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Measuring pasta dry or cooked?

jcshaw47
jcshaw47 Posts: 2 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
The box of pasta says one serving is 56g, or 2 oz. Is this the DRY measure or cooked measure?

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  • WickedPineapple
    WickedPineapple Posts: 698 Member
    Dry.
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    I live in Italy. We always weigh our pasta dry before cooking. And yes, people are just used to weighing food here.
  • kikicooks
    kikicooks Posts: 1,079 Member
    Yes, dry
  • jessicapk
    jessicapk Posts: 574 Member
    Always dry! For pastas I eat a lot, I will write down how much one 56g / 2oz dry serving weighs once it's cooked and will go by that number later when I'm feeling lazier. The end weight can vary depending on how much water is absorbed but it's close enough for most meals.
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