Boneless meat...converting ounces to cups

DaniJeanine

Hey everyone...

I often see that a serving of boneless chicken, turkey, or fish is 4 oz. I know this measurement is all about weight, but I was wondering if anyone knew how many cups 4oz of boneless meat is....I always heard about 1/2 cup but I've never been quite sure....

pjol79

4 oz is half a cup, 8oz is a cup

annacataldo

a food scale is the only way to be sure.. I have a digital one that i got at walmart for $17, that will let u see exact decimals. There were alot cheaper ones, but they werent digital and thought itd be harder to read and harder to convert from oz to grams and grams to mg, etc...

but the half cup of diced chicken breast seems to be about 4oz serving in a measuring cups

DaniJeanine

I know that's classic for liquid, but is it the same for solid measurements?

cskalaj

An easier way to measure (so you don't have to cut it up or dirty a measuring cup) is to use the rule of thumb that 4 ounces of cooked meat is about the size of the palm of your hand or a deck of cards. With meat, you're never going to get an exact weight, anyway. When you ask for a pound of meat in a deli, you rarely get 16 ounces even.

DaniJeanine

a food scale is the only way to be sure.. I have a digital one that i got at walmart for $17, that will let u see exact decimals. There were alot cheaper ones, but they werent digital and thought itd be harder to read and harder to convert from oz to grams and grams to mg, etc...

but the half cup of diced chicken breast seems to be about 4oz serving in a measuring cups

I didn't know they had them at Walmart!!

mseab71

Here is a website that I found...Hope it helps!! Good Luck!!

http://www.asknumbers.com/OuncesToCupsConversion.aspx

Michelle

annacataldo

4 oz is half a cup, 8oz is a cup

nope. theres liquid ounces is 4oz or half a cup, but dry measuring cups are still half a cup but arent the same size as liquid ounces.. and then of course you have ounces as a weight as opposed to a measurement...

annacataldo

a food scale is the only way to be sure.. I have a digital one that i got at walmart for $17, that will let u see exact decimals. There were alot cheaper ones, but they werent digital and thought itd be harder to read and harder to convert from oz to grams and grams to mg, etc...

but the half cup of diced chicken breast seems to be about 4oz serving in a measuring cups

I didn't know they had them at Walmart!!

Its in the kitchen accesorie aisle next to the spatulas and cheese graters, etc. at my wal mart is on a bottom shelve underneath a bunch of measuring cups and such

pjol79

4 oz is half a cup, 8oz is a cup

nope. theres liquid ounces is 4oz or half a cup, but dry measuring cups are still half a cup but arent the same size as liquid ounces.. and then of course you have ounces as a weight as opposed to a measurement...

Ahh, I see what you did there. Learn something new every day on here Maybe I should get myself one of those food scales too!

User2770

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brittanyrmetzler

fluid oz and oz of weight are different

Walter__

Buy a food scale. They're $7 on ebay. You spend more than that a week on eating out. There's no excuse not to.

Francl27

I didn't grow up in the US, but don't they teach the difference between fluid ounces and weight ounces in school or something?

DeechelleW

Thanks... I was wondering the same thing!