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?

  • reattach@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    You keep saying that, but it’s not an extra step. Weighing the food is in place of the volume measurement, not in addition.

    Using volume measurement: start cutting broccoli. Add to a measuring cup until you get the right amount.

    Using weight measurement: cut broccoli. Add to scale until you have the right amount (actually I would usually weigh out a single large piece, then chop it all at once - same amount of effort).

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          6 months ago

          You put it in the cup. Which also measures it. You don’t have to press any buttons or tare anything. You just keep adding broccoli until cup is full.