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I'm tired of guessing which country the author is from when they use cup measurement and how densely they put flour in it.

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[–] [email protected] 68 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (18 children)

Use non-American recipes.

The rest of the world does this. And guess what, 1 milliliter of water is exactly 1 gram, unlike stupid ounces.

[–] EtherWhack 2 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Density differs for other ingredients though.

[–] panicnow 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It does, but I would still rather use grams usually. My ice cream base recipe says 500g skim milk and 470g heavy cream. I don’t have to get a measuring cup dirty—I just pour them into the bowl.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Wait, why on earth would you use skim milk in ice cream when you're adding in basically equal parts cream anyway?

[–] panicnow 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The only thing that really matters is the average milk fat %. I like Costco’s 40% heavy cream from a price and quality standpoint. My family drinks skim milk. If I mix those two equally I will end up with about 20% fat which makes a very nice ice cream.

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

Yeah I guess if you already have skim milk around the house then that makes sense.

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