Weigh meat before or after it's cooked?

bizco

Hi Everyone,
Meat always shrinks after it's cooked so I'm wondering, do you weigh your meat before or after it's cooked?
The nutrition panel on the package does not specify if the given information is for raw or cooked. Thank you!

KokomoJoe

I eat so little meat I don't think it matters, but I use pre cooking. I poached 6 chicken thighs yesterday package was .6 kg with 6 in them so I made a mental note that there were each 100 g (not exact but close enough). I use that to determine what I am having.

Naomi91

Weigh it after, will weigh less since the fats will be dripped out xD

ajbeans

I think it's pre-cooked. When you order steak or burgers in a restaurant, they always give the pre-cooked weight.

Mads1997

Hi, I weigh it after it's cooked

rjlam

Always weigh your meat after it has been cooked. If you weight it before you will not be getting the protein you initially weighted due to shrinkage.

Lisa1971

Yes, weigh it after. I just saw this in a biggest loser cookbook.

lynne_p

I always weigh mine after cooking. That way, if I roast up a whole chicken or turkey, I can take 4 ounces for the next meal and the meal after that.

dothompson

I always weigh mine after cooking.