Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups?
BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 5 months agoThere are many of other things that can be compacted or have different volume to weight ratios.
Corn starch is like flour, you can pack it down. Salt (Table vs Kosher) Kosher salt has about half the volume to weight as table salt. Shredded Cheese (this one always bugs me. Is it 3 cups after shredding, or before… how packed in should it be), etc.
A lot of volumetric baking recipes tell you to run the grain through a sieve to remove clumps, this generally standardizes the density well enough.
Salt is usually assumed to be table salt unless noted in the recipe. Even then, most recipes have a point to them where they tell you to taste the food and add salt to taste as necessary.
What are you cooking with shredded cheese where the ratio is that important?
Are you measuring cornstarch?
Maybe I just have weird cornstarch but anytime I try to actively scoop out of it, it’s like trying to scoop baking powder.
I use it frequently in coatings for Japanese deep fried foods, usually mixed with flour and salt in particular ratios.
I usually just eyeball stuff like that
NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 5 months ago
Also, the proper amount of shredded cheese is the container.