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Cup

bobhc321
bobhc321 Posts: 2
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
How much does a cup mean

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  • LindseySprake
    LindseySprake Posts: 333 Member
    As a liquid is 250ml.
    Anything else should be weighed.
  • harlequin0318
    harlequin0318 Posts: 415 Member
    240ml*
  • TaraTLC83
    TaraTLC83 Posts: 93 Member
    1 cup is usually (in North America) defined as 8 ounces or 250 mls.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_(unit)
  • blktngldhrt
    blktngldhrt Posts: 1,053 Member
    1 cup = 250 millilitres
    = 16 2⁄3 international tablespoons (15 mL each)
    = 12.5 Australian tablespoons (20 mL each)
    ≈ 8.80 imperial fluid ounces
    ≈ 8.45 U.S. customary fluid ounces

    Google can be your friend.
  • Local_Atlantis
    Local_Atlantis Posts: 262 Member
    Google knows all and sees all.
  • harlequin0318
    harlequin0318 Posts: 415 Member
    edited November 2014
    Nursing school taught me 1 cup = 8 oz = 240mL, thats the only reason i remember the conversion. but hey if its 250 its 250

    ETA: 8oz = 236.588mL o:)
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    depends where you are. A cup can be 200 or 237/240 or 250 millilitres. If you are in the US your cup measurement is 237 millilitres or 8 fluid ounces.

    If you are baking, just make sure you use a consistent measure. Choose one, and stick to it.

    Personally I would weigh everything, but I like the background to the use of cups.
  • bobhc321
    bobhc321 Posts: 2
    My thanks, I was just trying to workout how many cups I would enter for home made vegetable soup, I generally have a large bowl for my lunch
  • maria0elisa
    maria0elisa Posts: 199 Member
    I completely don't understand US cups either :/

    So is 1/2 a cup= 4 OZ = 100g?
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Cups should only be used for fully liquid measurement. With the soup, it's best to weigh it out.
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    The weights of both solids and liquids vary by volume. This is a site I use for approximating the weights of common cooking ingredients - it is geared for US consumers.

    Dry Ingredients:

    All-Purpose Flour: 1 cup = 4 1/2 oz
    Bread Flour: 1 cup = 4 1/2 oz
    Whole Wheat Flour: 1 cup = 4 1/2 oz
    Cake Flour: 1 cup = 4 oz
    Pastry Flour: 1 cup = 4 oz
    White Granulated Sugar: 1 cup = 7 oz
    Brown Sugar: 1 cup = 7 1/2 oz
    Powdered Sugar: 1 cup = 4 oz
    Chopped Nuts: 1 cup = 4 oz

    Liquid Ingredients:

    Most liquids: 1 cup = 8 oz
    Water: 1 cup = 8 oz
    Milk: 1 cup = 8 oz
    Cream: 1 cup = 8 oz
    Yogurt: 1 cup = 8 oz
    Sour Cream: 1 cup = 8 oz
    Honey: 1 cup = 12 oz
    Oil: 1 cup = 7.5 oz
    Butter: 1 cup = 8 oz

    Reference:
    thekitchn.com/weight-conversions-for-flour-sugar-and-other-common-baking-ingredients-171316
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