weights

katarina005
katarina005 Posts: 259 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I was wondering..do foods weigh different after they've been heated. I pull things out of the fridge and weigh, then heat and eat. Is it heavier after you weigh it, or less? this is nitpicky and perhaps a silly question.
which one should you use?

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  • Hollywood_Porky
    Hollywood_Porky Posts: 491 Member
    Always use a weight prior to cooking - what happens to it after cooking is really immaterial unless you introduce more ingredients (not spices) into the food. Cooking will remove components like water - which can make the food weight less. Take into account all ingredients when you cook it, including oil, prior to cooking.
  • logicman69
    logicman69 Posts: 1,034 Member
    Always use pre-cooked weight.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Yes, they weigh different after vs. before. In general, they will be lighter due to evaporation. I weighed a potato the other day and it was 9.8 oz before I baked it and 7.6 oz after it was baked.

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