Questions tagged [measurements]
Determining the quantity of an ingredient needed for a recipe. Particularly useful for understanding obscure terminology, converting between different standards, or interpreting historical recipes.
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When a recipe calls for a cup of chopped nuts, should they be measured before chopping or after chopping?
It seems like it would throw off recipe since you can fit more in once they are chopped?
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Cup measurements: shake or scrape?
When you are measuring out your flour, sugar, etc with the measuring cups, is it better to
scoop and then shake the cup to get a leveled cup, or
scoop and then use a knife to scrape off the excess.
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Standard weight conversions for converting cups of flour to grams of flour?
I hate the idea of measuring flour using something as imprecise as measuring scoop.
What numbers do you treat as definitive/authoritative/canonical for doing weight conversions for different types of ...
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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 ...
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How do I convert between the various measurements?
I found a recipe that's using one or more measurements that I don't recognize. How can I convert it to a unit that I use locally?
Alternative question template: (to improve searchability):
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How many ounces is a British "tin" of tomatoes?
If I have a British recipe that lists "1 tin chopped plum tomatoes," how many ounces is that? In British English, does "tin" usually refer to a specific size? In the US, cans generally come in 14 and ...
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What is the correct flour, sugar, butter ratio for crumble?
Looking through a number of fruit crumble recipes I see that there is a wide range of ratios used for crumble topping. Some use equal amounts of flour (or other dry ingredient), sugar and butter. ...
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How much is a cup of graham cracker crumbs in crackers and weight?
I have a recipe that calls for one cup of graham cracker crumbs. How many crackers am I going to need to crush?
I'm having trouble finding an answer partly because different people consider a "...
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How do I get something sticky like honey or Golden Syrup off measuring spoons or measuring cups? Is there a better way?
When I put honey in a spoon or measuring cup, the residue stays and it’s hard to get all of it out. How do I make it all come out? Is there a way to measure honey without leaving honey on a spoon?
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What's the size of the plastic cup that came with my rice cooker?
I have a cheap-o rice cooker that works fine for me. It came with a plastic cup to measure 1, 2 or 3 "plastic cup" units of rice. Water is added to match the '1', '2' or '3' mark in the cooker bowl. ...
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Is a "cup" on a coffee maker always 6 oz? Is this a standard in the US?
Our coffee maker instructions often refer to a "cup" of coffee. These cups are whats marked on the side of the coffee maker showing how much water is in the reservoir. The instructions never define ...
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Exactly how much is "one glass", in Russian recipes?
In many many Russian recipes, measurements call for one glass or this one glass of that.
One glass in Russia, appears to be a similar concept to what one cup is in United States.
But here lies a ...
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What is the substitution ratio for mini marshmallows to large marshmallows?
I have a recipe calling for 12 large marshmallows, but I only have minis. How many should I use?
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How should I pick a flour volume to weight conversion for an arbitrary recipe?
There are a variety of weight-to-volume conversions online for flour, with considerable variation even among reputable sources:
King Arthur Flour says 4.25oz/cup but in their measuring tips article ...
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Convert seed based measurements to pre-ground?
I want to use a recipe that gives ingredient measurements based on the spice seeds. My local grocery store does not have at least half of the ingredients in seed form. But the store does have them pre-...
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