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Posted by: Willsnarf

i keep seeing portions done in cups, is this a set size of cup or just an average cup and does anyone have a conversion rate so i can do it in grams.

i want to do the healthy oatcakes.

Cheers

Will


Posted by: ReelBigFish

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Originally Posted by Willsnarf
i keep seeing portions done in cups, is this a set size of cup or just an average cup and does anyone have a conversion rate so i can do it in grams.

i want to do the healthy oatcakes.

Cheers

Will
a cup is a set measurement for dry goods and liquids. But what you put in that cup will ultimately have different weights. A cup of sand will weigh more than a cup of feathers. You'll need to find out how many grams are in a cup of the ingredients you need. Here it tells you on the package how many grams are in each serving be it 1 c. or what not. Like 1/2 cup of oats is 41g, I believe.


Posted by: ATOMSPLTR

Am I missing something here? Go to a department store and buy a cheap plastic set of measuring cups. That's about 1.19 USD.


Posted by: Willsnarf

yes u are, i am not a yank!

and i would rather measure in grammes

Will


Posted by: Emma-Leigh

Quote:
Originally Posted by Willsnarf
yes u are, i am not a yank!

and i would rather measure in grammes

Will
Go to www.nutritiondata.com

Often it will have the measurement of the food in both grams and in cups (eg: If you look up oats, you will see that 1 cup = 81g).

Just note that the cups/tbs are AMERICAN measures - so 1 cup is measured to the 235ml mark and 1 tbs = 15 mls.


You could also look at some cooking sites on the internet - I am sure they will have measurements for common ingredients.


Posted by: Willsnarf

thanks everyone

Will


Posted by: squanto

I use a postal scale to measure lots of stuff too. Quite helpful if you want to measure out meat or rice too.


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