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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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Absolutely the point. Precision is not needed in the vast majority of cooking. It's a pointless, time-consuming step.

Volumetric measurement is superior. Yes, I'd rather it be liters instead of cups, but cups is better than grams.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm not just talking about home cooking. It's just one thing. I'm talking about life in general. We Americans have a tendency to do these weird things based purely on tradition when there are more precise and logical solutions available. But no, no: "We're unique and exceptional. We do it the American way." Ridiculous.

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