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Re:Cups vs. grams: why can't American and British cooks agre... by ryanjshaw on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @07:22AM (#39915997)
Then there's the people who write recipes telling you to chop 1 cup of a vegetable, or "X medium-sized Ys". I never understood the aversion some people have to weighing things.
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Re:Cups vs. grams: why can't American and British cooks agre... by adql on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @07:46AM (#39916185)
They are eyeballing everything, then have to make a recipe out of it. The recipe didn't include all of the "fixing" of the spice/salt balance they do during cooking.
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Re:Cups vs. grams: why can't American and British cooks agre... by Ekaros on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @08:01AM (#39916322)
Weight also opens up question. Is that pre or post preparing? Like removing parts or skins and so on?
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Re:Cups vs. grams: why can't American and British cooks agre... by joshstrange on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @08:14AM (#39916449)
That’s interesting. I’ve never once thought of weighing (or measuring by volume) something before chopping it up. Maybe I’m just not thinking of the right ingredient?

For me, weight solves one of the biggest issues which is “large potato” or “large onion”, WTF is “large”?

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