exact measure dump. Simple.
Possibly the most confidently wrong comment I have read here
I'm amused that my logic is the same but opposite of yours: why the fuck should I scoop and level something to get an "exact measurement", when I could just dump into a container on a scale and get an actual exact measurement.
So you don't have to modify the amount when the recipe called for kosher salt but you only have sea salt. A cup of pasta? Depending on the type you end up with vastly different weight
Assuming you're not trolling, flour has variable density depending on how you scoop or squish it. Packed or unpacked brown sugar?