Question concerning measuring food on the scale.

JcMey3r
JcMey3r Posts: 431 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Should I measure my whole wheat pasta before or after I have cooked it?

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  • Mady1911
    Mady1911 Posts: 90 Member
    I measure before...
  • erialcelyob
    erialcelyob Posts: 341 Member
    Yeah I do it before :)
  • chezjuan
    chezjuan Posts: 747 Member
    It depends on the packaging. The label on the pasta I use indicates one serving is 2 ounces dry weight, so I weight it before.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    before
  • RJAgeo
    RJAgeo Posts: 16 Member
    If you can, weigh before. But I usually cook an entire box for the week, and I've determined that roughly 2 oz dry pasta equates to 4 oz cooked. I may get a lot of feedback on this, since pasta takes on moisture at different rates, depending on the type, and cooking time. So this is what I've determined specifically for Barilla Plus Penne, cooked as per the instructions. However, I use this ratio for all pastas. Good luck.
  • ekaustin7
    ekaustin7 Posts: 185 Member
    I've always gone with 2 oz dry means 1 cup cooked :)
  • ChrisS30V
    ChrisS30V Posts: 157 Member
    If you can, weigh before. But I usually cook an entire box for the week, and I've determined that roughly 2 oz dry pasta equates to 4 oz cooked. I may get a lot of feedback on this, since pasta takes on moisture at different rates, depending on the type, and cooking time. So this is what I've determined specifically for Barilla Plus Penne, cooked as per the instructions. However, I use this ratio for all pastas. Good luck.
    I second this.

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