Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups?
sushibowl@feddit.nl 2 months agoI agree with the sentiment: a lot of cooking does not require great precision, so a scale is not often necessary. but I think at that point you should be able to dispense with measuring equipment altogether and just go by feel for most things. A lot of cooking for me is throwing an amount into the pan that feels right, and I don’t see a need to measure cups of things.
If I’m baking, accuracy is necessary and I will always reach for the scale.
I guess the point I’m making is that measuring in cups represents a kind of midpoint in the precision-convenience trade-off that I just personally don’t find very useful.
HatchetHaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Entirely agree! I go entirely by feel most of the time and only use cup/spoon measurements as a first step when I’m making batters or cookie or pizza doughs before adjusting based on how the dough is incorporating. At that point it’s less of a measurement tool and more of a scooping tool to me.