I just realized while cooking that a measuring-cup cup (as measured out as 250mL in a glass measuring cup) is the same amount(s) as one of the actual plastic baking measuring cups that go inside each other like Russian dolls lol

I thought they were different somehow (something something imperial metric yadda yadda yaddda)

Your turn to come clean Lemmings!

**EDIT: to clarify, I mean volumetrically for measuring liquids

  • bl4ckblooc@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    You should use a scale, but most kitchens don’t have a scale in them. I wasn’t trying to make things more difficult with my reply.

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      9 months ago

      Every single kitchen I’ve ever been in had scales in it wtf

      Well apart from that junkie bastard I met but he probably sold them for crack

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        9 months ago

        Then you live in a fantasy lane and need to realize that the majority of the world doesn’t live in the same world as you. Have you also never seen a check engine light in a car?

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            9 months ago

            ….you do realize that they are still called ‘measuring cups’ in other countries right? They aren’t called ‘measuring 250 grams’.

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              9 months ago

              Solids weigh different amounts. You are talking about ml here. This is a good example of why it isn’t ideal.

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                9 months ago

                ML is also a measure of volume, which is what the measuring cups can measure. It’s not the 100% best method, but you will get comparable results. Again, I highly doubt anyone here could taste two recipes where the only difference is the use of a scale.