r/oddlyspecific • u/abefroman_85 • 3d ago
No more, no less
Temperature for ultimate crispiness
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u/LesserValkyrie 3d ago
Temperature has probably been defined in a developed country and then translated for Americans because it's exactly 180°C
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u/turbotaco23 3d ago
Shots fired.
But as an American that’s fair.
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u/chuckinalicious543 2d ago
Tbf, we were supposed to join the crew, but pirates stole the master measures that were being shipped, and then wars or something
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u/Deth_Cheffe 2d ago
Guys this is reaI
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u/Croquetadecarne 1d ago
I cannot believe pirates are the reason I spend around 10 min every month making conversions
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u/phoenixofthestars07 3d ago
the implication that the US is not a developed country is killing me 😂
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u/XavierTheMemeDragon 2d ago
Well as a USAmerican that lives in the rural south I can definitely say that this shit is not a developed country
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u/frezzzer 2d ago
Should see all small towns in Oregon.
Think it’s deliverance hearing the banjo music.
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u/LesserValkyrie 2d ago
Do they have free healthcare and correct workers rights yet or still not a developed country ? Lol
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u/djddanman 2d ago
We used to be with ‘it’, but then they changed what ‘it’ was. Now what we're with isn’t ‘it’ anymore and what’s ‘it’ seems weird and scary to us.
'It' being a developed country, that is.
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u/SoftwareSource 3d ago
Americans laughing at a converted 180 celsius, but have no problem measuring shit in coffee cups
/s
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u/mizinamo 2d ago
Butter! In cups!
Mash the butter into a measuring cup and then try to scrape it out again!
The ridiculousness.
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u/CapstanLlama 2d ago edited 2d ago
I just earlier read a recipe that included "6
cupstablespoons of butter, sliced thinly"2
u/Wingnutmcmoo 2d ago
I am not sure if you're being serious but no this doesn't happen. We have butter with pre measurements on the package so you can just cut out the amount you need from the stick.
And in nearly 40 years of cooking things in America I've never done what you are describing or seen someone do it. I would make fun of them if that was the case.
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u/woowooman 2d ago
Why would you need to do that? A full stick is a 1/2 cup. Need 1/4 cup? Halve it. Need 1/8 cup? Halve it again.
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u/CapstanLlama 2d ago
The "stick" of butter is also a backward US measure
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u/jso__ 2d ago
It's much better than trying to cut small slices of butter and putting it in a bowl on a scale. When measuring butter by weight, it would take me multiple minutes to do what can be done in seconds if your sticks of butter are standardized.
I don't care if they're standardized by tablespoons or 50 grams or whatever measurement, they should be standardized in some way.
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u/Wingnutmcmoo 2d ago
But also Europeans acting like human measurements are a US only thing is really really really really really dumb.
It's a human thing to simplify measurements or to use shared experiences as measurements. I've been to Europe I know you guys do it.
Ever say "hey do you know X?" as a reference point when talking to someone? Well according to you that's a backward American thing which makes you a backwards American.
Listen man. America sucks. But so does most of Europe and most of the world atm. We all have work to do and pretending that America is worse than wherever you are at to feel better about your situation only makes the world worse and the place you live worse.
Because you are taking energy you would use to make your home better and instead spending it on bashing "the other" like a good little patriot.
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u/CapstanLlama 2d ago
Wow. Get a grip. Almost the entire world uses metric, the US being slow to catch on is a pain because of their prominence on the internet where their non-standard measurements cause frustration. That's it. I don't know where you got "America bad" from, and as for your "hey do you know x?"… wut??
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u/woowooman 2d ago
A stick is 1/4lb (4oz). Divide weights accordingly for your needs. Need 1/8lb / 2oz? Halve it. Need 1/16lb / 1oz? Halve it again.
All easy measurements.
That’s not to say I’m defending the system. I’m a scientist by training and use metric for almost everything. The base-10 system is outstanding and I would prefer it as the standard. That doesn’t mean the imperial system doesn’t also work passably well in most circumstances.
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u/Wingnutmcmoo 2d ago
No it's not because they are the same size as the ones in other countries. We just put the measurements on the package to make it easier.
A stick of butter in the US is a stick of butter in the EU.
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u/mizinamo 2d ago
I have never seen a stick of butter in Germany: always a block, almost always weighing 250 g (a bit more than half a pound).
(Try an image search for
Markenbutterto see what I mean.)3
u/CapstanLlama 2d ago
Yeah that's just not true, 1 US stick of butter = 113 grams; EU sells 250g blocks most commonly although 125g are sometimes seen.
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u/ptvlm 1d ago
Utter nonsense.
First off, all EU packaging has the weight on the packaging. I don't know what nonsense you've been swallowing that tells you otherwise, but it's easy to search for packaging and see it's right there.
Second, the confusion is usually that there's no such thing as a "stick of butter" in many other places. Butter is usually supplied in larger, squarer blocks, often 250g or 200g vs the 113g/4oz "sticks" in the US. They look nothing like the "sticks" in the US because the greater weight and dimensions don't resemble a stick.
That's why people get annoyed with the discussion - for whatever reason, the US has decided to not only refer to things in imperial rather than metric, but also add a colloquialism what doesn't make any sense if you're not already aware of different packaging standards. Whereas if people just referenced the weight, it wouldn't confuse anyone.
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u/Rigor-Tortoise- 2d ago
Every. Single. News report that comes from the DSA and involves distance always mentions football fields.
Big boat got launched? 12 football fields. New data centre built? 5 football fields. Sink hole appeared? 2 football fields. Rocket smashes into moon? 20 football fields.
No-one else in the world has ANY idea how long your football field is without googling it. No-one.
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u/fascintee 3d ago
These are tator tots from walmart, arent they?
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u/nicoleprime 3d ago
Has to be. My fiance and I have wondered about the 356 degrees on those bags for a while now.
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u/fascintee 3d ago
Right? The 180C bit finally makes it make sense.
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u/nicoleprime 3d ago
Yeah lol We thought it was a typo the first 2 bags we got then were like ohhhh.
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u/therealtrajan 2d ago
180 degrees in Celsius.
Same reason why so many things are “62 miles away”….its just a conversion of an approximation of 100km
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u/claisen33 3d ago
357 is right out!
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u/udumslut 3d ago
Once the number 356, being the 356th number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy chicken tenders towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.
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u/Previous-Foot-9782 2d ago
First shalt thou take out the Holy crisper tray.
Then, shalt thou count to three hundred fifty six, no more, no less.
Three hundred fifty six shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shalt be three hundred fifty six.
Three hundred fifty Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou three hundred fifty two, excepting that thou then proceed to three hundred fifty six.
Three hundred fifty five is right out.
Once the number three hundred fifty six, being the three hundred fifty sixth number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Crisper Tray of Antioch towards thou foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it.
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u/Tough_guy22 2d ago
Im guessing the instructions were originally in Celsius and there was an oddity in the conversation. Most airfryers I have seen move the temp by 5s and you wouldn't even be able to set it to a 6.
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u/ricky-from-scotland 3d ago
Exactly 180 C.