Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups?
Siegfried@lemmy.world 10 months ago
The units used in the kirchen make sense, firstly because cups, spoons and shit are common things found in the kitchen, secondly because precision is not really a priority and thirdly because coocking is about proportions.
I usually take a piss on the american pathetic unit system anyway
HopFlop@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Except I have cups in my kitchen that are double the size of other cups and I dont know which ones to use.
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
I legit can’t tell:
You guys DO realize that “cup” is the specific name of a measurement and not, like, telling us to go use whatever mug we have in the kitchen, right?
The comments on this specific thread make me wonder
HopFlop@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
I was actually not aware of that… Makes more sense now.
Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I would guess use the ones that are sized like most other cups. Like standard mug sized. Although i think its all relative. If you use a certain cup to measure flour, use the same cup to measure sugar.
Siegfried@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I think that an american cup holds something like 230 cm3. Thats a horribly small cup for me (mines range from 250 to 450). I tend to use the ones that have 250 cm3 capacity and thats my definition of cup… or i can always use half a metric pint instead.
All this gibberish about units makes me feel like an idiot, so i will confess: i use a scale and metric cups. 250 cm3 water, or milk are roughly 250g