The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 14 days agoI'm afraid we've been bamboozledlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square194fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-213 days agoOr, we just use volumetric measurements, despite the slight variations they introduce when you cram pack flour into a cup instead of gently scooping the sifted. It’s a kitchen, not a laboratory or a factory.
minus-squarebandwidthcrisis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoMy first example was “a cup of frozen chicken strips”. I know I can make a guess how much they mean, but I could easily be off by a factor of 2. It really wouldn’t be hard to have the weight listed.
Or, we just use volumetric measurements, despite the slight variations they introduce when you cram pack flour into a cup instead of gently scooping the sifted. It’s a kitchen, not a laboratory or a factory.
My first example was “a cup of frozen chicken strips”.
I know I can make a guess how much they mean, but I could easily be off by a factor of 2.
It really wouldn’t be hard to have the weight listed.