Used a couple of US recipes recently and most of the ingredients are in cups, or spoons, not by weight. This is a nightmare to convert. Do Americans not own scales or something? What’s the reason for measuring everything by volume?

  • GiddyGap
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    3 months ago

    I’m not just talking about home cooking. It’s just one thing. I’m talking about life in general. We Americans have a tendency to do these weird things based purely on tradition when there are more precise and logical solutions available. But no, no: “We’re unique and exceptional. We do it the American way.” Ridiculous.

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      3 months ago

      Well, I’m specifically talking about measurements in home cooking. But you have fun with that.

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        3 months ago

        Like I said, it goes for home cooking as well.