Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups?
Siegfried@lemmy.world 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 months ago
I was actually not aware of that… Makes more sense now.
Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 7 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 7 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