Does temp of food change the weight?

JeffBrown3
JeffBrown3 Posts: 161 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I am making a pot of chili and it made me wonder, if weighing the entire pot hot or cooled makes a difference weight wise? I usually weigh it after it cools down. Does it matter?

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  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    No. Unless there is a lot of liquid and by hot you mean hot enough for water to evaporate.
  • JeffBrown3
    JeffBrown3 Posts: 161 Member
    It's a weird question I know, just making sure. Maybe im just exhausted and overthinking lol. Thanks for replying!!
  • allenpriest
    allenpriest Posts: 1,102 Member
    No it doesn't matter
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    I have made many one-pot recipes over the last two years and have weighed and recorded them hot, warm, and refrigerated cold. I have found that the change in weight from evaporation of water is about 2% from hot to cold and about 1% from warm to cold.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    A pot of chili will lose a bit of weight from the steam coming off it as it cools. Not that much though, just a few grams.
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