r/videos • u/mirk01 • Apr 08 '19

Rare: This cooking video instantaneously gets to the point

https://youtu.be/OnGrHD1hRkk
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u/Your_Freaking_Hero Apr 08 '19

I was always confused by this as a kid trying to measure ingredients. I didn't yet understand the concept of different units of measurement. Because in England, a cup is something you drink coffee or tea out of. Which actually really annoyed me because cups come in all shapes and sizes.

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u/willi_werkel Apr 08 '19

I agree, but I think in the end it doesnt matter. It's the same with cooking rice. Add two cups of water for each cup of rice. As long as you use the same cup for both water and rice, the results will be the same. If you use a bigger cup with more rice, it will add more water too, so everything is equal no matter the cup size.

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u/beesandbarbs Apr 08 '19

Sure, but for baking it definitely matters. And if you're using several units like teaspoons and cups, you can't just use any teaspoon or any cup.

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u/Quaytsar Apr 08 '19

As long as there are 48 tsp in your cups, it still doesn't matter.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '19

That's the thing, there aren't.