Reason 2: We are all confusing the use of DRY vs WET measuring cups. Reason 1: Partly because we are dealing with the traditional US cup size of 236 ml which then got rounded to 240 ml by government and then some chefs decided to go with 250 ml which is what is widely used internationally, especially in French cooking. Martha Stewart dry measuring cup with 1 cup = 236ml Martha Stewart dry measuring cups 1 cup = 240 ml So WHY are US measuring cups all different? So BE AWARE of what your measuring cup size is. Some American recipe books will say 1 cup (240ml) but then there’s some that has 1 cup (250ml). And then Julia Child’s pyrex measurement cup ( on display at Smithsonian) actually has both: 1 US cup as 8 oz (240ml or 236 ml to be exact) and 1 Metric cup as 250ml. US Metric cup = 250ml is what you will find in most stores. US Customary cup = 236ml is defined as 8 oz or 1/2 pint and was used customarily throughout United States. US Legal cup = 240 ml is the official cup and tablespoon volume which are used in nutritional labeling.
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