cooking measuring?

Question

A certain potato recipe asks for 11/2 lbs of potatoes how many is that?

Answer 1

theres 16 ounces in a pound so 1 1/2 pounds would be 40 ounces....or 5 cups (8 ounces in a cup)....at least thats how i would do it...just remember very few recipes except you to be EXACT...the only time you really have to worry about being very precise is with stuff like salt, baking soda, baking powder because those can be overpowering and make your dish taste terrible if you put way too much in.

Answer 2

Usually 3 large (baking) potatoes are a pound. So, about 4 potatoes would be 1-1/2 pounds.

Answer 3

Go to the produce section of a supermarket and grab a plastic bag, then use the store's scale to weigh out 1 1/2 pounds of potatoes. Because only Idaho baked potatoes are consistently about the same size, and not any other type, weigh them is the only way to get what you want.

Answer 4

If they potatoes are the big ones like the ones you use for baked potatoes then probably 3, but if they are smaller then 5

Answer 5

pints a pound the world around. 2 cups = 16 ounces=a pound.
Cut up a peeled potato and stick it in a measuring cup until you have the amount asked for. pound and a half would be 3 cups

Answer 6

one and a half lb would depend on the size of the potatoe

Answer 7

the time-honored diploma for one cup is 8 oz. now in case you have not have been given a measuring cup a classic sized coffee cup is many times on the factor of a time-honored 8 oz..diploma. 4 oz..is 8 tablespoons, 24 teaspoons, or a hundred and twenty millilitres so do the maths sixteen tablespoons will equivalent one cup so multiply that via your 3 cups and you will locate you want 40 8 tablespoons of blend

Answer 8

depends on the size of the potato -- there is no way to answer this question

Answer 9

depends on the size of potatoes.

Answer 10

First, weigh yourself. Then weigh yourself again, holding a couple of potatos. You should be able to come pretty close!