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Ingredient |
Equivalent |
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Bacon |
1 slice = 1 tbsp (15 mL) cooked and crumbled
1 lb (500 g) = 1 ½ cups (375 mL) cooked and crumbled |
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Baking Powder |
1/6 oz (5 g) = 1 tsp (5 mL) |
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Baking Soda |
1/7 oz (4 g) = 1 tsp (5 mL) |
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Bananas |
1 lb (500 g) = 3 to 4 medium
= 2 cups (500 mL) sliced
= 1 ¾ cups (425 mL) mashed |
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Barley, pearl |
1 cup (250 mL) uncooked yields 3 ½ to 4 cups (875 mL to 1 L) cooked |
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Beans, dried |
8 oz (250 g) = 1 cup (250 mL) uncooked
1 cup (250 mL) uncooked yields 2 to 3 cups (500 to
750 mL) cooked |
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Bread Crumbs
Dry bread crumbs are powdered like fine sand; fresh bread crumbs are soft and the size of peas. |
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Dry |
1 slice = ¼ cup (50 mL) dry bread crumbs |
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Fresh |
1 slice = ½ cup (125 mL) fresh bread crumbs |
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Bulgur |
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Fine |
¾ cup (175 mL) uncooked yields 2 ½ cups (625 mL) cooked |
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Medium |
¾ cup (175 mL) uncooked yields 2 cups (500 mL) cooked |
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Coarse |
¾ cup (175 mL) uncooked yields 1 ¾ cup (425 mL) cooked |
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Toasted Cracked Wheat |
1 cup (250 mL) uncooked yields 2 cups (500 mL) cooked |
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Candied Fruit |
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Cherries |
1 lb (500 g) = 2 cups (500 mL) |
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Crystallized Ginger |
4 oz (125 g) = 1 cup (250 mL) |
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Mixed Fruit |
1 lb (500 g) = 2 cups (500 mL) |
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Peel (lemon, orange, citron) |
1 lb (500 g) = 2 cups (500 mL) |
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Pineapple |
1 lb (500 g) = 2 cups (500 mL) |
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Cheese |
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Blue |
4 oz (125 g) = 1 cup (250 mL) crumbled |
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Cheddar |
1 lb (500 g) = 4 cups (1 L) shredded |
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Feta |
4 oz (125 g) = 1 cup (250 mL) crumbled |
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Mozzarella |
1 lb (500 g) = 3 ½ cups (875 mL) shredded |
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Parmesan |
2 ¼ oz (65 g) = ½ cup (125 mL) grated |
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Chocolate Chips |
6 oz (175 g) = 1 cup (250 mL)
12 oz (350 g) = 2 cups (500 mL) |
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Coffee |
1 lb (500 g) = 5 to 5 ½ cups (1.25 to 1.375 L) grounds
1 lb (500 g) yields 40 to 50 brewed cups (6 oz/170 mL each) |
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Coconut |
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Flaked |
3 oz (85 g) = 1 cup (250 mL)
7 oz (200 g) = 2 ½ cups (625 mL) |
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Medium |
4 oz (125 g) = 1 cup (250 mL)
7 oz (200 g) = 1 ¾ cups (425 mL) |
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Cookie Crumbs |
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Chocolate Wafers |
18 wafers = 1 cup (250 mL) crumbs |
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Gingersnaps |
22 cookies = 1 cup (250 mL) crumbs |
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Graham Wafers |
14 wafers = 1 cup (250 mL) crumbs |
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Vanilla Wafers |
30 wafers = 1 cup (250 mL) crumbs |
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Couscous |
1 cup (250 mL) uncooked yields 2 ½ cups (625 mL) cooked |
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Cornstarch
1 tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch will thicken1 cup (250 mL) liquid. |
⅛ oz (4 g) = 1 tsp (5 mL)
⅓ oz (10 g) = 1 tbsp (15 mL) |
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Cream Cheese |
4 oz (125 g) = ½ cup (125 mL)
8 oz (250 g) = 1 cup (250 mL) |
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Dried Fruit |
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Apricots |
1 lb (500 g) = 2 ½ to 3 cups (625 to 750 mL) |
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Currants |
1 lb (500 g) = 3 cups (750 mL) |
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Dates |
1 lb (500 g) = 2 ½ cups (625 mL) chopped |
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Figs |
1 lb (500 g) = 3 cups (750 mL) chopped |
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Egg |
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Whole
To measure half an egg, beat 1 whole egg, then measure out 1 ½ tbsp (22 mL). |
1 large egg = 3 tbsp (45 mL) whole egg
5 large eggs = 6 medium eggs = 7 small eggs = 1 cup (250 mL) whole egg |
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White |
1 large egg = 2 tbsp (25 mL) white
7 egg whites = 1 cup (250 mL) whites |
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Yolk |
1 large egg = 1 tbsp (15 mL) yolk
14 egg yolks = 1 cup (250 mL) yolks |
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Fats |
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Butter |
1 lb (500 g) = 2 cups (500 mL) = 4 sticks
1 stick = ½ cup (125 mL) = ¼ lb (125 g) = 8 tbsp
(125 mL) |
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Margarine |
1 lb (500 g) = 2 cups (500 mL) = 4 squares
1 square = ½ cup (125 mL) = ¼ lb (125 g) = 8 tbsp
(125 mL) |
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Lard |
