• folekaule@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    I’ve had to translate recipes from Norwegian to American and this struggle is real. Never thought I’d need to look up material density tables for cooking.

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      2 hours ago

      “To American” … what?

      We have kitchen scales, we know how to weigh ingredients.

      Old recipes in English often use volume measurements, across the pond too.

      Modern recipes use weights when possible.

      Idk why you’d convert to ye olde style.

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        2 hours ago

        I accidentally a word. Converting recipes from Norwegian and metric to American and US customary units.

        I’m aware. I have a scale, too. But most people didn’t weigh dry ingredients. So when I translate for someone else I have to use the “normal” measures they’re used to. For myself, I speak the language and just use metric, my scale, and a measuring cup with both markings.