September 6, 2011 - 10:19am
New to the site
Hi all, love this site, found it by chance.
I live in Dublin Ireland, I am a married man with 2 teenage daughters, I have been cooking homemade pizza for nearly 3 years now, and I love it, I love it when the family say, "YES" I can smell dad's pizza, they seem to really love them, they never leave a slice.
Can somebody please help answer some questions I have.
The recipes on this site say "a cup of this" "a cup or that", I have not tried to cook like this yet. I have to use Pounds and grams. How will I get around this problem?
Also my oven only goes up to 260*C.
Kind Regards from Ireland
Regards
Brian
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Hi there, I'm new to the site as well.
Trying to figure out the posting process..please bear with me.
Penny in the USA
Hi, Brian, welcome to TFL. :)
I'm across the sea from you in South East of England.
Not sure which recipe you've seen on this site, but large majority of posters here uses grams in their formulae because that's the most accurate measurement, as you know. So, if you could try using the search tool on the left on the pages to look for other recipes that might interest you, I'm pretty sure you'll get a lot with metric measurements quite easily.
Hope this helps.
best wishes,
lumos
Conversion Volume to Weight
One ounce Avoirdupois is 28.349523 grams.
One cup is 16 fluid ounces, 29.574 ml
Item Volume Weight, oz. Weight, g.
Almonds, sliced 1/2 cup 1.5 43
Apples, dried and diced 1 cup 3 85
Apples, pealed and sliced 1 cup 7 198
Apricots, dried and diced 1/2 cup 2.3 64
Baking Powder 1 Tbs. 0.5 14
Berries, frozen 1 cup 5 142
Biscuit Mix, dry 1 cup 4.4 124
Biscuit Mix, dry 1 1/2 6.5 184
Bread crumbs, dried 1/4 cup 1 28
Butter 1/2 cup, 1 stick 4 113
Butter 1 Tbs. 0.5 14
Buttermilk, yogurt 2 Tbs. 1 28
Caramel, 14-16 pieces 1/2 cup 5 142
Carrots, grated 1 cup 3.5 99
Celery, chopped 1 cup 5 142
Cheese, cheddar, grated 1 cup 4 113
Cheese, Feta 1 cup 4 113
Cheese, Ricotta or Cottag 1 cup 8 227
Cheese, Parmesan, grated 1 cup 3.5 99
Chicken, cooked and diced 1 cup 5 142
Chocolate, chopped 1 cup 6 170
Chocolate, chips 1 cup 6 170
Cocoa, unsweetened 2 Tbs. 0.4 11
Cocoa, unsweetened 1/4 cup 0.8 21
Cocoa, unsweetened 1 cup 3 85
Coconut, grated, unsweet 1 cup 4 113
Coconut, sweetened flakes 1 cup 3 85
Coffee beans 1 cup 2.8 78
Coffee powder 2 tspn. 0.1 4
Corn kernels 1 cup 5.3 151
Corn kernels 6 cup 32 907
Cornmeal 1 cup 4.9 138
Corn syrup 1 cup 11 312
Cornstarch 1/4 cup 1 28
Cranberries, dried 1/2 cup 2 57
Cranberries, fresh 1 cup 3.5 99
Cream 1 cup 8 227
Currants 1 cup 5.3 149
Dates 1 cup 5.3 149
Dough Enhancer 2 Tbs. 0.6 18
Dough Relaxer 2 Tbs. 0.6 18
Egg, jumbo (in shell) dozen 30 851
Egg, extra large (in shell) dozen 27 765
Egg, large (in shell) dozen 24 680
Egg, medium (in shell) dozen 21 595
Egg, small (in shell) dozen 18 510
Egg, peewee (in shell) dozen 15 425
Egg, jumbo (no shell) dozen 26.7 756
Egg, extra large (no shell) dozen 24 680
Egg, large (no shell) dozen 21.3 605
Egg, medium (no shell) dozen 18.7 529
Egg, small (no shell) dozen 16 454
Egg, peewee (no shell) dozen 13.3 378
Egg-White, fresh 12 large 14.1 400
Egg, Whole 1 cup 8.5 243
Egg-Yolk, fresh 12 large 7.2 205
Flour, All-purpose, Unbleached 1 cup 4.3 120
Flour, buckwheat 1 cup 4.3 120
Flour, Bread, Unbleached 1 cup 4.3 120
Flour, Cake 1 cup 3.8 106
Flour, Pastry 1 cup 4 113
Flour, Potato 1/4 cup 1.5 43
Flour, Rye ( pumpernickel,
Arrowhead Mill) 1 cup 4 113
Flour, Rye (pumpernickel,
Hodgson Mill, stone ground,
coarser than Arrowhead) 1 cup 4.8 135
Flour, Semolina 1 cup 5.8 163
Flour, Whole Wheat finely
milled (King Arthur) 1 cup 4.3 120
Flour, Whole Wheat (red),
Graham flour, Arrowhead Mills 1 cup 4.7 132
Flour, Whole Wheat (white) 1 cup 4.5 127
Garlic, minced 2 Tbs. 1 28
Garlic, peeled and sliced 1 cup 5.3 149
