http://dylanleigh.net/enThu, 08 Jan 2026 15:46:12 GMTNikola (getnikola.com)http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://dylanleigh.net/posts/2020/02/cooking-cup-measurements-in-uk-us-au-nz/Dylan Leigh<div><p>Volumetric measurements (using the volume of a container) are inferior to Gravimetric measurements (i.e. weight) in most ways. Weighing is faster (for a given pareto-optimal degree of accuracy), can achieve greater accuracy, and most importantly there will be less dishes to clean up afterwards.</p> <p>Most irritatingly, "cups" and "spoons" mean different amounts in different countries. Even worse, sometimes three "thirds" of a cup are less than one cup...</p> <p>[Updated 2020-03-22: Added cup densities for wheat bran and oat bran]</p> <p><a href="http://dylanleigh.net/posts/2020/02/cooking-cup-measurements-in-uk-us-au-nz/">Read more…</a> (3 min remaining to read)</p></div>bakingcookingdessertfoodnotespastryrantsreferencesweetshttp://dylanleigh.net/posts/2020/02/cooking-cup-measurements-in-uk-us-au-nz/Fri, 07 Feb 2020 02:12:26 GMT