When preparing almost any dish, we measure the amount of necessary ingredients in the ways we are used to, whether it is a glass, a cup or a spoon. And everything would be fine, but only glasses and cups are not the same for everyone, and in many recipes the weight of the desired product is indicated in grams.
In such cases, an indispensable thing is which indicates the number of milliliters for various kinds of liquids, and the weight in grams for dry products. Even if you have this useful kitchen appliance, it does not hurt to know the volume of dishes most often used in cooking.
5 ml of water is placed in a teaspoon, three times more, that is, 15 ml; familiar to everyone, which is also called "Stalinist" or "Soviet", is of two types - with a smooth rim and without it. A glass with a rim is considered a tea glass, since it was in it that the conductors on the trains carried tea around the car, the volume of this glass is 250 ml; the same glass, but without a rim - 200 ml.
It is important to remember that the volume of dishes is not always equal to the weight of the product. For approximate data, a table of measures and weights of products may be useful. In grams, many dry foods weigh much less than their volume in milliliters.
The tables below provide weight equivalent volumes in grams, breaking down foods into convenient subcategories.
Note: The table of measures and weights of products in grams is designed taking into account the filling of dishes as follows:
- spoon - with a small slide;
- glass - to the brim;
- jar - to the neck.
Bulk products
This type includes cereals, flour and some others. The table of bulk products offers the main measurement methods - a spoon and a glass, dividing them into several types, according to volume. For the convenience of preparing large portions, jars of half a liter and a liter were added.
Always read the recipe carefully - one cup of flour does not mean 200g of flour, even if your cup is slightly larger than 200ml. Remember that in the "Stalinist" tea glass, filled to the brim, there is only 160 g of flour.
Note: If you don’t have a traditional one at hand in your kitchen, you can replace it with a plastic one. A standard clear polypropylene disposable cup holds exactly 200 ml of water.
Product name | Measures of weight in grams |
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The spoon | Cup | Bank 0.5 liters | Bank 1 liter |
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tea room | dessert | dining room | 200 ml | 250 ml |
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Peas shelled | |||||||
Pearl barley |
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Semolina | |||||||
Corn flour | |||||||
Wheat groats |
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Barley groats |
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Wheat flour | |||||||
Powdered milk | |||||||
oat flakes | |||||||
Hercules | |||||||
Cornflakes |
Spices and additives (ground)
Since few spices are needed in the preparation of most dishes, a teaspoon and a tablespoon become their main measures. For convenience, a standard volume of 10 ml was added. Measures of the weight of foods in spoons are not equivalent to their volume.
The weight of most spices and additives depends on the grinding and quality of the product. For example, coarsely ground coffee will weigh slightly more than finely ground coffee.
Note:
- A table of food measures and weights in grams does not guarantee an absolutely accurate weight, since the consistency and size of many products are not always the same.
- Very often, spices are measured in pinches, in one pinch about a quarter of a teaspoon.
Product | Product weight |
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Tea spoon | Dessert spoon | Tablespoon |
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Baking soda | ||||
powdered sugar |
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Lemon acid | ||||
Baking powder |
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Ground coffee |
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Breadcrumbs |
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Instant coffee | ||||
Carnation |
Liquids
Liquids are almost always measured in milliliters, which makes cooking much easier, since it is enough to know the volume of dishes in which food is usually measured. In the case when prescription liquids are measured in grams, their weight is as close as possible to the volume.
liquid product | Product weight in grams |
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Tea room (5 ml) | Dessert l. (10 ml) | Canteen l. (15 ml) | 200 ml | 250 ml | 500 ml | 1000 ml |
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Ghee butter | |||||||
Fat melted | |||||||
Sunflower/olive oil | |||||||
Melted margarine |
solid foods
Note: The presented table of measures and weights of products in grams offers approximate data. The exact weight of the products depends on their size and type..
Product name | Measures of weight in grams |
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The spoon | Cup | Bank 0.5 liters | Bank 1 liter |
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tea room | dessert | dining room | 200 ml | 250 ml |
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small lentils | |||||||
Whole peas | |||||||
Large lentils | |||||||
ground walnut | |||||||
Currant | |||||||
Peanuts, shelled | |||||||
Hazelnut peeled | |||||||
Whole shelled walnut | |||||||
Strawberry | |||||||
Almonds, peeled | |||||||
Viscous products
Consider the last variety of products.