Ginger, crystallized 1/2 cup 3.3 92
Ginger, fresh and sliced 1/2 cup 4 113
Grits 1 cup 5 to 6 141 to 170
Honey 1 Tbs. 0.7 19
Honey 1 cup 10.9 308
Jam or Preserves 1 cup 11 312
Lard 1 cup 8 227
Macaroni 1 cup 4 113
Maple syrup, 66% sucrose (sugar) 1/2 cup 5.5 156
Mayonnaise 1 cup 8 227
Milk (sp. gr. about 1.03 at 20°C) 1 cup 8.5 242
Milk, dry powdered 1/4 cup 0.6 – 0.8 28
Milk, dry powdered 1 cup 2.4 - 3.3 92
Milk, buttermilk 1 cup 8.6 244
Molasses 1/4 cup 3 85
Mushrooms, fresh sliced 1 cup 5 142
Nuts, chopped 1 cup 3.3 92
Oats, rolled (US oatmeal) 1 cup 3.3 92
Oil, vegetable (sp. gr. corn oil ~0.915) 1 cup 7.6 215
Olives, sliced 1 cup 5 142
Onions, fresh and chopped 1 cup 5 142
Peanut butter 1/2 cup 4.8 135
Pecans or other nuts, chopped 1 cup 3.3 92
Pine nuts 1/2 cup 2.5 71
Praline or Pistachio paste 1/2 cup 5.5 156
Pumpkin, canned 1 cup 9.5 269
Raisins, loose 1 cup 5.3 149
Raisins, packed 1 cup 6 170
Rhubarb, fresh, medium dice 1 cup 4.3 120
Rice, uncooked 1 cup 6.3 177
Rice, cooked 1 cup 4 113
Salt, Kosher (coarse grained salt) 1 cup 5.6 159
Salt, Kosher (coarse grained salt) 1 Tbs. 0.35 10
Salt, Sea (fine grain, Kirkland brand) 1 cup 8 227
Salt, Sea (fine grain, Kirkland brand) 1 Tbs. 0.5 28
Salt, table 1 cup 11.2 318
Salt, table 1 Tbs. 0.7 20
Salt, table 1 tspn 0.23 7
Sesame seeds 1/2 cup 2.5 71
Scallions, sliced 1 cup 2.3 64
Shallots, sliced 1 cup 5.5 156
Starter (100 to 193% hydration) 1 cup 9 255
Sour cream 1 cup 8.3 234
Soy flour 1 cup 3.5 99
Strawberries, peaches, sliced 1 quart 22 616
Sugar, granulated, white 1 cup 7 198
Sugar, granulated, white 1 Tbs. 0.44 12
Sugar, confectioners, unsifted 1 cup 4 113
Sugar, brown and packed (dark or light) 1 cup 8 227
Sugar, Demerara 1 cup 7.3 206
Sugar, maple 1 cup 5.5 156
Sun-dried tomatoes (dry pack) 1 cup 6 170
Sunflower seeds 1/4 cup 1.3 35
Sunflower seeds 1 cup 5.5 156
Sweet potato, cooked and mashed 1 cup 9.5 269
Tapioca flour 1/4 cup 1.3 35
Tapioca, quick cooking 1/4 cup 1.5 43
Vegetable shortening (solid) 1/2 cup 3.3 92
Walnuts, whole 1 cup 4.5 128
Walnuts, chopped 1 cup 4 113
Water (at 68°F, 20°C, in air) 1 Tbs. 0.5 14.74
Water (at 68°F, 20°C, in air) 1 cup 8.3 235.91
Water (at 68°F, 20°C, in air) 1 pint 16.6 471.83
Water (at 68°F, 20°C, in air) 1 quart 33.3 943.66
Water (at 68°F, 20°C, in air) 1 gallon 133.1 3774.63
Wheat germ 1 cup 4.5 128
Yeast, dry (1 package) 2 1/4 tspn 0.25 7
Zucchini, shredded 1 cup 8.3 234
The only problem is you'd wanna know whether the poster of the recipe in question means American cups, British cups or some other version of cup. They all vary ever so slightly. Also the amount in your cup will depend on how you fill it up, whether by scoop and level, spooning flour in, whether you tap on it or not.
That said, I think the insistence of some TFLers on precision to the gram is unnesessary.. how much flour your dough will absorb depends on the flour itself, air humidity and temperature and many, many other factors. I find precise measurements useful when learning a new recipe but afterwards I always go by the feel of the dough. And I can tell you I never use the exact same amount of flour in different batches to the same recipe.
As with temperatures, 260 C is well enough for almost anything. Any higher than that is probably Farenheit not Centigrade, as a sizeable proportion of TFLers are from the US.
Best of luck with your cooking adventures!
Have a look at this website, too, it's got more conversion tools than you can shake a breadstick at.
Another problem is every conversion site/list for Cups/metric measurement gives you different rate of conversion.
I use the site Faith linked above, but I also I use this site, too.
"my oven only goes up to 260*C"
That's plenty. It should even be enough for a pretty good pizza. You don't need a blast furnace to make a good loaf of bread.