Weighing pasta

mag104

Do you weigh pasta dry or cooked? Maybe a silly question but would like your feedback. Thanks in advance :happy:

rml_16

Weigh it before cooking.

2 oz dry is about 1 cup cooked.

youngpip

I always weigh it dry. Pretty sure that's what you're meant to do.

StaceyJ2008

I weigh it dry but a serving size is usually 3/4 cup to 1 cup cooked.

BernadetteChurch

That's a tricky one because the packaging doesn't always make it clear. The one I have at the moment says allow 100g per person uncooked, but the nutritional information is for cooked weight. And 100g of cooked pasta weighs a hell of a lot more than dry!

fishiewishes

I always do it dry

emilynicole02

I weigh my pasta dry!

all of my nutritional information has always said something like 3/4 cup dry=1 cup cooked

tabi26

Hmmm.....i weight mine cooked....I guess I could be eating more pasta! Yum! Lol.

zyxst

I weigh pasta dry. Saves on washing dishes.

athenasurrenders

Usually weight it dry (otherwise how do you know how much to put in the pan?). In my experience 100g dry pasta makes about 200-220g when cooked, if that helps you working things out.

Also if you can't tell if the information on the packet is cooked or uncooked weight, 100g pasta is usually around the 360cals mark. 100g cooked pasta therefore should be much lower - 180 or so (very roughly!)

mag104

Brilliant. Thanks folks for your replies:happy:

gwenmf

Hmmm.....i weight mine cooked....I guess I could be eating more pasta! Yum! Lol.

Me too!!! Guess we've been doing it wrong!! dang it! lol