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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How many eggs in a Mille Crêpes Cake?
I've looked through a few recipes for Mille Crêpes and see that many use double as many eggs in the batter compared with most plain crêpe recipes (6 eggs per cup of flour compared to 3).
I'm not a fan of eggy crêpes so I'm tempted to go with my…
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Cored tomatoes measured before or after coring?
If a recipe calls for 3 pounds of tomatoes, cored, should you start with three pounds of tomatoes and core them, or should you have 3 pounds after coring? I would have thought that you start with 3 pounds of tomatoes, but the gazpacho recipe I made…
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When measuring vinegar for salsa do I measure all vegetables or just the tomatoes?
I'm using bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, onions, and tomatoes for salsa. How much vinegar do I need to add per cup or is the amount of vinegar just based on cups of tomatoes?
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Large kitchen scale shows very inaccurate results for large masses
I have a three different huge kitchen (?) scales with accuracy / being able to measure stuff to up to 200 kg / 440 lb.
When I compare the results, for first two scales they're:
comparable or identical (+/- 0 to 0.5 kg) for 0-100 kg…
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What is the conversion of fresh basil to Frozen blanched basil
I grew a lot of fresh basil. I blanched and then froze it to make pesto at a later date ,but I did not measure it beforehand . So I was wondering what One 1 cup of fresh basil is equivalent to how much Frozen blanched basil? I blanched and froze my…
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A “puck” of frozen food
I found a recipe that calls for 5 “pucks” of frozen spinach. I cannot find a definition of the term. I need to know how many ounces are in a puck?
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Dry measurement and conversion to weight
If a recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of shredded chicken, is that the same as 20 ounces? I'm always confused when it comes to dry ingredient measurements in recipes. Can I simply just convert each cup to 8 ounces?
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Baker's Angel Flake Coconut
I have an old recipe that calls for a large can of Baker's Angel Flake Coconut.
How many ounces were these cans; I need to substitute the bags that are available now.
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Bakers semi sweet chocolate bar
I feel like a real dummy but I need some help. I have a recipe that is calling for 8 oz of semi sweet chocolate finely chopped. I'm thinking that means a semi sweet chocolate bar chopped up. I read where a lady said each square is an ounce of…
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How many green onions are in a bunch?
I have a lot of green onions but my recipe calls for a small bunch. Roughly how many green onions would I find in any of the following?
Small bunch
Normal bunch
Large bunch
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Why does my 1 tablespoon of coffee grounds not equal 15 ml?
The bag of coffee I am using instructs to "Add 2 1/2 tablespoons (37 ml)" of ground coffee. When I measure out 2 1/2 tablespoons onto my food scale, it only comes out to about 13 ml.
Why does my 2 1/2 tablespoon measurement not equal 37 ml?
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What is a Tin of Tomatoes?
My recipe calls for a small tin of tomatoes plus another tin of tomatoes.
Is a small tin of tomatoes equal to a 14 1/2 oz size can of tomatoes and the tin of tomatoes equal to the 28 oz size can or is the tin of tomatoes equal to a 14 1/2 oz can…
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Rice flour: weight to volume
I have a recipe that calls for 1 lb of glutinous rice flour (mochiko), but I don't have a kitchen scale. Approximately how many cups would this be equivalent to?
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I want to know how to express the result of reduced liquid.
I want to know the best way to express the result of reduced liquid.
Example; 5 quarts reduced to 3 Cups. Should it be expressed as ratio or percentage? How do I do the calculation?
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Does 1 tea spoon correspond to half table spoon?
I don't have a measuring glass. I just have a tablespoon (15 ml). Can 1 tea spoon be considered half of 1 table spoon?
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