Product name | Measures of weight in grams |
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The spoon | Cup | Bank 0.5 liters | Bank 1 liter |
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tea room | dessert | dining room | 200 ml | 250 ml |
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Boiled condensed milk | |||||||
Berry/fruit puree | |||||||
Jam / Jam | |||||||
Condensed milk | |||||||
tomato paste |
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It often happens that at the most necessary moment there is no scale at hand, and it is necessary to measure a certain number of grams of products. In order not to guess, a table was invented to measure the weight and volume of products, which helps to determine the amount of required ingredients without the use of measuring equipment. In order to measure a particular product, you must use a glass, tablespoon or teaspoon. Based on the volume of these cutlery available in each kitchen, you can calculate the weight of the products without using a kitchen scale. Only the so-called culinary standards of measures and weights are involved. This method is very common in cooking.
Table of measures and weights
A measure of the weight of food in grams
Product | Glass thin - 250 g | Faceted glass - 200 g | Tablespoon - 18 g | Teaspoon - 5 g |
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Legumes ↴ | ||||
Peas shelled | 230 | 185 | - | - |
Peas unshelled | 200 | 175 | - | - |
Beans | 220 | 175 | - | - |
Lentils | 210 | 170 | - | - |
Mushrooms ↴ | ||||
dried mushrooms | 100 | 80 | 10 | 4 |
Cereals ↴ | ||||
Hercules | 90 | 70 | 12 | 3 |
Buckwheat | 210 | 170 | 25 | 8 |
Corn grits | 180 | 145 | 20 | 6 |
Semolina | 200 | 160 | 25 | 8 |
oatmeal | 170 | 135 | 18 | 5 |
Pearl barley | 230 | 185 | 25 | 8 |
Wheat groats | 180 | 145 | 20 | 6 |
Millet groats | 220 | 180 | 25 | 8 |
Rice groats | 230 | 185 | 25 | 8 |
Barley groats | 180 | 145 | 20 | 6 |
Rice | 230 | 180 | 25 | 8 |
Sago | 180 | 160 | 20 | 6 |
Oatmeal | 140 | 110 | 22 | 6 |
Cornflakes | 50 | 40 | 7 | 2 |
oat flakes | 100 | 80 | 14 | 4 |
Wheat flakes | 60 | 50 | 9 | 2 |
Oils and fats ↴ | ||||
Melted margarine | 230 | 180 | 15 | 4 |
Melted animal butter | 240 | 185 | 17 | 5 |
Vegetable oil | 225 | 180 | 17 | 5 |
Butter | - | - | 60 | 30 |
Melted butter | 245 | 195 | 20 | 8 |
Ghee butter | 240 | 185 | 20 | 8 |
Salo melted | 245 | 205 | 20 | 8 |
Milk and dairy products ↴ | ||||
Kefir | 250 | 200 | 18 | 5 |
Curd mass | - | - | 18 | 6 |
Milk | 250 | 200 | 18 | 5 |
Condensed milk | 300 | 220 | 30 | 12 |
Powdered milk | 120 | 95 | 20 | 10 |
Ryazhenka | 250 | 200 | 18 | 5 |
Cream | 250 | 210 | 25 | 10 |
Sour cream 10% | 250 | 200 | 20 | 9 |
Sour cream 30% | 250 | 200 | 25 | 11 |
Cottage cheese diet | - | - | 20 | 7 |
Fat cottage cheese | - | - | 17 | 6 |
Cottage cheese soft | - | - | 20 | 7 |
Low-fat cottage cheese | - | - | 17 | 6 |
Flour and flour products ↴ | ||||
Pasta | 230 | 190 | - | - |
potato flour | 180 | 150 | 30 | 10 |
Corn flour | 160 | 130 | 30 | 10 |
Wheat flour | 160 | 130 | 25 | 8 |
Drinks ↴ | ||||
Water | 250 | 200 | 18 | 5 |
cocoa powder | - | - | 15 | 5 |
Ground coffee | - | - | 20 | 7 |
Liquor | - | - | 20 | 7 |
Juices | 250 | 200 | 18 | 5 |
Dry tea | - | - | 3 | - |
Nuts ↴ | ||||
Peanuts, shelled | 175 | 140 | 25 | 8 |
Cedar | 140 | 110 | 10 | 4 |
Almond | 160 | 130 | 30 | 10 |
crushed nuts | 120 | 90 | 20 | 7 |
Hazelnut | 170 | 130 | 30 | 10 |
Seasonings ↴ | ||||
Gelatin | - | - | 15 | 5 |
Citric acid (crystalline) | - | - | 25 | 8 |
