American cup measurements?

studentphil

What do you class as a cup? I am looking at a recipe but the water and flour are in cups not grams/ Oz. Is a cup a mug or a tea cup?

I am guessing as it is dough that what ever size cup I use as long as I keep the ratio the same that it won't really matter.

thriftlady_2

Sounds like an American recipe in which case a cup is a measure that holds 8 fluid oz - not the same as 8 oz of flour

prettypennies

A cup is equivalent to 250 ml

Quasar

Phil you can buy cup measures in kitchen shops.

moggins

And Asda, they sell them in my local Asda anyway.

studentphil

I will have to have a look at my measuring jug and see if it has floz on it.

Thanks all!

pol

I've been using a teacup that looks a bit smaller than my mugs, but when I actually got round to measuring it, they both hold exactly the same. Nine fluid ounces filled to the top!

pol

Jayar

Thanks for bringing this Phil, it has always confused me too.

studentphil

pol wrote:

I've been using a teacup that looks a bit smaller than my mugs, but when I actually got round to measuring it, they both hold exactly the same. Nine fluid ounces filled to the top!

pol

So I should get away with using a tea cup?

MATH

You won't go far wrong using a tea cup. I have a set of American measuring cuos but if they are in the DW I often substitute a tea cup. HTH