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weighing food

Jessicaruby
Jessicaruby Posts: 881 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
when you weigh ur meat do you weight it raw or after you have cooked it?

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  • khartley535
    khartley535 Posts: 151 Member
    Cooked.
  • Mememone
    Mememone Posts: 48 Member
    I usually weigh it after it's cooked.
  • rjbrowne82
    rjbrowne82 Posts: 198 Member
    cooked
  • sjtreely
    sjtreely Posts: 1,014 Member
    Cooked.
  • sjcply
    sjcply Posts: 817 Member
    usually cooked, but if u measure 4 oz of uncooked meat it is usually = 3 oz cooked
  • blondski
    blondski Posts: 36 Member
    so tonight I had sirloin steak.....4oz raw. does that mean when I looked up sirloin steak 4oz it was cooked?
  • Jessicaruby
    Jessicaruby Posts: 881 Member
    ok thanks everyone! that is what i thought but i was not sure
  • NiciS72
    NiciS72 Posts: 1,043 Member
    Usually cooked. However, pay attention to the nutrition info on the label and go with what it says. A lot of them will have raw/unprepared vs. prepared info.
  • RealMeSomeday
    RealMeSomeday Posts: 97
    This was a great question! Thanks for posting and thanks for all the great answers.
  • sjcply
    sjcply Posts: 817 Member
    so tonight I had sirloin steak.....4oz raw. does that mean when I looked up sirloin steak 4oz it was cooked?

    usually cooked weighs 1 oz less than raw...but read your label cuz it just depends!
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