Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups?

fitgse@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Blizzard@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  By the way, there’s just one size of cups in America?

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  • Delta_V@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The things people drink out of are many different sizes of course, but when the word “cup” is used in the context of a measure of volume, then yes, they’re called “measuring cups”, and the volume is standardized.

    Same thing with teaspoons and tablespoons. They’re not just any random spoon - when talking about measurements, they have a standardized volume and you need to use a cheap and ubiquitous measuring device if you want to follow a recipe precisely.

    Most people in USA do not have a scale in their kitchen, but we do have a measuring cup and a set of measuring spoons.

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  • themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    “cup” is a unit of measure like a foot. It measures volume and it is approx equal to 236 ml.

    There also exist metric cups with a round 250 ml, supposedly for easier adoption of the metric system.

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  • ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    A measuring cup is a specific size, about 237mL. There’s a whole system of US measurements, actually:

    3 teaspoons in a tablespoon

    2 tablespoons in an ounce

    8 ounces in a cup

    2 cups in a pint

    2 pints in a quart

    4 quarts in a gallon

    Not all cups are measuring cups; if you are having a cup of coffee that doesn’t mean your cup is exactly 8oz. You just infer from context that if someone is talking about ingredients then you should measure them with a measuring cup.

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    • Sinthesis@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      fluid ounce, since most liquids used in food are nearly the same density.

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  • howrar@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ve seen “cups” used to mean anywhere between 225ml and 250ml. It’s very confusing.

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