Are you measuring in cups, ounces, grams or other ?

Question

Would you be so kind to add the country where you live to the answer?

Wanting to know because I'm translating my site from grams into whatever gets the most votes :)

Recipes on the internet must be very accurate so that's why I want to know to get a grip.

The Aussies are in their bed at the moment and in England it must be around 22.00 hours at this moment.

Ireland is awake.
Waiting for English votes ;)

Answer 1

Grams and cups/teaspoon.

Cook quite a lot and find it easier when recipes have measurements in teaspoons and cups sizes.(am a very experienced cook though).

Some recipes I have browsed have an option to convert oz. to grams and vice versa. You can think of having that option on your site.

US

Answer 2

U.S.A. (Jacksonville, FL)
8 ounces = 1 cup
16 ounces = 1 pound
3 teaspoons - 1 tablespoon

It depends on the recipe and what measurement it calls for. Here in the states, we usually use either ounces or cups...and our measuring cup has the increments broken down by 1/4 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/2 cup or 1 cup. And...on the other side of the measuring cup it's marked by ounce.
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One site offers this information:

The fact that there are 16 fluid ounces (oz.) in a pint (8 oz. to the cup) and 16 dry oz. to the pound leads to all sorts of confusion and mistakes in recipes. Further, it is quite common for recipes to specify an amount of a dry substance in liquid units: a cup of chopped onions, a half cup of diced celery, etc. This is done because we typically don't keep scales in our kitchens, but we do have measuring cups.

Where this really becomes problematic is with measuring flour. The actual amount of flour in a measuring vessel will vary widely depending upon how loose or compact it is.

Ounce Equivalents and Conversions
There are 8 fluid ounces in a liquid measuring cup.
There are 16 ounces in one pound.
http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/How_many_ounces_are_in_a_cup_and_in_a_pound
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Hope this helps you?
Good luck!

Answer 3

I use imperial, and metric as Canada only became metric about 30 years ago or so. Some of my favourite recipies have been passed down from my grannie and she used cups and teaspoons. I find that by having both sets of measuring equipment, I can cook recipies from all over the world. I recently bought a kitchen scale at WalMart so now I can use bakers recipes (using weight) to make bread and cakes.

Answer 4

It depends on the recipe but usually cups and ounces.... USA!

then again, I don't have to measure most of what I make since I've been cooking for so long, I have an eye for how much something is.... just ask my daughter who has GOT to know EXACTLY how much of whatever is

Answer 5

My main one is ounces and I live in England, but have to convert many recipes into grams now and have found it easy by remembering 4 ounces equal 100 grams approx.

Answer 6

I use both measurements in Kg and grams or ounces and pounds- or cups or glasses - all depends on what the recipe calls for. ( UK ). Used to both now :o Same goes for the weather too. I use both Fahrenheit and Celsius,

Answer 7

I'm a widower. I have three boys in their teens or arriving there; A St Bernard, A Great Dane, A mutt(?) with three legs, I rescued her....her name is Tripod, A Chihuahua named SoLo, A 31 pound ally cat that is big...gray,black and scary. I have two friends like him in East Oakland...No, not fat, He is built like Sly Stallone in Cliffhanger... His name is Hacksaw. I don't use measuring cups, Just horse feeder buckets. Help !...We live on a ranch in the San Fernando Valley up against the San Gabriel Mt's.

Answer 8

I like to use cups for measuring, if it is for dry ingredients, because it is the easiest to work with. I live in Canada and we use the metric system, but when it comes to cooking, cups are easier to use, unless it is a liquid, then it doesn't matter.

Answer 9

Malta- we use grams and pls leave ur site as it is coz its confusing 4 me that evrytime i search 4 a recipe its in cups

Answer 10

In America, it is considered 8 ounces per cup.