Potato starch | 160 | 130 | 12 | 6 |
Poppy | 155 | 120 | 15 | 4 |
Powdered sugar | 190 | 140 | 25 | 10 |
Baking soda | - | - | 28 | 12 |
Crackers ground | 130 | 110 | 20 | 5 |
tomato paste | - | - | 30 | 10 |
Vinegar | 250 | 200 | 15 | 5 |
Sweets ↴ | ||||
Jam | - | - | 45 | 20 |
Jam | - | - | 40 | 15 |
Honey | 415 | 330 | 30 | 9 |
Jam | - | - | 36 | 12 |
Fruit puree | 350 | 290 | 50 | 17 |
Sauces ↴ | ||||
Mustard | - | - | - | 4 |
Mayonnaise | 230 | 180 | 15 | 4 |
Tomato sauce | 220 | 180 | 25 | 8 |
Spices ↴ | ||||
ground cloves | - | - | - | 3 |
unground cloves | - | - | - | 4 |
ground cinnamon | - | - | 20 | 8 |
Allspice (peas) | - | - | - | 5 |
ground pepper | - | - | - | 5 |
Black pepper (peas) | - | - | - | 6 |
Pile sugar | 200 | 140 | - | - |
Sugar | 200 | 160 | 25 | 8 |
Salt | 325 | 260 | 15 | 10 |
Dried fruits ↴ | ||||
Raisin | 165 | 130 | 25 | - |
Dried apples | 70 | 55 | - | - |
Berries ↴ | ||||
Cowberry | 140 | 110 | - | - |
Cherry | 165 | 130 | - | - |
Blueberry | 200 | 160 | - | - |
Blackberry | 190 | 150 | - | - |
strawberries | 170 | 140 | 25 | 5 |
Strawberry | 150 | 120 | 25 | - |
Cranberry | 145 | 115 | - | - |
Gooseberry | 210 | 165 | - | - |
Raspberry | 180 | 145 | - | - |
Rowan fresh | 160 | 130 | 25 | 8 |
Red currants | 175 | 140 | - | - |
Black currant | 155 | 125 | - | - |
Cherries | 165 | 130 | - | - |
Blueberry | 200 | 160 | - | - |
Mulberry | 195 | 155 | - | - |
Rosehip dry | - | - | 20 | 6 |
Eggs ↴ | ||||
Egg powder | 100 | 80 | 25 | 10 |
Egg without shell | 6 pcs | - | - | - |
egg squirrels | 11 pcs | 9 pcs | - | - |
egg yolk | 12 pcs | 10 pieces | - | - |
When calculating weight, you need to remember some features. So, for example, when measuring bulk products, it should be borne in mind that they tend to compact. This is especially true of flour, which can have a different density. When measuring flour, you should not try to compact it, and, on the contrary, you should not sift the flour before placing it in a glass. Otherwise, in the first case, too much product will fit into a faceted or thin glass, and in the second, the oxygen-enriched flour will become airy and it will fit less than indicated in the table. Also, one of the features of such products is that when scooped, they can create voids. Therefore, they must be poured gradually.
When measuring products with a high viscosity, such as jam, condensed milk or honey, remember that you need to measure them by filling a glass or a spoon with a slide. The same applies equally to bulk products. Also, when measuring liquids, such as milk, it is necessary to fill dishes or cutlery completely, to the very brim. In other words, regardless of the product, you need to try to put on more. Measurements do not have to be made with spoons or glasses. You can use any other dishes, after measuring its volume. However, even when measuring with standard means, before using glasses or spoons, it will not be superfluous to find out their volume in order to make sure that further measurements are correct. The volume taken as a basis is indicated in the table. Measure with water.
Using these measures of weight measurement in spoons or glasses, it should be understood that this method is approximate and depends on a number of factors, including the composition of the product, humidity and even freshness. Nevertheless, the culinary comparative table of measures and weights is a universal assistant for measuring when it is impossible or unwilling to use technical means.
