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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Me every time somebody asks why I use scales for everything

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why do you use scales for everything?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Because it’s way more precise than pouring liquids into a beaker (which can be off by 10%), much easier to judge than bending down to judge a level, and since with water 1 ml == 1g (yeah, metric system helps…) fairly easy to calculate. All other liquids commonly used are close enough.

Also what the fuck is 3 cups of flour/rice/salad (?!) even supposed to mean. Loosely packed? Compressed?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

^^ thanks for doing it for me 😂 volumetric measuring can get to fuck for anything precise

[–] Unseeliefae 10 points 1 year ago

Yep, measuring by weight is the only way to get consistent results for bread dough.

The density of flour seems to change based on weather and humidity levels, so trying to measure by volume is pointless.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

If I come across a recipe that has cup measures there’s no chance I’m using it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Tsks tsks in Asian for measuring rice with anything other than your hand

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

1ml of distilled water in perfect conditions = 1g ... but it's still close enough most of the time to not matter. Other liquids could be off by larger margins.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

good lord I hate cup measurements

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You probably won't be surprised to learn that I am very much a James Hoffman disciple, between that and being a foodie I was always destined to be a weight supremacist.