British V American Food Terminology

[Envy]

170 g margarine

260 g PB

630 ml con. sugar

250 ml (175 g) chocolate chips

125 ml chopped peanuts

 

[Alice-Bee]

630ml? Can I get that in Grams please...

Did you just use google...

 

[kibbleforlola]

According to the conversion app on my mac (the one that came preloaded), 8 U.S. ounces converts to 226.8 grams.

ETA: 8 oz is a cup...so 1 cup would be 226.8 grams.

 

[Envy]

630ml? Can I get that in Grams please...

Did you just use google...

333 g

And I had to use Google, since cups are a measurement of volume, and not all things have the same specific weight.

 

[kibbleforlola]

333 g

And I had to use Google, since cups are a measurement of volume, and not all things have the same specific weight.

In the U.S. liquid oz are by volume, dry goods are oz by weight. All the things on her list are dry goods, so – assuming my computer is correct – it should be right.

 

[Envy]

According to the conversion app on my mac (the one that came preloaded), 8 U.S. ounces converts to 226.8 grams.

ETA: 8 oz is a cup...so 1 cup would be 226.8 grams.

1 cup confectioners sugar is 4 oz though.

 

[kibbleforlola]

1 cup confectioners sugar is 4 oz though.

Er, no. 1 cup powdered sugar would be 8 oz.

 

[Alice-Bee]

Im very confused now

 

[kibbleforlola]

Here's a good conversion chart: http://www.goodcooking.com/conversions/liq_dry.htm

And the important bit:

"In the United States, liquid measurement is not only used for liquids such as water and milk, it is also used when measuring other ingredients such as flour, sugar, shortening, butter, and spices."

Hope that helps.

 

[Alice-Bee]

Thanks

 

[shyvas]

175 g vegan butter
175 g peanut butter
130 g sugar
180 g chocolate
75 g chopped peanuts

the amount of sugar is 2/3 cups ? If the recipe states 2 2/3 Cups of sugar the amount in
grams is 340 g

Are you making peanut butter cups

 

[Envy]

Er, no. 1 cup powdered sugar would be 8 oz.

Different culinary sugars have different densities due to differences in particle size and inclusion of moisture.
The Domino Sugar Company has established the following volume to weight conversions:[85]

• Brown sugar 1 cup = 48 teaspoons ~ 195 g = 6.88 oz
• Granular sugar 1 cup = 48 teaspoons ~ 200 g = 7.06 oz
• Powdered sugar 1 cup = 48 teaspoons ~ 120 g = 4.23 oz

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar#Measurements

 

[hungryraccoon]

Im very confused now

Ha, me too.

Think I'm gonna pick up some cup measurement things so that these American written recipes will be no problemo.

 

[kibbleforlola]

I'm sorry, envy. But a cup is a cup is a cup, no matter how you slice it. I grew up using American baking/cooking measurements, I know what I'm talking about.

 

[Pickle Juice]

The problem is that an 8 oz. volume of something like flour or sugar isn't actually going to weigh 8 ounces on a scale. That's why so many people from outside America are driven nuts by American recipes.

 

[Envy]

I'm sorry, envy. But a cup is a cup is a cup, no matter how you slice it. I grew up using American baking/cooking measurements, I know what I'm talking about.

How is a cup of a substance with a certain density equal to a cup of something with a different density?

 

[Alice-Bee]

175 g vegan butter
175 g peanut butter
130 g sugar
180 g chocolate
75 g chopped peanuts

the amount of sugar is 2/3 cups ? If the recipe states 2 2/3 Cups of sugar the amount in
grams is 340 g

Are you making peanut butter cups

Peanutbutter fudge

 

[kibbleforlola]

The problem is that an 8 oz. volume of something like flour or sugar isn't actually going to weigh 8 ounces on a scale. That's why so many people from outside America are driven nuts by American recipes.

We're Americans. Nothing we do makes sense, and we have to make everything as difficult as possible. Why because MURRICA, that's why! MURRICA, F*CK YEAH!

 

[Envy]

Is that why you always eat fast food instead of making your own food?

Spoiler

 

[shyvas]

I don't know whether you are doing a similar recipe to the following one. However you do you have it in cups and grams.

http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/rec...hocolate-peanut-butter-cups-recipe/index.html