WHAT EXACTLY IS A CUP?!
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I understand YOU can't drag your scale around with you, but can you ask the cafeteria people for a scale or measuring device? or ask them if they know what is the weight of the little bowls of rice? i'm assuming they have to measure things.0
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Really easy answer.... The cost to convert to metric would be staggering... Think about changing every milage sign in the US to metric... Now convert every recipe. How about every tool.... The cost estimate that I read sometime ago was in the trillions of dollars.
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I'm old and lazy and do not take kindly to change! LOL
Im fine the way things are. lol
What a cop out. Canada did it and geographically we are bigger and our population is much smaller. Go metric.
Yes so did Australia - back in the 70's - and that is probably similar to Canada in terms of geographic size and spread out population.
Anyway, almost all the world has converted to metric as per that world map - I don't think USA is so special that its geographic/population/financial situation is unlike anywhere else in the world and everywhere else it is possible to change but not there.0 -
I TOTALLY thought this was a bra question...I mean...what exactly is a bra cup?? 250 ml of breast??0
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What a cop out. Canada did it and geographically we are bigger and our population is much smaller. Go metric.
...and think how much money the US automotive industry would save by not having to make dual-scaled speedometers.0 -
Isn't there a difference between UK and US cups (lol, just being funny!)
That's why I prefer grams myself!
Suggestion: I use a glass (old mustard jar, but you could use any container) and weighed the amount I 'allow' myself and marked in with a line using one of those can't wipe off pens.
Cups are not really a useful measuring thingy for solids, as one cup of mashed bananas will be a bigger portion than one cup of thickly sliced bananas (I've tried it, I know!)0 -
Isn't there a difference between UK and US cups (lol, just being funny!)0
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Cups are not really a useful measuring thingy for solids, as one cup of mashed bananas will be a bigger portion than one cup of thickly sliced bananas (I've tried it, I know!)
I measure flour, rice, lentils, etc. just fine with either cups or dl. Older recipes usually don't come with grams, but they are in decilitres, litres and tea-/tablespoons. And many still prefer volume even though they could easily use a scale. Flour, needless to say, is the most accurate to weigh in particular when volumes are large, but if it's just 1 or 2 dl I don't bother using the scale.
For instance when cooking rice, 1.5 dl is fine for two portions of Uncle Ben's, as per recommendation on the box. It's much quicker to grab the dl measuring cup and fill it directly from the jar compared to putting either pot or bowl on the scale and pour from said jar.0 -
Double D's. Now that's a cup!!0
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Really easy answer.... The cost to convert to metric would be staggering... Think about changing every milage sign in the US to metric... Now convert every recipe. How about every tool.... The cost estimate that I read sometime ago was in the trillions of dollars.
This
and
I'm old and lazy and do not take kindly to change! LOL
Im fine the way things are. lol
What a cop out. Canada did it and geographically we are bigger and our population is much smaller. Go metric.
Yes so did Australia - back in the 70's - and that is probably similar to Canada in terms of geographic size and spread out population.
Anyway, almost all the world has converted to metric as per that world map - I don't think USA is so special that its geographic/population/financial situation is unlike anywhere else in the world and everywhere else it is possible to change but not there.
The other half of the equation is the willingness of the population to change. I remember about 30 years ago there was a push by the government to change to metric and for the most part the populace ignored it. The government can require that metric is on all packaging, on signage etc but they can't force people to use the information.
For many people, saying that everyone else uses metric so you should to is a reason NOT to use metric. I know Starbucks has some naming convention for the size of their drinks, but I don't think I have ever heard anyone (customer) use it. It is always small, medium or large.0 -
http://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh-Scales-Digital-BL-1KG-BLK/dp/B0012N1NAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390151581&sr=8-1&keywords=pocket+food+scale
I use this at work, it is small enough to fit in a pocket and does grams as well as ounces.0 -
I TOTALLY thought this was a bra question...I mean...what exactly is a bra cup?? 250 ml of breast??
hahahahahahahahha! this right here made my day!!0 -
sure I did the picture right if not go to this site
http://www.sensiblebite.com/2013/02/how-big-is-serving-of-rice.html
eventually we will all have to get used to eating outside the house without the use of the scale it makes sense to start early and learn what a real serving is I personally like visuals so I can compare it to something
like another poster said a cup is roughly the size of your fist unless you have man hands (which I do) but it is an approximate0 -
For many people, saying that everyone else uses metric so you should to is a reason NOT to use metric. I know Starbucks has some naming convention for the size of their drinks, but I don't think I have ever heard anyone (customer) use it. It is always small, medium or large.
