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American cup measurements?

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  • Swan_2
    Swan_2 Posts: 7,060 Forumite
    I'd be interested to know that too, I find the cup system messy & a pain to use. the only way I've found to make it easier in the long run is to measure out a cupful of whatever it is the first time you use a recipe, weigh it & make a note for future reference. there has to be an easier way :confused:

    an American cup = 8fl oz if that's any help
  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    That's the problem - since the americans work by volume a cup of sugar weighs more than a cup of flour... and in fact, pretty much every ingredient weighs differently.

    Cup sets are cheap to buy if you use many american recipe sites and they are easy to use too.

    Anyway, the method outlined in my earlier post gets you very close :)
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  • astep70uk
    astep70uk Posts: 338 Forumite
    Thanks Squeaky. One more thing - what is all purpose flour? Plain or SR?
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  • Plain flour.
    I use the english cups as it is fairly neglible the amount of difference in the cups and I haven't had a bad result that way. I love the cup system, no faffing about with scales and I use the cup that came with my bread maker, so i didn't buy one!
  • For further info - which I find useful if I want to faff about with the scales:D

    I cup Flour = 5oz
    1 cup castor/granulated sugar = 8oz
    1 Cup Brown sugar = 6oz
    1 Cup butter/margarine/lard = 8oz
    Sultanas/Raisins 1 cup = 7oz
    Currants 1 cup = 5oz
    sour cream 1 cup = 8 fluid oz
    small ingredients 1 tsp + 3/4 imperial tsp and 1 tablespoon = £/4 Tbsp
  • Swan_2
    Swan_2 Posts: 7,060 Forumite
    it's the measuring of things like butter & sticky stuff like honey that annoys me most, not to mention I always end up with flour everywhere while spooning it into the cup

    maybe it's just a matter of what you're used to

    ah well, back to making notes in the margins of cookbooks :rolleyes:
  • Swan_2
    Swan_2 Posts: 7,060 Forumite
    For further info - which I find useful if I want to faff about with the scales:D

    I cup Flour = 5oz
    1 cup castor/granulated sugar = 8oz
    1 Cup Brown sugar = 6oz
    1 Cup butter/margarine/lard = 8oz
    Sultanas/Raisins 1 cup = 7oz
    Currants 1 cup = 5oz
    sour cream 1 cup = 8 fluid oz
    small ingredients 1 tsp + 3/4 imperial tsp and 1 tablespoon = £/4 Tbsp

    that's the butter sorted then :D
  • For liquids

    1 US cup = 240ml or 8 fl.oz.
    3/4 US cup = 180ml or 6 fl.oz
    1/2 US cup = 120ml or 4fl.oz
    1/4 US cup = 60ml or 2 fl.oz
    1/8 US cup = 30ml or 1 fl.oz
  • For the flour I use a big tin and dip the cup in,after answering the door looking as if I was over dosing on the white powder action was called for!
    I also tend to use 2 cups, one dry and one wet. (wish I was that organised in the rest of my life!! no wonder I love my recipe book - i live in an ordered world there!!)
    But each to their own!!
    Incidentally half and half is equivalent to single cream.
  • dlb
    dlb Posts: 2,488 Forumite
    Sorry to ask what you all ready know i bet, but found some lovley recipies but all mesurments are in cups.

    So what weight is 1 cup the same as?:confused:
    Thanks
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