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Snarm t1_je871rj wrote

Dealing in metric feels a lot like eating vegetables I hate. I know I should, I know it's good for me in the long run, but I sure don't like doing it.

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Rocketgirl8097 t1_je9yo0h wrote

I tell you what, I surely don't want to cook by measuring out ingredients with a scale in grams vs teaspoons and cups. What a pain in the ass that would be.

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Limp_Result7675 t1_jeb2o4f wrote

One is volume, one is weight. Not the same. Keeping using your teaspoon- it’s just a 5ml spoon now. And a tablespoon is just 15ml

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Rocketgirl8097 t1_jebkjt2 wrote

I have only seen cookbooks using grams so thats why I mentioned it. So new metric measurements would also require me to buy all that stuff again.

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Limp_Result7675 t1_jebr0oa wrote

My wife is a cook - she says recipes using weights are more consistent than volume no matter your units preference but I think you are missing a connection... if you are using weights (grams) you need a scale... period - none of those books will tell you a universal gram to teaspoon conversion and there is not metric equivalent to a teaspoon... but if you do find yourself with a cookbook mentioning weight/grams just plop it in a container on your scale (hell that container can be a half cup measuring cup) and move along.

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