2.1: Kitchen Weights and measurements
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Kitchen Weight and Measures
1 pinch | = | 1/8 teaspoon |
3 teaspoons | = | 1 tablespoon (teaspoon – tsp / Tablespoon = tbsp.) |
2 tablespoons | = | 1 ounce |
1 cup | = | 8 ounces / 16 tbsp. |
¾ cup | = | 6 ounces / 12 tbsp. |
½ cup | = | 4 ounces / 8 tbsp. |
¼ cup | = | 2 ounces / 4 tbsp. |
16 ounces | = | 1 pound |
2 cups | = | 1 pint / 16 oz. |
4 cups | = | 1 quart / 32 oz. |
16 cups | = | 1 gallon / 128 oz. |
2 quarts | = | ½ gallon / 64 oz. |
4 quarts | = | 1 gallon |
Metric Conversions
1 gram | = | 0.03527 oz. |
1 kilogram | = | 2.2 pounds |
28.35 grams | = | 1 ounce / 2 tbsp. |
453.6 g. | = | 1 pound |
5 milliliters | = | 1 teaspoon |
15 milliliters | = | 1 tablespoon |
240 milliliters | = | 1 cup |
0.4732 liters | = | 1 pint |
0.951 liters | = | 1 quart |
1 liter | = | 1.06 quarts |
Food Quantity Needed
(1) Number to be served X portions size = number of ounces needed
Number of ounces needed / 16 (ounces per pound) = pounds needed
EXAMPLE: 25 hamburgers, 8 oz. each. SO…. 8 oz. X 25 = 200 ounces needed. So….200oz. / 16oz (1 lb.) = 12.5 pounds of hamburger needed.
Recipe Conversion
Must know: (1) number of servings – recipe yield, and (2) # of servings needed.
- More servings than the recipe - recipe yield divided into number of servings needed is the amount needed.
- Less servings needed than the recipe yields - divide number of servings needed divided by recipe yield is the percentage to reduce the recipe by.
EXAMPLES:
(1) Recipe yields 6 servings – you need 24 servings SO… 24 / 6 = 4 times the recipe amounts.
(2) Recipe yields 24 servings and you need 6 servings So…. 6 servings / 24 servings = 25% of recipe ingredients. Or – 6/6 = 1 24/6 = 4 = ratio 1 to 4 or 25%