1 lb (500 g) = 2 ⅓ cups (575 mL) |
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Shortening |
1 lb (500 g) = 2 ⅓ cups (575 mL) |
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Suet |
1 lb (500 g) ground = 3 ¾ cups (925 mL) |
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Flour |
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All-purpose |
1 lb (500 g) = 3 ½ cups (875 mL) |
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Bread |
1 lb (500 g) = 3 ¾ cups (925 mL) |
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Cake and Pastry |
1 lb (500 g) = 4 ½ cups (1.125 L) sifted |
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Self-rising |
1 lb (500 g) = 3 ½ cups (875 mL) |
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Whole Wheat |
1 lb (500 g) = 4 cups (1 L) |
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Gelatin
1 tbsp (15 mL) unflavored gelatin will gel 2 cups
(500 mL) liquid. |
¼ oz (7 g) pkg = 1 tbsp (15 mL) |
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Honey |
1 lb (500 g) = 1 ⅓ cups (325 mL) |
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Lemons |
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Juice |
1 medium lemon = 3 tbsp (45 mL) juice |
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Peel |
1 medium lemon = 1 to 2 tsp (5 to 10 mL) grated lemon peel |
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Lentils, red or green |
1 lb (500 g) = 2 ¼ cups (550 mL) uncooked yields 5 cups (1.25 L) cooked |
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Limes |
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Juice |
1 medium lime = 1 to 2 tbsp (15 to 25 mL) juice
1 Key lime = 2 tsp to 1 tbsp (10 to 15 mL) juice |
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Peel |
1 medium lime = 1 to 2 tsp (5 to 10 mL) grated lime peel
1 Key lime = ¾ to 1 tsp (3 to 5 mL) grated lime peel |
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Marshmallows |
1 pkg (400 g) = 54 regular
= 45 jumbo
= 710 miniature
1 regular (7 g) = 13 miniature
1 jumbo (9 g) = 16 miniature |
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Milk Powder |
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Buttermilk |
3 tbsp (40 mL) = 1 cup (250 mL) reconstituted |
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Skim |
⅓ cup (75 mL) = 1 cup (250 mL) reconstituted
1 ⅓ cups (325 mL) = 4 cups (1 L) reconstituted |
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Nuts
All measures are for nuts without shells. |
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Almonds |
1 lb (500 g) = 3 cups (750 mL) whole
= 4 cups (1 L) slivered
= 4 ½ cups (1.125 L) sliced
= 5 cups (1.25 L) ground |
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Brazil Nuts |
1 lb (500 g) = 3 cups (750 mL) whole |
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Cashews |
1 lb (500 g) = 3 ⅓ cups (825 mL) whole |
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Hazelnuts |
1 lb (500 g) = 3 ½ cups (875 mL) whole |
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Peanuts |
1 lb (500 g) = 3 ½ to 4 cups (875 mL to 1 L) whole |
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Pecans |
1 lb (500 g) = 4 cups (1 L) halves = 3 ¾ cups (925 mL) chopped |
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Walnuts |
1 lb (500 g) = 3 ¾ cups (925 mL) halves = 3 ½ cups
(875 mL) chopped |
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Oats, rolled (quick-cooking, old-fashioned) |
1 lb (500 g) uncooked = 5 cups (1.25 L) uncooked
1 cup (250 mL) uncooked yields 1 ¾ cups (425 mL) cooked |
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Oranges |
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Juice |
1 medium orange = ⅓ to ½ cup (75 to 125 mL) juice |
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Peel |
1 medium orange = 2 to 3 tbsp (25 to 45 mL) grated orange peel |
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Pasta |
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Long (spaghetti, fettuccine) |
4 oz (125 g) uncooked long pasta has about the same diameter as a 25-cent coin |
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Short-shaped (macaroni, penne) |
4 oz (125 g) = 1 cup (250 mL) uncooked
1 cup (250 mL) uncooked yields 2 cups (500 mL) cooked |
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Quinoa |
1 cup (250 mL) uncooked yields 3 ½ to 4 cups (875 mL to 1 L) cooked |
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Raisins, seedless |
1 lb (500 g) = 4 cups (1 L) |
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Rice |
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Brown |
1 cup (250 mL) uncooked yields 3 cups (750 mL) cooked |
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Long Grain White |
1 cup (250 mL) uncooked yields 3 cups (750 mL) cooked |
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Short Grain White |
1 cup (250 mL) uncooked yields 3 cups (750 mL) cooked |
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Wild |
1 cup (250 mL) uncooked yields 3 ⅔ cups (900 mL) cooked |
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Split Peas |
1 lb (500 g) = 2 ¼ cups (550 mL) dried yields 5 cups
(1.25 L) cooked |
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Sugar |
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Brown |
1 lb (500 g) = 2 ¼ cups (550 mL) |
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Granulated (white) |
1 lb (500 g) = 2 cups (500 mL)
1 tsp (5 mL) = two ½ inch (1.25 cm) sugar cubes |
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Icing (confectioners’, powdered) |
1 lb (500 g) = 3 ½ to 4 cups (875 mL to 1 L) |
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Superfine (berry, castor) |
1 lb (500 g) = 2 ⅓ cups (575 mL) |
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Whipping Cream |
1 cup (250 mL) unwhipped yields 2 cups (500 mL) whipped |
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Yeast |
¼ oz (7 g) pkg active dry yeast = 2 ¼ tsp (11 mL)
= 0.6 oz (17 g) cake compressed fresh yeast
¼ oz (7 g) pkg instant yeast = 2 ¼ tsp (11 mL) |