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post #1 of 17
12/27/00 at 10:37am
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A measurement quiz. I only got half of them right since I don't apply these measurements very often. How many can you get right?
http://www.ucook.com/news2.cfm?item_no=1036
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post #2 of 17
12/27/00 at 11:10am
Aced it!!
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post #3 of 17
12/27/00 at 1:12pm
I got the last one wrong. I said cake flour. Iguess you could make it heavier, if you packed it in, right?

Great quiz.
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post #4 of 17
12/27/00 at 6:51pm
didn't get the last or the drops...????? is that public knowledge and who would ever sit and measure that out and why....
sour grapes.
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post #5 of 17
12/28/00 at 6:32am
doesnt make much sense, given that the quiz wont work for me.
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post #6 of 17
12/28/00 at 11:53am


Since we are on the topic of measurement could someone please tell me how many cups there are in a quart?
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post #7 of 17
12/28/00 at 12:11pm
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2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart


Cooking Measures and Conversion Calculator http://www.globalgourmet.com/cgi-bin...lc.hts+usequiv
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post #8 of 17
12/28/00 at 12:12pm
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2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart


Cooking Measures and Conversion Calculator http://www.globalgourmet.com/cgi-bin...lc.hts+usequiv
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post #9 of 17
12/28/00 at 12:17pm


Thanks Cchui!


Amazing how fast you forget things like that when you don't use it. I am so use to the metric system I can't recall much if the imperial system.
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post #10 of 17
12/29/00 at 11:44am


Found this in a kitchenware catalog:

The three 4 inch long measuring spoons, link by a split ring, measure a dash, a pinch, and a smidgen, respectively, and are a great help when exact measurements are not supplied but a consistent result is desired....
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post #11 of 17
12/30/00 at 4:31am
perhaps im worng, but from where i stand,

1 pinch approx 7 grams
1 teaspoon approx 15 grams
1 tablespoon approx 30 grams
1 cup is 250 grams
1 kg is 1000 grams

sometimes and i means sometimes (specific or relative gravity laws applying) liquid and mass weights definitely differ. However, as a token weight measure being used, unless the specific or relative weight differs to a point where weighing is the only option, you should be able to convert metric to imperial.

i.e. 1 pound is approximately 500 to 550 grams metric.
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post #12 of 17
12/30/00 at 10:16am
I bought that set of spoons at Walmart. I don't use them much, but they are SOOO cute.
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post #13 of 17
1/2/01 at 1:40pm
True.
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post #14 of 17
1/7/01 at 6:59am
You're not the only cook who doesn't know that stuff. I still have to help the chef and the sous at my job, when they can't figure out how many so-and-so's in a so-and-so.
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post #15 of 17
1/7/01 at 10:20am
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Sisi,

It's not really our choice.
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post #16 of 17
1/7/01 at 11:02am


I know Cchiu but it's really too bad because metric makes things so much easier.
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post #17 of 17
1/7/01 at 9:50pm


I don't know why you don't convert to the metric system. It is so much easier to use.
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