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?

    • @Cryophilia
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      27 months ago

      Absolutely the point. Precision is not needed in the vast majority of cooking. It’s a pointless, time-consuming step.

      Volumetric measurement is superior. Yes, I’d rather it be liters instead of cups, but cups is better than grams.

      • @[email protected]
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        17 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.

        • @Cryophilia
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          17 months ago

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