Why do Americans measure everything in cups?
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?
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Silly question: are all cups the same volume? I didn’t bother to measure but the cup i use to scoop rice seems very different in size from the one I use for dog food…
A measuring cup is literally designed to be a consistent volume.
Not like a drinking cup or whatever
Yeah, a measurement cup is half a pint. They are defined volumes
A cup is 8 oz
US pint* which is 473 ml. Not to be confused with the UK pint, which is 568 ml.
A rice cup is 3/4 US customary cup.
Nope. I mean technically they are supposed to be. But in practice, absolutely not. Im pretty sure manufacturers just make cups with random lines on it.
This is why I have a dry and a wet measuring cups. Although that still isn't a standard. But at least if you consistently use the same cup for the same thing you can fine tune it that way.
If your cup measurements are not the same you need new measuring cups.