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    Quote Originally Posted by Throbert McGee View Post
    However, if you're using an American cake recipe with standard American measuring cups and an American stove, than "baking with Imperial units" is as simple as can be!
    It does not seem so easy when you live in a country with different standard cups. )) The Russian segment of Internet is filled with cries of distraught Russian women: "How many grams are in a cup"? There's also a lot of hatred towards sticks of butter and ambiguous "portions" on the backs of American food boxes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gRomoZeka View Post
    It does not seem so easy when you live in a country with different standard cups. )) The Russian segment of Internet is filled with cries of distraught Russian women: "How many grams are in a cup"? There's also a lot of hatred towards sticks of butter and ambiguous "portions" on the backs of American food boxes.
    To these women, I strongly recommend this site: The Metric Kitchen -- it includes a rather detailed table of cup/gram equivalents for non-liquid ingredients. 1 cup of flour = 120 g, 1 cup of white sugar = 200 g, 1 cup of butter = 240 g.

    Also, note that in the US, a "stick" of butter is completely standardized: 1 stick = 1/2 cup = 8 Tablespoons = 1/4 pound = 240 grams.

    But I agree that the "portions" on American food containers are ridiculous, and almost always too small for a normal adult. (Obviously, they use small portion sizes to make the food seem lower in fat and calories. But sometimes, foods that are naturally low in fat/calories will use unrealistically large portions to make the amount of fiber, proteins, and vitamins seem higher.)

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