This might be a silly question, but this question still bothers me..
Why do everybody use cup, oz., lb. for weight and F for temperature in the recipe??
What is 1 cup? Is it a volume or weight??
2007-06-18 17:32:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Volume...here is a link for the explanation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_(unit)
2007-06-18 17:37:08 · answer #1 · answered by Steph 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Usually recipes are calling for volume, not weight. It would specify pounds or grams if they meant weight. A two cup measure of flour is 16 ounces by volume but doesn't weigh 16 ounces in weight. As for the "F", it stands for Farhenheit
as opposed to C for celsius, a metric conversion. To convert from F to C use the following:
Begin by subtracting 32 from the Fahrenheit number.
Divide the answer by 9.
Then multiply that answer by 5.
2007-06-19 01:27:33 · answer #2 · answered by foodieNY 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cup is a measure of volume
Oz. or ounce can be either volume (liquid) or weight (solid)
lb. or pound is a measure of weight.
F is for Fahrenheit temperature. This differs from Celsius temperature. The size of the degrees are different and the starting place is different.
2007-06-19 12:00:35 · answer #3 · answered by Juddles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree, as an Aussie I thought Americans were ahead of us in the weights and measures. But Metric is so much more precise I cant understand why they dont use it. I worked out 1 cup butter is about 185 gm
2007-06-19 00:36:49 · answer #4 · answered by stellamay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are seeing the responses from the USA. We, at one time said we were going to go metric. Well it never happened, except for cars, they are made by Japanese or German company's so all the nuts and bolts are metric.
We have to find conversion charts to convert our measures to metric and if you are going to do anything from out of the US you will have to find a way to convert it to metric.
I guess as a country we are pretty set in our ways. Not to mention it would cost us millions if not billions to convert our traffic signs from miles to kilometers.
2007-06-20 01:33:57 · answer #5 · answered by Tin Can Sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One cup is volume it is not necessarilly weight.
Depends on where you live. In the states we use Farenheight for temperature for everything
http://www.convertit.com/Go/Bioresearchonline/Measurement/FAQ.ASP?Topic=2
2007-06-19 00:40:03 · answer #6 · answered by egomezz007 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cup is a volume
2007-06-19 00:38:00 · answer #7 · answered by redneckgirl_2005_tx 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Metric measurements,etc are just not taught constantly in school.Until it is taught in all primary grades,throughout the school yr..We will never attain the knowledge of metric measures.
2007-06-19 01:08:20 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
volume
2007-06-19 00:40:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