I’m amused that my logic is the same but opposite of yours: why the fuck should I scoop and level something to get an “exact measurement”, when I could just dump into a container on a scale and get an actual exact measurement.
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Dkarma@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Because measuring by weight is simply a waste of time. Full cup have exact measure dump. Simple.
Why would you ever add an extra step or two for no reason??
Passerby6497@lemmy.world 7 months ago
dreugeworst@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
So you don’t have to modify the amount when the recipe called for kosher salt but you only have sea salt. A cup of pasta? Depending on the type you end up with vastly different weight
GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Assuming you’re not trolling, flour has variable density depending on how you scoop or squish it. Packed or unpacked brown sugar?
exanime@lemmy.today 7 months ago
Possibly the most confidently wrong comment I have read here