Very often, many culinary recipes indicate the exact amount of the ingredient needed to prepare the dish. But after all, not every housewife has special kitchen scales in the kitchen.
If this technique is not available in your home, do not despair. You can measure the required amount using a teaspoon, dessert or tablespoon.
Note! But it should be borne in mind that the amount will depend on the component itself. It all depends on the severity and density of the ingredient. Therefore, cutlery filled with different components will weigh differently.
A tablespoon is a cutlery. Its volume is 18 milliliters. This cutlery is used for eating cereals, first courses or other liquid culinary delights.
If it is necessary to weigh a particular product, it is worth considering the density of the ingredient and the "load" of the cutlery. Weight with and without a slide will vary from 4 to 6 grams.
The most common ingredients in the kitchen required to prepare a dish are sugar, flour and salt. Therefore, the measurements of these products should be known.
Table: measure of measurement.
Table: measurements of other ingredients needed for cooking.
How many grams in the cutlery | Without slide (in gr.) | With a slide (in gr.) |
baking powder | 15 | 20 |
Raisins | 15 | 20 |
dried mushrooms | 10 | 15 |
Milk | 18 | 24 |
Powdered milk | 20 | 25 |
Cream | 14 | 18 |
tea | 6 | 11 |
citric acid | 25 | 30 |
jam | 18 | 24 |
protein | 15 | 19 |
rice | 25 | 30 |
barley | 25 | 30 |
millet groats | 25 | 30 |
Wheat groats | 25 | 30 |
wheat flakes | 9 | 15 |
corn grits | 25 | 30 |
Barley groats | 25 | 30 |
Sago cereals | 20 | 25 |
beans | 30 | 35 |
peas | 25 | 30 |
powdered sugar | 25 | 30 |
sunflower oil | 25 | 30 |
Buckwheat | 25 | 30 |
Butter | 25 | 30 |
flax seed | 16 | 23 |
tomato paste | 30 | 35 |
bran | 4,5 | 7 |
lentils | 25 | 30 |
Hercules | 12 | 18 |
poppy | 18 | 23 |
Condensed milk | 48 | 55 |
copper sulphate | 65 | 75 |
Linseed oil | 25 | 30 |
Curd | 40 | 47 |
cinnamon | 20 | 25 |
Coffee | 20 | 25 |
vinegar | 16 | 21 |
Cocoa | 15 | 20 |
Oatmeal | 12 | 18 |
liquor | 20 | 25 |
corn flakes | 7 | 13 |
Mayonnaise | 45 | 50 |
ground crackers | 15 | 20 |
oatmeal | 18 | 22 |
Monkey | 30 | 35 |
Gelatin | 15 | 20 |
Water | 18 | 23 |
soda | 29 | 35 |
starch | 12 | 15 |
Smetana | 18 | 24 |
egg powder | 16 | 20 |
dry yeast | 16 | 20 |
fresh yeast | 45 | 55 |
vegetable oil | 25 | 30 |
ghee | 25 | 30 |
Melted margarine | 20 | 25 |
Ground black pepper | 12 | 15 |
rye flour | 25 | 30 |
ground walnuts | 30 | 35 |
ground peanuts | 25 | 30 |
ground hazelnuts | 30 | 35 |
ground almonds | 30 | 35 |
Honey is often used in many dishes. This is a very allergenic product, so you should know how many grams of honey are in a tablespoon so as not to exceed its permitted dose. One spoon contains 30 gr. honey, provided that it is of a liquid consistency.
These tables help in the kitchen. They relieve women of the need to purchase unnecessary kitchen appliances and clutter of kitchen space. This significantly saves time, physical strength and financial resources of a woman.
How many grams in a teaspoon: list
A teaspoon is a cutlery used for eating desserts, stirring tea, coffee or other hot drinks. The mass of the cutlery with and without a slide varies from 3 to 6 grams. The volume of the cutlery is 5 milliliters.
How many grams in a teaspoon of the most commonly used ingredients:
- Water - five.
- Salts:
Coarse grinding - ten.
Fine grinding - eight. - Sugar - eight.
- Wheat flour - eight.
Table: measures of weights of various ingredients in tea cutlery.
