4 oz burgers......?

Question

if a serving of raw burger meat is 4 oz. doesnt that mean to measure that you take meat and measure it in a half a cup or am i wrong??

thanks , lauren

p.s - i hope i dont sound to stupid lol im just making sure

Answer 1

That's cute. no 4 oz is by weight.

Answer 2

A cup is 8 fluid oz, which is a measure of volume,
so a half cup is 4 fluid oz. Meat is measured by weight so 4 oz. of meat is 1/4 of a pound. These might be very close to each other as is suggested in the other answers, but not every thing is.

Answer 3

A 1/2 a cup is 4 oz. However you must remember hamburger will shrink and how much depends on what grade of meat you are cooking.

Answer 4

Actually a half cup of ground beef is very close to 4 oz weight. You can also use an ice cream scoop, make a ball and flatten it. It will be very close to 1/4 lb. Try it using 1 lb of meat. This is a tip I have seen on many cooking shows and it works for me.

Answer 5

Use a food scale and weigh up 4 oz. of meat.

Answer 6

4 to a pound, I don't think a half cup of meat is 4 oz. although it may be... if you have a pound just cut it into quarters...then eat two! meat should be denser than water, ergo a cup of meat may not be 8 oz.

Answer 7

4 oz. of meat is supposed to look about the size of a deck of cards.

Answer 8

a measuring cup is LIQUID ozs. You need a scale for WEIGHED ozs., such as with meat.

Answer 9

4 oz, refers to weight, not volume. There is no stupid question. How else will we learn?

Answer 10

The size of a Mc Donald's Quarter Pounder or as thick as a deck of cards