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by tobr 2177 days ago
Measuring volume is not great for flour for the same reason, it contains very different amounts of air depending on whether it’s packed or sifted.
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Which is why most recipes say something like "1 cup of flour, sifted" - you have to measure it, then sift it.
That’s so much more work than just weighing it.
Uh...