Cooking Measures

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Cooking Measures

1 Ounce 28.35 g Tspn = Teaspoon 1 Fluid Ounce 29.57 ml Tbspn = Tablespoon

Fruit Imp Met Equivalent Apples, Diced or Sliced 1 lb 450 g = 3 medium or 2¾ cups Apricots, Dried 1 lb 450 g = 3 cups or 4½ cups cooked Apricots, Fresh 1 lb 450 g = 5 to 8 medium or 2¼ cups sliced Bananas 1 lb 450 g = 3 to 4 medium or 2 cups sliced or 11/3 cups mashed Berries (except strawberries) 1 lb 450 g = 2 cups Cherries, Canned 1 lb 450 g = 1¾ to 2 cups Dates, Pitted 1 lb 450 g = 2½ cups Grapes, Seedless 1 lb 450 g = 2 ½ cups Juice, Canned 46 oz 1300 ml = 5¾ cups Lemon Juice Squeezed 6 = 1 cup Lemon Zest, Grated 1 = 2 to 3 tspn Lime Juice Squeezed 8 = 1 cup Orange Juice, Squeezed 3 = 1 cup Orange Zest, Grated 1 = 1 tbspn Peaches, Canned & Sliced 16 oz 473 ml = 1¾ to 2 cups Peaches, Fresh & Sliced 1 lb 450 g = 2 cups Pears, Fresh & Sliced 1 lb 450 g = 2 cups Pineapple, Canned, Chunks 20 oz 590 ml = 2½ cups Pineapple, Canned, Slices 20 oz 590 ml = 10 slices Pineapple, Fresh, Cubed 2 lb 900 g = 3 cups Prunes, Dried, Pitted 1 lb 450 g = 4 cups cooked Raisins 1 lb 450 g = 2¾ cups Rhubarb, Fresh, Diced 1 lb 450 g = 3½ cups or 2 cups cooked Strawberries 1 lb 450 g = 1¾ cups sliced Vegetables Asparagus, Fresh 1 lb 450 g = 16 to 20 spears or 2 cups cooked Beans, Green, Fresh, Cut 1 lb 450 g = 3 cups or 2½ cups cooked Beans, Dry 1 lb 450 g = 2 ½ cups Beans, green, Frozen 9 oz 255 g = 12/3 cups Beans, Green, Canned 15½ oz 440 g = 12/3 cups Broccoli, Fresh, 5 cm Lengths 1 lb 450 g = 6 cups Broccoli, Fresh, Chopped 1 lb 450 g = 4½ cups Cabbage, Fresh, Shredded 1 lb 450 g = 4 cups Capsicum. Diced medium = 1 cup Carrots, Sliced 1 lb 450 g = 8 to 9 large or 4 cups



Carrots, Fresh 2 = 1 cup Cauliflower, Fresh 1 lb 450 g = 1½ cups Cauliflower, Frozen 10 oz 280 g = 2 cups Celery, Chopped 1 rib = ¾ cup Garlic, Minced, Clove 1 med = ½ tspn Ginger, Peeled, Chopped 2 oz 55g = 5 tbspn Mushrooms ½ lb 225 g = 3 cups sliced or 1 cup sliced & sautéed Onions, Green 2.5 cm lengths 4 = 1 cup Imp Met Equivalent Onions, Chopped 1 lb 450 g = 3 large or 2½ cups Parsley, Chopped 1 bunch = 11/3 to 1½ cups Peas, Fresh, Shelled 1 lb 450 g = 1¼ cups Peas, Frozen 10 oz 285 g = 2 cups Potatoes 1 lb 450 g = 3 medium or 2 ¼ cups cooked or 1¾ cups mashed Shallots, Chopped 1 medium = 3 to 3½ tspn Spinach, Fresh 12 oz 340 g = 5 cups uncooked or ½ cup cooked Spinach, Frozen 10 oz 285 g = 11/8 cups Tomatoes, Canned 28 oz 800 g = 11/3 cups of tomatoes + lots of liquid Tomatoes, fresh, Chopped 1 lb 450 g = 3 medium or 3 cups Water Chestnuts, Canned 8 oz 225 g = 1 cup Zucchini, Sliced 4 = 4 cups Dairy, Eggs Cheese, Cottage 1 lb 450 g = 2 cups Cheese, Shredded 4 oz 115 g = 1 cup Cream, Whipping 1 cup = 2 cups whipped Eggs Whites 8 – 10 = 1 cup Eggs, Whole, beaten 5 = 1 cup Milk, Non-fat, Dry 1 lb = 17 cups reconstituted Milk, Non-fat, Dry 3/8 cup dry = 2 cups liquid Meat, Poultry, Fish Bacon 1 lb 450 g = 22 regular or 14 thick slices Chicken Breast, Bone-in, Cooked 1 lb 450 g = 1½ cups cubed Chicken Skinless, Boneless, Breast 10 oz 285 g = 1½ cups Tuna, Canned, Drained 6 ¼ oz 175 g = 1 cup Grain, Flour, Cereal Breadcrumbs, Day-old Bread 2 slices = 1 cup Breadcrumbs, Package 10 oz 285 g = 2½ cups Cornmeal 1 lb 450 g = 3 cups Flour, All-purpose, Unsifted 1 lb 450 g = 3½ cups Flour, All-purpose, Sifted 1 lb 450 g = 4 cups Flour, Cake, Sifted 1 lb 450 g = 4¾ cups Flour, Wholemeal, Unsifted 1 lb 450 g = 31/3 cups Oatmeal, Uncooked 1 lb 450 g = 5½ cups Oatmeal, Uncooked 1 cup = 1¾ cups cooked Pasta, Uncooked 1 lb 450 g = 4 to 5 cups Pasta, Uncooked 4 to 5 cups = 8 cups cooked Rice, Brown, 14 oz 400 g = 2 cups raw or 8 cups cooked



