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I just learned that Canadian cups != American cups. (227g vs 218g) Who would have thought....
by SuperKlaus 12y ago
I just learned that Canadian cups != American cups.
(227g vs 218g)
Who would have thought....
- officialjunk 12y agoWait a second. Cups are a measure of volume and not weight, though. Grams is not the right unit to compare here.
- _delirium 12y agoThere are approximate conversions for recipes, since many American recipes use volume measures and expect you to have measuring cups, while European recipes expect you to have a kitchen scale. But yes, there isn't any single conversion, since density varies: there's one cups/grams ratio for granulated sugar, one for powdered sugar, one for sifted flour, one for water, etc.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoWhich, as a geek, I find superconfusing and generally insane. I wish cooking was treated as chemistry (which it de facto is) and at least used precise units and proper measuring tools.
- Larrikin 12y agoOutside of baking, you really don't need to be that precise. Bakers typically weigh their ingredients to get the correct measurements.