1/4" cube of cheese

Byantha

I want to record my cheese, but am not sure what is exactly meant by the 1/4" cube of cheese measurement when I do a search for Black Diamond old Cheddar Cheese. It's 120 calories so I want to be sure! If 1/4" wide, then how long? the whole width?

starjumper12

i would assume that a 1/4" cube would be 1/4" x 1/4" x 1/4"

i don't cube my cheese for sandwiches, so i weigh it.

Laces_0ut

just buy a digital scale and weigh everything. that way you know its correct.

Countryboy_

A cube is the same dimension in height, width, and depth. Hence, A CUBE!

risenonlytofall

It means 1/4" on each side. A cube is a square.

ChangingAmanda

Usually the measurement needs to be the same on all 3 sides to be considred a cube.

Countryboy_

just buy a digital scale and weigh everything. that way you know its correct.

Great idea. Can I borrow a sawbuck?

Countryboy_

It means 1/4" on each side. A cube is a square.

Actually a square is two dimensional, and a cube is three dimensional. A cube is not a square.

TerminatorFRS86

go by grams...its easier...the whole brick is x amount...so divide it up accordingly...a lil kitchen scale will be awesome for this if you want to be very accurate!

BogQueen1

Guessing it comes in a block and they are referring to a slice of cheese cut from the block that is a quarter inch thick.

I personally would weigh it and go by what's on the package, put in a new entry if you need.

Or. Cheese for the most part is cheese, and an ounce has about 100-110 calories most ways you spin it for cheddar.

Melo1966

1/4" cube is frickin tiny.

Alex_is_Hawks

I want to record my cheese, but am not sure what is exactly meant by the 1/4" cube of cheese measurement when I do a search for Black Diamond old Cheddar Cheese. It's 120 calories so I want to be sure! If 1/4" wide, then how long? the whole width?

a cube is a three dimensional square, so all sides need to be 1/4 inch.

that's all.

felice03

I want to record my cheese, but am not sure what is exactly meant by the 1/4" cube of cheese measurement when I do a search for Black Diamond old Cheddar Cheese. It's 120 calories so I want to be sure! If 1/4" wide, then how long? the whole width?

120 cals for a 1/4 inch cube of cheese???!!!! you might want to recheck that.

Countryboy_

go by grams...its easier...the whole brick is x amount...so divide it up accordingly...a lil kitchen scale will be awesome for this if you want to be very accurate!

A pound of sharp cheddar weighs more than a pound of gouda. True story.

maricash

go by grams...its easier...the whole brick is x amount...so divide it up accordingly...a lil kitchen scale will be awesome for this if you want to be very accurate!

Exactly. If you don't have a scale this is the best way to do it. If the package says 8 servings, just cut it into 8 equal pieces. 120 calories for a 1/4 inch cube sounds high. A 120 calorie serving for the cheeses that I eat is usually more of a 1 inch cube.

JezzD1

It means 1/4" on each side. A cube is a square.

Actually a square is two dimensional, and a cube is three dimensional. A cube is not a square.

And math wins again ;-)

Linda_Darlene

I want to record my cheese, but am not sure what is exactly meant by the 1/4" cube of cheese measurement when I do a search for Black Diamond old Cheddar Cheese. It's 120 calories so I want to be sure! If 1/4" wide, then how long? the whole width?

120 cals for a 1/4 inch cube of cheese???!!!! you might want to recheck that.

That is what I was thinking. No piece of cheese that small is worth 120 calories! $25 will get you a great digital food scale. That way you can know for sure!

risenonlytofall

It means 1/4" on each side. A cube is a square.

Actually a square is two dimensional, and a cube is three dimensional. A cube is not a square.

I'm sorry, I should have specified that a cube merely looks like a square on each side. How silly of me.

baker150

It's 1 AND 1/4" cube! I weigh mine but if you just slice a piece off the brick about half an inch that works out to be the same.

MeMyCatsandI

go by grams...its easier...the whole brick is x amount...so divide it up accordingly...a lil kitchen scale will be awesome for this if you want to be very accurate!

A pound of sharp cheddar weighs more than a pound of gouda. True story.

And a pound of muscle?? :bigsmile:

DopeItUp

What the hell have I just read?

Laces_0ut

It means 1/4" on each side. A cube is a square.

Actually a square is two dimensional, and a cube is three dimensional. A cube is not a square.

and a tesseract is the four-dimensional analog of the cube

mmachick2011

That cheese is 120 calories for one ounce. And ounce is approximately the length of your thumb if you are eyeballing' it.

I use my scale constantly. (I get more! I have small hands... haha)

felice03

What the hell have I just read?

CHEESE SCIENCE!

Countryboy_

It means 1/4" on each side. A cube is a square.

Actually a square is two dimensional, and a cube is three dimensional. A cube is not a square.

and a tesseract is the four-dimensional analog of the cube

Wow. I think I just moved in my pants.....

Byantha

Ya, 1/4" cube is very tiny! And duh! on me! a cube is 1/4 x 1/4 x 1/4 x 14. Honestly sometimes I feel like an idiot! 120 calories in a little smidgeon of cheese. Never really paid attention to it until I started recording.

MaryBeth321

I just read in Scientific American that calorie counts on food labels are horridly incorrect for all foods. The reasoning they gave is that different people get different calories from any food. I might get 100 calories from a 1" block of cheese and somebody else will get 180 calories from the same cheese.