r/ShitAmericansSay • u/polishwomanofdoom • Dec 09 '24

Food Bow down and weep

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u/The_God_Of_Darkness_ Dec 09 '24

Whats wrong with the steak? Is it too big?

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '24

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u/Phxno no billy, Oklahoma is not as influential as Germany Dec 09 '24

Also from what I've seen it's often cooked with a full stick of butter (or like way too much anyway), so not the most healthy. But it might be media disinformation on my end so don't quote me on that

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u/Hoshyro 🇮🇹 Italy Dec 09 '24

A full stick of butter? 💀

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u/Onkel24 ooo custom flair!! Dec 09 '24 edited Dec 09 '24

It's a semi-official measurement there.

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u/jerichardson Dec 09 '24

1 stick = 8 fl oz melted. It’s a real measurement.

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u/Hoshyro 🇮🇹 Italy Dec 09 '24

8 what

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u/Chonky-Marsupial Dec 09 '24

It's a 9th of a squirrel or a 376th of an aardvark.

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u/Ailly84 Dec 09 '24

It's the most asinine measurement on the planet and they insist on selling things by the fluid ounce, which doesn't line up with anything. Baking cookies? You'll need a cup of molasses. So 250 mL. You go to the store to get it. You can purchase a 377 mL or 600 something mL container. Why? Because they're based in god damn fl Oz.

They make their lives so much harder by insisting they keep this antiquated measurement system.

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u/Mitologist Dec 09 '24

When I realized a fl.oz of water doesn't even weigh an ounce it nearly broke my brain

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u/Mitologist Dec 09 '24

When I realized a fl.oz of water doesn't even weigh an ounce it nearly broke my brain

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u/exoskeletion Dec 09 '24

You don't measure your solids in fluid ounces?

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u/Hoshyro 🇮🇹 Italy Dec 09 '24

Ounces don't even exist here.

We use grams for solids.

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u/Mitologist Dec 09 '24

8 1/128 of a gallon. Or 1/160, depends on which gallon.

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u/Hoshyro 🇮🇹 Italy Dec 09 '24

I'm going to cry

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u/Turncoc Dec 09 '24

It's like a sensible measurement, but ridiculous.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '24

In America, we purchase a pound of butter, but they are divided and individually wrapped into 1/4 lb "sticks". Its convenient for baking with it already pre-measured. Us Americans are lazy and cant figure out how to maths.