Yeah, a measurement cup is half a pint. They are defined volumes
Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups?
shadycomposer@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Silly question: are all cups the same volume? I didn’t bother to measure but the cup i use to scoop rice seems very different in size from the one I use for dog food…
flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Dkarma@lemmy.world 2 months ago
A cup is 8 oz
XeroxCool@lemmy.world 2 months ago
- 8 fluid ounces, not to further confuse Europeans by thinking our cup is an adaptable unit of measure based on 8 weight ounces of a given product.
nyctre@lemmy.world 2 months ago
US pint* which is 473 ml. Not to be confused with the UK pint, which is 568 ml.
acetanilide@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Nope. I mean technically they are supposed to be. But in practice, absolutely not. Im pretty sure manufacturers just make cups with random lines on it.
This is why I have a dry and a wet measuring cups. Although that still isn’t a standard. But at least if you consistently use the same cup for the same thing you can fine tune it that way.
reattach@lemmy.world 2 months ago
If your cup measurements are not the same you need new measuring cups.
PsychedSy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
A rice cup is 3/4 US customary cup.
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 2 months ago
A measuring cup is literally designed to be a consistent volume.
Not like a drinking cup or whatever