Measuring oils
aussieketogal
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Just wondering what methods you are using to measure oils for salads etc?
I have been setting my food scale to mls, and then measuring what it records as 1-2mls for olive oil but I wonder how acurate that really is?
I have been setting my food scale to mls, and then measuring what it records as 1-2mls for olive oil but I wonder how acurate that really is?
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Appx my thumb length is enough oil for me.
Tbsp is the usual measurement I believe.0 -
Put bowl on scale. Tare. Add oil. Record weight. Find an entry with grams as an option.
If I can't find an entry for the oil in grams, record the entry as if it was in mL. Most oils have densities in the 0.8 g/mL range, so just divide your mass by 0.8 to get a volume in mL.
As far as I'm concerned, the mL button on your scale is absolutely useless. It's assuming you're weighing water so it's just changing the unit from grams to mL without doing anything to the number.1 -
I bought a little medicine cup from the chemist - it's pretty good for measuring small liquids. I don't like having the extra washup/leftover liquid clinging to the cup but I like the accuracy for calorie-heavy items0
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I generally use a measuring spoon -- 1 or 2 teaspoons, sometimes only half a teaspoon -- for the amounts I would use in sauteeing, dressing a salad, finishing pasta or veggies, etc. At those low amounts, volume measurements are as accurate or more accurate than my scale, which sometimes doesn't believe anything has really changed when the difference is less than 5 grams, and resets itself to zero. If I use larger amounts, I weigh the oil in grams.
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Not perfect, but definitely close enough.
http://convert-to.com/edible-cooking-oils-weight-volume-measures-conversion
For example, it gives me 13.9g for a 15ml (2 tbsp) serving of EVOO. Most readily available food scales don't measure to tenths of a gram anyway, though mine does, as I use a digital that's intended for an asphalt lab. It's extremely sensitive and costs about $400, which is more than all but the most dedicated (obsessive?) of trackers would want to pay.0 -
Put the salad on the scale and measure out the dressing/oil with measuring spoons. Pour dressing/oil on salad, record weight, do this a handful of times and when it's consistent, stop using the measuring spoons. I don't use the table or teaspoon for my dressings as I know their gram weight. When I get a new dressing, I measuring it out.1
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Usually by grams.0
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Thanks for your feedback everyone.
My oil data doesn't include grams but it did have a tablespoon option so today rather than pouring directly into my salad bowl until it was 1ml I measured half a teaspoon which equalled 4grams but still only about 20 calories so I can live with that.0 -
Depending what I'm doing, either on the scales, by gram, or using measuring spoons or measuring beakers, which give me more options than spoons: https://www.amazon.co.uk/OXO-Good-Grips-Measuring-Beaker/dp/B00B2NQKM60
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ShammersPink wrote: »Depending what I'm doing, either on the scales, by gram, or using measuring spoons or measuring beakers, which give me more options than spoons: https://www.amazon.co.uk/OXO-Good-Grips-Measuring-Beaker/dp/B00B2NQKM6
those little measuring beakers are fab!0
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