weighing food

Jessicaruby

when you weigh ur meat do you weight it raw or after you have cooked it?

khartley535

Cooked.

Mememone

I usually weigh it after it's cooked.

rjbrowne82

cooked

sjtreely

Cooked.

sjcply

usually cooked, but if u measure 4 oz of uncooked meat it is usually = 3 oz cooked

blondski

so tonight I had sirloin steak.....4oz raw. does that mean when I looked up sirloin steak 4oz it was cooked?

Jessicaruby

ok thanks everyone! that is what i thought but i was not sure

NiciS72

Usually cooked. However, pay attention to the nutrition info on the label and go with what it says. A lot of them will have raw/unprepared vs. prepared info.

RealMeSomeday

This was a great question! Thanks for posting and thanks for all the great answers.

sjcply

so tonight I had sirloin steak.....4oz raw. does that mean when I looked up sirloin steak 4oz it was cooked?

usually cooked weighs 1 oz less than raw...but read your label cuz it just depends!