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Question about weighing meats ...

DawnzCreationz
DawnzCreationz Posts: 21 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi!
I hope someone can answer my question ..
When weighing meats, if it says for instance 4 oz. of a hamburger or chicken etc., is that 4 oz. precooked or after it is cooked?
Thanks!

Dawn

Replies

  • Saezimmerman
    Saezimmerman Posts: 93 Member
    I struggle with this one myself. Some of the entries don't specify raw or cooked. If it lists a cooking method in the entry you should be pretty good.
    If in doubt, indepedently verify with a site like http://nutritiondata.self.com/
  • emnk5308
    emnk5308 Posts: 736
    I don't have a scale =( So when I do cook meat, usually chicken... I go with the size of a deck of cards because it does shrink up a little bit when you cook it..
  • victoria4321
    victoria4321 Posts: 1,719 Member
    I count all meats as precooked
  • laceyvl12
    laceyvl12 Posts: 8
    I weigh mine before I cook it. I don't really have a good reason as to why I do though!
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