How many grams | Without slide (in gr.) | With a slide (in gr.) |
baking powder | 5 | 8 |
Raisins | 5 | 8 |
dried mushrooms | 4 | 7 |
Milk | 6 | 9 |
Powdered milk | 5 | 8 |
Cream | 5 | 8 |
tea | 2 | 5 |
citric acid | 5 | 8 |
jam | 5 | 8 |
protein | 5 | 7 |
rice | 8 | 11 |
barley | 8 | 11 |
millet groats | 8 | 11 |
Wheat groats | 8 | 11 |
wheat flakes | 2 | 5 |
corn grits | 6 | 9 |
Barley groats | 6 | 9 |
Sago cereals | 6 | 9 |
beans | 11 | 15 |
peas | 10 | 14 |
liquid honey | 10 | 14 |
powdered sugar | 8 | 11 |
sunflower oil | 6 | 9 |
Buckwheat | 8 | 11 |
Butter | 6 | 9 |
flax seed | 4 | 7 |
Condensed milk | 12 | 16 |
tomato paste | 10 | 14 |
bran | 1,3 | 4 |
Mayonnaise | 12 | 17 |
Hercules | 6 | 9 |
poppy | 5 | 8 |
Condensed milk | 12 | 17 |
copper sulphate | 15 | 20 |
Linseed oil | 6 | 9 |
Curd | 10 | 15 |
cinnamon | 8 | 11 |
Coffee | 8 | 11 |
vinegar | 6 | 9 |
Cocoa | 4 | 7 |
Oatmeal | 5 | 8 |
liquor | 8 | 11 |
corn flakes | 2 | 5 |
ground crackers | 6 | 9 |
oatmeal | 5 | 8 |
Monkey | 7 | 10 |
Gelatin | 5 | 8 |
soda | 12 | 15 |
starch | 6 | 9 |
Smetana | 5 | 8 |
egg powder | 6 | 9 |
dry yeast | 5 | 8 |
fresh yeast | 15 | 18 |
vegetable oil | 6 | 9 |
Curd | 10 | 15 |
ghee | 6 | 9 |
Melted margarine | 6 | 9 |
Ground black pepper | 6 | 9 |
rye flour | 5 | 8 |
ground walnuts | 10 | 14 |
ground peanuts | 8 | 12 |
ground hazelnuts | 10 | 13 |
ground almonds | 10 | 14 |
Rosehip dry | 6 | 9 |
fruit juice | 5 | 8 |
carnations | 3 | 7 |
Black peppercorns | 4,5 | 8 |
Important! There are four teaspoons in one heaping tablespoon.
How many grams in a dessert spoon
Dessert spoons are often used in the kitchen. Their volume is 10 milliliters. But the measure of measurement is not the equivalent of their volume.
The weight of the most common products and ingredients in dessert cutlery (in gr.):
Bulk products:
- Edible salt - twenty-five.
- Bulgur - fifteen.
- Peas - fifteen.
- Barley - fifteen.
- Rice - fifteen.
- Couscous - fifteen.
- Millet groats - fifteen.
- Buckwheat - fifteen.
- Sugar - twenty.
- Semolina - fifteen.
- Flour (corn, rye, wheat) - twenty.
- Powdered milk - nine.
Additives:
- Soda - twenty-four.
- Powdered sugar - twenty.
- Citric acid - fifteen.
- Baking powder for dough - five.
- Cocoa powder - fifteen.
- Ground coffee - thirteen.
- Mac - twelve.
- Gelatin - ten.
- Mustard - nine.
Viscous Ingredients:
- Condensed milk - twenty-five.
- Puree - twenty-five.
- Jam - thirty.
- Bee honey - twenty-five.
- Tomato paste - twenty-two.
- Sour cream - twenty.
Solid Ingredients:
- Beans - fifteen.
- Candied fruits - twenty-five.
- Walnuts - fifteen.
- Fresh cherries, cranberries, currants - twenty.
- Raspberries - ten.
Having such tables at hand, the hostess can easily create an exquisite, unique and original dish in her kitchen, even according to a multi-component recipe.
Knowing the measure of measurement will help her better navigate the ratio of volume and mass of all products and ingredients necessary for cooking.
To make the dish tasty and beautiful, you must follow the recipe. That is, take into account the proportions of the products that are used in cooking. Well, when you can cope with the help of weights. Then no problems arise.
