What is your favorite--metric, English standard, or something else?

[Don Alaska]

What are the measurement systems you most like to use if you are at all familiar with several. I have my prejudices, although I am fairly familiar with both metric and standard systems. I like Fahrenheit degrees for outside and indoor temperatures, but Celsius for other measurements such as body temperatures, refrigerator and freezer temps. I generally like miles for distance measurements, but either metric or standard interchangeably for other things. For mixing drinks, I like ounces, but for other things I like milliliters. For small weights, I like grams, but I use pounds instead of kilograms for larger weights. I want to know who the heck invented the stone as a unit of body weight? That one I find incredibly stupid!

 

[Jacob Petersheim]

I'm comfortable either way, but prefer F to C for indoor/outdoor temperatures.

 

[MamaFrankie]

Imperial. I don't understand the metric system, nor do I desire to.

 

[Joe Riley]

Standard US measurements, remain my choice. Why mess with a good thing? .....however, I do like the Rolling Stones!

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[Marie Mallory]

I'm comfortable either way, but prefer F to C for indoor/outdoor temperatures.

Me too.I do have a book that gives me both F and C, but I prefer F.

 

[Yvonne Smith]

I am only good at the ones we use here in the United States, and if I have to do something with metric measurements (like a cooking video on YouTube) then I have to look it up to see what amounts to use in cups or ounces. And I never remember , so I have to look it up each time. I think that metric makes more sense, at least for the most part; but since I have always used ounces and pound, feet and inches, that is what I will always use. I guess I do have metric measurements on my measuring cup, so I could probably just do that instead of looking it up online and converting.

 

[Don Alaska]

I am only good at the ones we use here in the United States, and if I have to do something with metric measurements (like a cooking video on YouTube) then I have to look it up to see what amounts to use in cups or ounces. And I never remember , so I have to look it up each time. I think that metric makes more sense, at least for the most part; but since I have always used ounces and pound, feet and inches, that is what I will always use. I guess I do have metric measurements on my measuring cup, so I could probably just do that instead of looking it up online and converting.

People with scientific backgrounds tend to favor the metric system, and many who double or half recipes in cooking favor metric as well. It is easier, say, to halve 200 grams than it is 4 1/3 cups for example. I like the Fahrenheit scale for outside weather temperatures especially, as that was what it was designed to do. While the freezing point of water may have relevance for weather (0 C.), the boiling point of water (100 C.) does not. You also have to use decimals or fractions if you want to get the same precision in temperature since Celsius degrees are larger than Fahrenheit degree units. For scientific work, boiling point and freezing point have more relevance and usually precision needs are such that decimals are used for either system. Metric also makes it easier to relate grams to volume when using water, and heat units as well. Miles make more sense to me for distance, but speed in MPH or KPH have the same relevance.

 

[Mary Stetler]

What are the measurement systems you most like to use if you are at all familiar with several. I have my prejudices, although I am fairly familiar with both metric and standard systems. I like Fahrenheit degrees for outside and indoor temperatures, but Celsius for other measurements such as body temperatures, refrigerator and freezer temps. I generally like miles for distance measurements, but either metric or standard interchangeably for other things. For mixing drinks, I like ounces, but for other things I like milliliters. For small weights, I like grams, but I use pounds instead of kilograms for larger weights. I want to know who the heck invented the stone as a unit of body weight? That one I find incredibly stupid!

And what the heck about foot pounds?

 

[Mary Stetler]

I am only good at the ones we use here in the United States, and if I have to do something with metric measurements (like a cooking video on YouTube) then I have to look it up to see what amounts to use in cups or ounces. And I never remember , so I have to look it up each time. I think that metric makes more sense, at least for the most part; but since I have always used ounces and pound, feet and inches, that is what I will always use. I guess I do have metric measurements on my measuring cup, so I could probably just do that instead of looking it up online and converting.

I hated when they put wine in a liter instead of a quart. But since I don't drink anymore....

 

[Nancy Hart]

The metric system makes more sense in most cases. For recipes with small ingredients---a tablespoon of cinnamon or a tsp of ginger? Would your measuring spoons would come in sets of 10? Like @Don Alaska mentioned, Fahrenheit thermometers seem preferable because the units that matter in daily life are more finely divided.

I remember when they tried to adopt the metric system here in the US back in the 1970s. It didn't go over well, but the liters of soda seemed to have caught on. There may be a few kilometer road signs left.