Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups?

• Delta_V@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨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 ⁨8⁩ ⁨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 ⁨8⁩ ⁨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 ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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• howrar@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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