But what if this thing is not there? How to accurately determine the weight of the product without scales?
Determination of weight
You can find out the mass of products without scales.
Here are some simple tools that will help you:
- teaspoon;
- table spoon;
- faceted glass;
- pots.
Before proceeding with the procedure, you need to know some of the nuances:
If you are going to weigh flour, then you should know: a teaspoon contains 10 g, a tablespoon contains 25 g. If it is easier to measure with a glass, it contains 180 g. and in the tea room - 9 g.
By the way, sugar or other bulk product can be weighed in a different way:
- take two different pans and a kilogram of sand;
- pour it into the pan that is smaller in size;
- put one dish in another (it is necessary that one pan is completely immersed in the second);
- pour water into a large bowl so that it reaches the edges of a smaller one;
- note the water level - this is the mass of one kilogram.
A little more difficult with viscous substances, such as honey. In a faceted glass there will be 325 g, in a teaspoon - 12 g, and in a dining room - 35 g. It is necessary to fill to the brim, best of all with a slide.
Liquids must be determined in the same way. If the recipe indicates milliliters, not grams, then you need to use a measuring cup, where there are marks with milliliters.
How to determine the weight of different products?
You can use the information below, and there is also a table for determining the mass. You can find it on the Internet.
In general, a teaspoon fits:
In a tablespoon:
- 25 g sugar or salt;
- 15 g loose;
- 20 g liquid;
- 20 g of cereals.
In a faceted glass:
- 180 g flour;
- 200 g of cereals;
- 200 ml liquid;
- 250 ml milk or vegetable oil.
How to determine the weight of the product by eye?
Sometimes you can find out the weight by eye. For example, one medium vegetable (potato, tomato, carrot, cucumber) weighs 100 g. An apple weighs the same. But a quince or a banana weighs 200 g. A large tomato or cucumber will be about 350 g. And an apple - 230 g.
As for bakery products, a small bun will weigh 50 g and a large one 200 g. A small slice of bread will be 20 g and a large one will be 50 g, a crust will be about 80.
A small piece of sausage weighs only 5 g, and a large one - 40. A chop - about 200 g, and a small cutlet - 95. By the way, how to determine the weight of a finished product?
You need to know that the mass increases:
This happens due to the fact that the products are saturated with water.
Not every housewife has scales in the kitchen, and many are accustomed to doing this, measuring products "by eye". But it happens that you need to cook something according to a new recipe, where all proportions must be strictly observed. How to measure grams without scales? Of course, there are many ways, and the measure will be practically correct, but still with slight deviations. In this article, we will talk about how to measure grams without weights of dry foods.
Weight table
Such a hint can be found in a cookbook or use the one given in the article. It is very convenient to use the table, since it contains the weight of the products in grams when filling any dishes. For example, 5-7 grams of sugar are placed in one teaspoon, 25 grams in a dining room, and 200 grams in an ordinary faceted glass, if you fill it to the very top.
Measurement by hand
A good folk method is known that will help solve the problem of how to measure grams without weights. This method will be convenient for those who do not want to exhaust themselves with mathematical calculations. The minus of the method is only an approximate result.
- If you need to measure a piece of fish or meat of 100 grams, then look at the woman's palm - both the size and thickness will correspond to 100 grams. If we take a male hand as an example, then we add 50 grams.
- If you need to measure a portion of cereal, then 200 grams will equal the size of a woman's fist and approximately 250-280 - the size of a man's.
Dishes volume
In a hardware store, you can purchase special containers made of transparent plastic or glass, on the walls of which weight measures in grams of liquid and bulk products will be written.
If there is no such dish, just use any cup, the volume of which you know exactly. For example, you have a bowl of 100 grams, and you need to measure 50 grams. Then just fill this bowl halfway and get the required amount of product.
Notebook sheet in a cage
Dishes and hands are, of course, good, but what if you need to measure, for example, manganese? Taking the powder "by eye" is completely unacceptable, and then a reasonable question arises: "How to measure 1 gram without weights?"
We suggest using the old method, it has already helped out a huge number of housewives.
- Pour the powder into a teaspoon without top, it will be 5 grams.
- Pour the powder onto a notebook sheet in a cage, distribute it over the cells in an even strip so that it takes 10 cells.
