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submitted 18 hours ago by comfy@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I'm sick of having to look up what country an author is from to know which variant of teaspoon they're using or how big their lemons are compared to mine. It's amateur hour out there, I want those homely family recipes up to standard!

What are some good lessons from scientific documentation which should be encouraged in cooking recipes? What are some issues with recipes you've seen which have tripped you up?

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[-] b34k@lemmy.world 14 points 8 hours ago

All solids should be listed by weight.

All liquids should be listed by volume.

SI units only. (Grams for solids, mL for liquids)

More graduated cylinders and volumetric flasks in the kitchen please.

[-] klemptor@startrek.website 2 points 2 hours ago

We should all use Einstein-Landauer units.

[-] AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

I thought SI Unit for volume is m3

[-] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 6 hours ago

same thing, one cubic centimeter is one ml

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 hours ago

But 1L is not 1m³

Liters are non-SI

[-] AlDente@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

To be completely pedantic, neither of those are SI compliant. A quantity-unit combination is not a single word and the two should always be separated by a space.

[-] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

1L is 1dm³ (10cm³)

They aren't "official" SI units but they dont require funny conversions and i'd much rather see liters then teaspoons

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 hours ago

Yeah I would also preffer liters even over m³. Was being pedantic on you saying it's the same thing

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