When do you need to use either of these?
Old recipe books
Comment on xkcd #3164: Metric Tip
OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml 3 days agoso I confuse the number of ounces in a pound quite often, amongst other things
When do you need to use either of these?
I know the number of pounds in a kilo so I can understand the Americans when they talk about weightlifting and how much people weigh. I don’t think I’ve ever used an ounce in my life.
FridaySteve@lemmy.world 3 days ago
frank@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
If you look up cooking or baking recipes and get American ones you’ll see oz a lot, I have found
guy_threepwood@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Baking is a big one yes. Not just American recipes - old British ones too. And there are various useful estimations you can use too; one egg is about an ounce. Three ounces each of flour, sugar, butter plus three eggs makes a pretty good Victoria sponge which fits nicely in a 12cm baking tin.
The madness continues