Determining the quantity of an ingredient needed for a recipe. Particularly useful for understanding obscure terminology, converting between different standards, or interpreting historical recipes.
Questions tagged [measurements]
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Where is a 'coffee cup' measured to?
A coffee cup that is described as a 8 ounce (for example) will hold this amount filled to the top of the cup's lip or to some other arbitrary level?
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Very Bitter Cocoa Powder Measurement
My father is a retired chef so he is kind of picky with the quality of his ingredients. In most cases it causes no problem, but there is a single exception. The cocoa powder he buys is extremely rich, powerful and bitter as hell.
It is so much that…
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A strange problem with BWT Initium 2.5 l filter's scale
Is there anyone, who has BWT Initium 2.5 l filter and can explain me, what is going on with their scale?
When I fill it with water and wait until it filters out to exactly 1000 ml mark and then pour this water to another vessel with scale, it…
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What is the measurement of 1 cup?
This recipe requires 1 cup milk and 1 cup oats.
What is the measurement of 1 cup in milliliters?
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Why does my flour sifter have cup markings
I have an inexpensive flour sifter that just has wire mesh and a little hand-crank (like one of these 1, 2.)
It has cup markings on the side ("one cup," "two cups").
This is probably a silly question, but why? Doesn't the flour just start pouring…
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When a recipe calls for X cooked amount of something is that before or after it has been cooked?
I think I know the answer to this and realize that it is similar to this question about nuts, but I wanted to verify my instinct. When a recipe calls for 1 ½ cups cooked X, is that recipe calling for that ingredient measured before or after cooking?
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How many grams is one serving of great northern beans for an average adult?
I was told for my diet one serving of great northern beans, But I do not know how much that is so I bought a gram scale thinking I could measure it but I don't know how much to measure. I don't mean to be pedantic or nitpicky here.
The great…
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How do you measure 2 ounces of dry thin spaghetti pasta?
I tried the size of a quarter and a juice bottle with a long neck. When I cook half of what I measure as 2 ounces it is enough for me. Two ounces according to the quarter theory makes a mountain of pasta. I am thinking maybe there is a difference…
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Inner dimensions of Anchor Hocking glass measuring cups
Hi especially for those who already have the Anchor Hocking glass measuring cups. I wonder what are the inner dimensions (diameter) and height of the Anchor Hocking glass measuring cups (250 ml and 500 ml). I saw several contradicting dimension…
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Measure First or Cut First?
How do I interpret the second item in the ingredients list in this recipe?
1 cup Grape Tomatoes, Halved
Do I measure out 1 cup of grape tomatoes and then cut each one in half? Or should I start cutting them in half and put all the half pieces into…
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How much baking powder & baking soda do I need to use for my cocoa cookies?
How much baking powder & baking soda do I need to use for my cocoa cookies?
Based on the following recipe that does not contain egg, and makes use of both types of cocoa powder. I am trying to get the crunchy and airy texture.
200 grams all…
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1/4 cup of rice not measuring to be 45g, turns out to be 30g
I have used two different rice cooker measuring cups, and I know the kitchen scale is correct, but the rice packaging for various rices say 45g = 1/4 cup, but if I fill it up to 1/4 cup, the weight of the rice turns out to be 30g. What am I doing…
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Grams to cup measurements
Keeping question quite simple, I don't know much about measurings, so how many cups make 218 grams, and also when u say for example a cup what should be the size of that cup?
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measurements for punch like 1/8 of 12 fluid ounces
I need to know how much is 1/8 of frozen orange juice, when it is out of 12 fluid ounce and also 1/8th of 15.25 ounce of fruit cocktail..
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How much does a dL of flour weigh?
I have a baking recipe that uses metric volume measurements. I’d like to convert deciliters to weight.
How much does a deciliter of flour weigh?
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