how much is a cup??

cjsmommy7

I have been looking for some new recipes and have come across some interesting ideas, but a lot of them say one cup or two cups for measurements im used to dealing in lbs ozs etc.. If its a cup what kind of cup is it like a small teacup or like a mug or is there some special measuring cup. Not really been into cooking from recipes but would like to have a go ??

jenns1964

8 ounces.

Goldie2u2

A cup is a measuring cup--8 ounces are in a cup. If you google any weight or measurement you don't understand..it will give you conversions for ounces/metric/lbs ect.

cjsmommy7

Thankyou ladies

Trilby16

I have been looking for some new recipes and have come across some interesting ideas, but a lot of them say one cup or two cups for measurements im used to dealing in lbs ozs etc.. If its a cup what kind of cup is it like a small teacup or like a mug or is there some special measuring cup. Not really been into cooking from recipes but would like to have a go ??

When a recipe calls for 1 cup of something, it means 1 measuring cup. One cup liquid is 8 oz. (Usually a glass measuring cup.) One cup dry is not necessarily 8 oz. by weight but you put your ingrediant all the way up to the top of the measuring cup and scrape it level. (usually a set of nested metal cups.) But anyway, go to a home goods store or a Walmart and buy a set of measuring cups and you're good to go.

Hope that helps.

KenosFeoh

It looks like you're in England. I think you'd want to convert from cups/ounces to liters for measuring equipment made there, yes?

jojo52610

1 Cup is equal to 8 fluid ounces . I have some of my Mom's recipes that I convert I use this online

http://www.food.com/library/calc.zsp

nikb1983

If it's liquid, a cup is 8 fluid oz.... you probably should consider picking up a cheap set of measuring cups/spoons... ive seen them at biglots for a couple bucks. Liquid and dry ingredients get measured differently...

Something like this would be for dry:
http://www.amazon.com/Onesource-8-Piece-Deluxe-Stainless-Measuring/dp/B004WMP03E/ref=sr_1_3?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1364486495&sr=1-3

Or this for wet:
http://www.amazon.com/Pyrex-Prepware-2-Cup-Measuring-Measurements/dp/B0002ITQHS/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1364486598&sr=1-1

HTH

shelmac

Also from England, and ordered some cups from Ebay so I didnt have to keep converting the recipes, so much easier now x

1223345

A cup is "usually" 8 ounces. This is not always true however. For example, a cup of flour is 120 grams, that is a little over 4 ounces. A cup of brocolli is 85 grams, which is a little over 2 ounces. Volume is not always a reflection of weight.

cwolfman13

8 oz only if it's liquid. One cup of solids can vary substantially and may be more or less than 8 ounces. This is why they have measuring "cups" for liquid and measuring "cups" for solids.

OP, if you're in England, you want to do some conversions to imperial units or order some metric unit hardware

Liquid:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/images/liquid_measuring_cup.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/Dictionary/L/Liquid-measuring-cups-4836.aspx&h=300&w=300&sz=22&tbnid=P8r0sUE3JWOuLM:&tbnh=94&tbnw=94&zoom=1&usg=__vSwnArjBL3UsCU9VGmRnxXu38Yc=&docid=hnoEh7yeOrAF0M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=N2tUUe2wJq6ayQGRk4DIAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CHsQ9QEwBg&dur=88

Solid:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/images/liquid_measuring_cup.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/Dictionary/L/Liquid-measuring-cups-4836.aspx&h=300&w=300&sz=22&tbnid=P8r0sUE3JWOuLM:&tbnh=94&tbnw=94&zoom=1&usg=__vSwnArjBL3UsCU9VGmRnxXu38Yc=&docid=hnoEh7yeOrAF0M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=N2tUUe2wJq6ayQGRk4DIAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CHsQ9QEwBg&dur=88

kyodi

All of the above are true. I'd like to add that a measuring cup is a measure of VOLUME and NOT WEIGHT; like measuring spoons. So while it is true that there are 8 ounces in a cup, those are VOLUME ounces. The sure fire way to be exact is to measure all liquids by volume and all solids by weight. I practice what I preach most of the time, but sometimes I will wing it and measure flour etc with a measuring cup instead of weighing it on the scale.

JeneticTraining

It all depends. Get measuring cups. Google to convert measurements

Yooperm35

I measure liquids in a measuring cup and dry food on the scale
8oz in a cup

NormInv

Buy a cup measure at the store. It will show you half cup, full cup marks. Also get a tbsp and tsp measure. They are very helpful.

Nachise

In liquid form, a cup is 8 ounces. If you are using dry measurements, it is a standard measuring cup. One quarter of a cup is 6 tablespoons, one cup is 24. It is helpful when you are using real sugar in recipes, but want to cut down sugar. I have made cobbler recipes where I have used ripe fruit and cut the sugar down as low as 1/3 cup.

Hope this is helpful.