Tossed the scale and my baked goods have never been better

I know many bakers say you must weigh everything for good results, but I gave up my scale last fall. It was always a hassle to set up and clean. Now I just use measuring cups like my mom taught me. My bread comes out fluffy, and my cakes are moist every time. Take my basic muffin mix, I spoon the flour into a cup and level it off, no problems. I see why people like scales, but for my daily baking, cups do the job fine. Since I changed my method, I look forward to baking again. It feels more like cooking and less like a chemistry lab.

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phoenix_moore46mo ago

Tbh, I've always found cups way more relaxing than weighing everything too.

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kevin_lee756mo ago

I get the relaxing part with cups, @phoenix_moore4, but weighing things just feels way easier to me. Lol, I don't have to guess at all.

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andreww306mo ago

Yeah, weighing stops the guesswork for me too, though phoenix_moore4 has a point about cups being chill.

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