Rice, Quick-cook 14 oz 400 g = 2 cups raw or 8 cups cooked Rice, Regular 1 lb 450 g = 2¼ cups raw or 6¾ cups cooked Rice, Regular 1 cup raw = 3 cups cooked Rice, Wild 1 lb 450 g = 3 cups raw or 11 to 12 cups cooked Dessert Ingredients Imp Met Equivalent Chocolate Chips 6 oz 170 g = 1 cup Chocolate Wafers 9 oz 255 g = 21/3 cups Cocoa Powder. Unsweetened 8 oz 225 g = 3 cups Coconut. Shredded 7 oz 200 g = 22/3 cups Gelatin, Unflavoured ¼ oz = 1 envelope or 2 tspn Honey 1 lb 450 g = 11/3 cups Marshmallows 10 oz 280 g = 40 large

Sugar, Brown 1 lb 450 g = 2¼ cups Sugar, Granulated 1 lb 450 g = 2¼ cups Sugar, Powdered (Icing), Unsifted 1 lb 450 g = 3¾ cups Vanilla Wafers, Crushed 12 oz 340 g = 3¼ cups Whipped Topping, Frozen 8 oz 225 g = 3 cups Nuts Almonds, Slivered 4 oz 115 g = ¾ cup Almonds, Slivered 51/3 oz 150 g = 1 cup Pecans, Chopped 2 oz 55 g = ½ cup Pistachios, Unshelled 4 oz 115 g = 1 cup Pistachios, Unshelled 1 cup = ½ cup Walnuts, Chopped 2 oz 55 g = ½ cup Miscellaneous Coffee, Ground 1 lb 450 g = 5½ cups or 88 tbspn Peanut Butter 18 oz 510 g = 2 cups Potato Chips, Crushed 1 cup = ½ cup crumbs

Emergency Substitutions If you don’t have . . . . . then substitute . . . . . . 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup milk plus 1 tbspn lemon juice (wait 5 minutes 1 cup sifted cake flour = 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour minus 2 tbspn 1 oz (30 g) unsweetened chocolate = 3 tbspn unsweetened cocoa plus 1 tbspn butter 1 oz (30 g) unsweetened chocolate = 12/3 oz (45 g) semisweet chocolate & reduce sugar in recipe by 2 tspn 1 oz (30 g) semisweet chocolate = ½ oz (15 g) unsweetened chocolate plus 1 tbspn sugar 1 tbspn cornstarch = 2 tbspn flour 1 cup honey = 1¼ cups sugar 1/3 cup liquid 1 clove garlic = ¼ tspn garlic powder 1 cup thickened (heavy) cream = ¾ cup milk plus 1/3 cup melted butter 1 tbspn fresh herbs = 1 tspn dried herbs ¼ cup chopped onions = 1 tbspn dried/minced onions or 1 tspn onion powder ½ cup wine (in desserts) = ½ cup fruit juice ½ cup wine (in cooking) = ½ cup broth

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