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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    3 months ago

    Because measuring by weight is simply a waste of time. Full cup have exact measure dump. Simple.

    Why would you ever add an extra step or two for no reason??

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      3 months ago

      So you don’t have to modify the amount when the recipe called for kosher salt but you only have sea salt. A cup of pasta? Depending on the type you end up with vastly different weight

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      3 months ago

      Assuming you’re not trolling, flour has variable density depending on how you scoop or squish it. Packed or unpacked brown sugar?