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

  • hornface@fedia.io
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    9 months ago

    Measuring by mass is definitely more accurate, yeah (for dry and wet ingredients). But have you ever noticed that the recipe always uses round numbers? You never see 4/9 cup, or 2.3735 teaspoons. What’s the point of being able to measure out an exact number of grams when the recipe is already extremely approximated at a not-necessarily-exactly-optimal amount?

    I mean yes, ok, I admit that you will get more consistent results. But not necessarily consistently good results.

    • Transient Punk@sh.itjust.works
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      9 months ago

      You’re right, most recipes aren’t great. But, the beauty of using the scale is that you can iterate to make the recipe better. And every change will be reflected, because you’re using a scale to get precise, repeatable measurements.