Measuring question

newheavensearth

I weigh meats, fruit, veggies, and foods that need to get measured to the gram (jelly, PB, ice cream, etc) on a food scale. But for things like rice, cereal , yogurt and pasta I still use 1 cup and half cup measuring cups. Is there really that much of a difference if I were to weigh these to the ounce (4oz serving by weight for example) on a scale as opposed to a 4oz, half cup measurement?

callsitlikeiseeit

weigh it on the scale....

cups are for measuring liquids

newheavensearth

Thanks! I'm getting close to goal so now every bit of accuracy counts

malibu927

Weigh it, as the measuring cup could equal 5 oz

BioQueen

There is a big difference for me, I tend to always weigh things on my scale.

Lourdesong

Rice and pasta should be weighed especially, you can cram a lot in a cup.
Dry cereal can settle (like flour) so it's pretty easy to get a denser cup of cereal.

You might be okay with volume measurements on yogurt, but why dirty a measuring cup if you can just weigh your portion?

Yi5hedr3

Yep - they're different!