- Two cells - this will be a gram.
If the jar of powder has not yet been opened, then you can use an easier way - look at the net weight on the package. If it says 10 grams, then pour it onto the sheet so that the strip takes up 20 cells, and 2 of them will equal 1 gram.
How to measure yeast in grams without a scale? Use the same method. If you need to take 5 grams of this product, then feel free to take 1 teaspoon without a slide.
This method does not work for measuring flour, as it is denser and will weigh more. We suggest considering options for how to measure flour in grams without weights.
Teaspoon and tablespoon for flour
When there is no scale, an ordinary spoon will help measure a small amount of flour. The product must not be sieved, measure immediately from the packaging.
- Scoop up the flour with a teaspoon, shake it slightly from side to side, but so that the slide does not fall, you just need to shake off the excess. All that's left is 10 grams. That is, if you need to take 50 grams of flour, then put 5 spoons with a slide.
- It is easier to use a standard tablespoon. Heap the flour with a slide, shake lightly, all that is left is 25 grams. If you need 50 grams, then put two.
From the same calculation, it becomes clear how to measure 100 grams without weights when it comes to flour.
A glass for measuring flour
If you have an ordinary faceted glass in your kitchen, then it will become a real helper when measuring products. Its volume is 250 ml to the rim, and it is suitable for measuring liquids. As for flour, we need to measure grams, and this is done in the following way:
- Using a spoon, carefully fill the glass to the rim. At the same time, flour does not need to be shaken and crushed, the weight will increase significantly. Spread the product evenly over the rim, and you get almost exactly 160 grams.
- If you fill the glass to the very brim, it will be 180 grams.
- In the case when there is a glass of only 200 ml in volume, then the weight will be 130 grams when filled to the rim.
This is how flour is measured in glasses. Many people make the mistake of thinking that a 200 ml glass holds 200 grams of flour, and put that much when preparing a dish. Grams and milliliters are different things. Milliliters are used to measure liquid, which is denser than bulk solids.
Two pans for measuring bulk product
How to measure grams without weights, if there is no time and desire to use spoons and glasses, and the product needs a kilogram, two or even more? Two pans will help, our grandmothers also used this method! It is very simple to measure the weight of the product in this way, the main thing is to have in stock:
- a large saucepan;
- a small saucepan that fits completely into a large one;
- cargo - a weight in a kilogram or an unopened package with flour or cereals.
So, if you need to measure the exact weight of the product, it will act in the following way:
- Place a load in a small saucepan, the weight of which you know exactly - a kilogram, 600 grams, and so on.
- Place the saucepan with the weight in a large saucepan or basin.
- Fill a large container with water to the level, if any, or to the brim.
- Remove the load from the pan, there will be less water.
- Now you can fill the small container with the product to be measured. As soon as the water in the large pot rises to its previous level, the small saucepan will have the same weight of the product as the weight.
Absolutely easy! At first glance, it seems that the process is long, but it is not, and you will be convinced of the simplicity of the method as soon as you try to measure yourself.
How many cereals are in a glass or spoon?
All bulk products have different densities. So, the measure of a glass or spoon will be different for different cereals. We offer to consider in grams the most commonly used products in the kitchen.
- Buckwheat: if you measure a portion with a glass, then raw cereals in faceted (volume 250 ml) when filled to the rim will be 200-210 grams. There will be 25 grams in a tablespoon.
- Semolina: 200 grams will fit in a faceted glass up to the rim, 25 grams in a tablespoon, and 8 grams in a teaspoon.
- Oatmeal: This is a light product, and when you fill a faceted glass to the rim, you will get only 90 grams of it. About 12 grams will fit in one tablespoon.
- Barley: a heavier product, 230 grams will go into a faceted glass up to the rim, and about 25-30 grams will be in a tablespoon.
- Barley groats: 180 grams will fit in a faceted glass, and 20 grams in a tablespoon.
- Millet: in a glass there will be 180 grams, in a tablespoon - 20 grams.
- Rice: in a glass to the rim - 230 grams, in a tablespoon - 25 grams.
- Beans: in a glass you get 230 grams, we will not measure with spoons, since the product is large.
- Shelled peas: 230 grams will fit in a glass.
Now you know how to measure grams without a scale in the kitchen. There are many methods, and all of them give the most accurate results!