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by greggsy 1540 days ago
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.

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