[creata]

> that recipes should not include exact measurements

Wouldn't that make cooking much less accessible?

[AussieWog93]

I don't think so. You'll fuck up a few times catastrophically in the beginning, but very quickly get a feel for what works and what doesn't (for example, you can go crazy on the garlic without ruining a dish, but you need to be a bit more careful with salt).

If anything, the belief that you must boil the potatoes for exactly 15 minutes is more likely to make you hate cooking than teach you how to enjoy it/excel at it.

[greggsy]

It’s tricky - people have different tastes, and ingredients may change from region to region.

Furthermore, making people measure things with a scale rather than a cup adds significant effort and time in the scheme of things.

[kergonath]

It takes less time to get the scale out of the drawer than figuring out which bloody cup I have to use.

[AussieWog93]

>figuring out which bloody cup I have to use

Unless you're baking, you could literally use any cup you have in your house (yes, even a drinking glass!). Unless you're baking, it really doesn't matter, and that's the beauty of it.