That's because anyone who actually asks for a "venti" anything either sounds like an idiot or a pompous *kitten* ;-)0 -
sure I did the picture right if not go to this site
You have to use lower case for img... to make it workFor many people, saying that everyone else uses metric so you should to is a reason NOT to use metric. I know Starbucks has some naming convention for the size of their drinks, but I don't think I have ever heard anyone (customer) use it. It is always small, medium or large.
That's because anyone who actually asks for a "venti" anything either sounds like an idiot or a pompous *kitten* ;-)
I don't spend a lot of time in Starbucks... but, it seems to me, that I usually hear customers saying, 'venti' or 'grande...' which does seem weird.
Starbucks Drink Sizes
Don’t know the Starbucks sizes? Let me explain.
Short - 8 oz.
This is the smallest size that Starbucks offers. It’s not very commonly ordered, and you can only get hot drinks in a Short size.
Tall - 12 oz.
Tall is considered to be a “small” sized drink. A medium size at Tim Hortons in Canada is 10 oz, or 14 oz in the U.S.
Grande - 16 oz.
Pronounced “GRAWN-day”. A Large Tim Hortons coffee is between 14 and 20 oz.
Venti - 20 oz. when hot, or 24 oz. cold.
Pronounced “VENN-tee”. An Extra Large at Tim Hortons is between 20 and 24 oz.
And make way for the Trenta - 31 oz. available in the U.S in May, 2011
6.5 oz. = about 1 cup
ESPRESSO SIZES:
Solo - 1 oz.
Single shot espresso.
Doppio - 2 oz.
Double shot espresso.
Order Example: Tall Bold.
Another:
Doppio Espresso in a Tall cup.0 -
i live in the uk, have always lived in the uk, and (hiding behind the chair waiting to get bashed for it lol) i love the American cup system, i joined a recipe site about 8 years ago, and most of the recipes have been posted by American people, i got fed up with having to constantly convert the recipes into grams or ounces (yes i stubbornly stick to lbs and ounces even though it's outdated) so bought myself a set of measuring cups, and haven't looked back since.
must admit though that when a recipe calls for a cup of veg or meat i do just roughly guess it0 -
And here lies the problem with estimating how much you are eating, rather than weighing.0
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And here lies the problem with estimating how much you are eating, rather than weighing.
I convert all my recipes to metric weight as it's more accurate to reproduce.
No more drams and pennyweights for me.0 -
This is my cup.
#JealousMuch0 -
A cup is a unit of volume and a very inaccurate way of measuring solid food.0
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This is also A CUP
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a measuring cup is 250 ml, or 8 oz.
^^This for liquids.
Everything else should always be weighed to make it more accurate.
i.e. 1 cup of Peanut Butter is not going to weigh the same as 1 cup of blueberries; hence everything else should always be weighed.
Hope this helps :flowerforyou:0 -
A cup is a standard unit of measure in the imperial system. It's what the UK used to use before they switched over to the metric system (a process which, by the way, took nearly 200 years and they were not fully converted until 1975) and which is still used by the US. It is a unit of liquid measure equivalent to 250ml. For things like this, really, you should be using Google. Asking "how much is a cup" is the sort of thing internet searches were made for. And they won't get you snarky results like asking "WHAT IS THIS UNIT OF MEASURE" in a public forum.0
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sure I did the picture right if not go to this site
http://www.sensiblebite.com/2013/02/how-big-is-serving-of-rice.html
eventually we will all have to get used to eating outside the house without the use of the scale it makes sense to start early and learn what a real serving is I personally like visuals so I can compare it to something
like another poster said a cup is roughly the size of your fist unless you have man hands (which I do) but it is an approximate
This helped a lot. thank you0 -
And, maybe you can measure things out at home as you are making your lunch for work too.
I do this. I measure out my foods the night before or in the morning before heading to work. It makes it much easier for me to get the accuracy (whether it be weighing or using measurements). When I do have something at work that isn't pre-portioned, I do estimate or look up the item (example, a certain brand of something that is measured individually, such as cookie).0
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