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I just realized while cooking that a measuring-cup cup (as measured out as 250mL in a glass measuring cup) is the same amount(s) as one of the actual plastic baking measuring cups that go inside each other like Russian dolls lol

I thought they were different somehow (something something imperial metric yadda yadda yaddda)

Your turn to come clean Lemmings!

**EDIT: to clarify, I mean volumetrically for measuring liquids

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[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Aha, thanks for clarifying this :) And yes, I was measuring out liquids so that tracks

[–] bl4ckblooc@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No worries! For cooking it wouldn’t be a big issue either way, but when it comes to baking you want to be precise.

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And measuring by volume isn't very precise. Measure by weight.

[–] bl4ckblooc@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It gets the job done, and is a lot easier for most people(plus most kitchens don’t have a scale). Don’t gatekeep cooking

[–] what@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's not gate keeping. It's just as easy to get a scale as it is to get measuring cups. People should use the right tool for the job so they don't fuck up and lose their confidence to try again.

[–] bl4ckblooc@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Scales are non essential tools that cost $20 or more, sure they do make things accurate but i honestly doubt you can tell if something your eating was cooked using measurements from a scale or with Betty Crocker measuring cups that are $3.