The best scales are a glass and a bucket. How to measure grams without weights: types of products, various measurement methods, use of available tools, folk methods and practical tips How to measure 1 gram of powder without weights

01.11.202127.05.2017

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 see 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!

We, like many, are not entirely clear what garden fertilizer manufacturers are guided by, indicating on the packaging methods for preparing solutions - 0.75 grams per 1.6 liters. After all, not every amateur gardener is the owner of a pharmacy scale. And how to measure 0.75 grams without weights? And, like most Russian citizens, we are accustomed to using buckets, glasses, matchboxes, ordinary spoons as "measuring instruments".

Only experienced gardeners know how much one bucket holds humus and how much is contained in a glass of superphosphate. And for a novice gardener, how to replace the scales and how to measure the weight of the necessary preparation without having a weighing device at hand?

With a lot of effort, looking for the right information, we can help novice gardeners and gardeners solve the problem of how to measure a certain amount of fertilizer without scales.

So, one ten-liter bucket holds:

Compost or greenhouse soil - 10 kg

Cow manure - 9 kg

Fresh horse manure - 8 kg

Humus - 8 kg

Dry peat - 5 kg

Wood ash - 5 kg

Turf land - 12 kg

Chicken manure -15 kg

Contains in a glass (250 g):

Potassium sulfate - 260 g

Fruit and berry fertilizer - 200 g

Potassium chloride - 185 g

Superphosphate - 185 g

Ammonium nitrate - 180 g

Wood ash - 100 g

How many grams in a matchbox:

Phosphorus flour - 34 g

Potassium sulfate -25 g

Potassium nitrate - 25 g

Potassium salt - 20 g

Potassium chloride - 18 g

Superphosphate powder - 24 g

Superphosphate in granules - 22 g

Ammonium sulfate - 17 g

Ammonium nitrate - 17 g

Urea - 15 g

Fluffy lime - 12 g

Ash - 10 g

Complex fertilizers - about 20 g

To prepare various solutions, you need to know how much water is in a glass, how many spoons are in a glass, and how much water is in a spoon:

One teaspoon holds 100 drops (5 g) of water

One tablespoon = 3 teaspoons (15 g)

One 200g glass holds 13 tablespoons

Faceted glass without rim - 200 g of water

Faceted glass with a rim - 250 g of water

And one more "measuring" way how to measure weight.

At the tip of a knife (pen) is placed 1-2 g of heavy powder or 0.25-0.5 g of light powder.

We hope that now you will remember (or rewrite) how to measure weight with objects traditional for a Russian person, without resorting to pharmacy scales.

Measuring dry yeast

How to Measure Approximately 1/4, 1/8 Teaspoon Dry Yeast

How to measure yeast with a medical syringe.

The ratio of dry and fresh yeast.

Novice bakers, inspired by the first successes, ready to go further and bake bread in accordance with GOSTs, will certainly have a problem how to measure a small amount of yeast at least approximately.

A small amount is when the recipe says, for example, 1.42 grams, 0.8 grams or 1/4, 1/8 teaspoon. Many are interested in how to do this approximately?

You can measure accurately if you buy high-precision electronic scales with a step of 0.01 grams or.

However, not every novice baker is sure that it will last for a long time. We're short on time. Therefore, we are not in a hurry to buy high-precision scales, measuring spoons and measuring utensils for small volumes.

If you really want to try baking bread right now, and the recipe requires a quarter or an eighth of a teaspoon of yeast, there is a completely worthy way.

You can adapt a 5 ml medical syringe under a measuring spoon. It's simple: we take out the piston from the syringe (see photo above) and hold it by the needle in the case. Here is a 5 ml measuring spoon with a scale of 0.2 ml.

Cut off the corner of the bag with yeast and carefully pour the required amount of ml. According to the rules for any measuring utensils, we do not shake the yeast.

If you need half a teaspoon, pour 2.5 ml,

for a quarter - 1.25 ml,

for the eighth part - 0.625 ml.

Naturally, we cannot measure hundredths, tenths - approximately. Well, it's the little things.

With recipes where yeast is listed in fractions of a teaspoon, this method is fine.

Another thing, if the amount of yeast in the recipe is indicated in grams.

Then you have to determine: how many grams of yeast in 1 ml.

You can believe the data from the Internet that there are 4 or 3 grams of dry yeast in a teaspoon.

Unfortunately, there are different data. You can determine yourself for specific yeast. I measured several times with a syringe, without shaking, a bag of Saf-Moment.

On average, I got 17.5 ml in a bag.

So, in a bag of 11 grams of yeast, in 1 ml 0.63 grams of yeast,

then in 5 ml 3.15 grams, i.e. in a teaspoon that contains 5 ml, about 3 grams of Saf-Moment fast-acting yeast is obtained.

By the way, one division of a 0.2 ml syringe = 0.125 grams, but these are already subtleties.

Let's determine: how many ml corresponds to the weight we need.

We divide the desired weight of yeast in grams by the weight of one milliliter in grams.

For example, we need to measure 1 gram of Saf-Moment yeast

1: 0.63 = 1.6 ml

If the desired weight is 1.47 grams

1.47: 0.63 = 2.33 ml

To my surprise, according to my measurements active yeast "Saf-Levure" in a teaspoon (5 ml) - 5 grams of yeast. But it is very convenient, 1 ml = 1 g.

Perhaps I have an open package and the yeast has dried up, decreased in volume?

Everyone can measure himself:

Lay on a paper towel to keep the yeast from rolling out.

Drop container.

Measure on a napkin with a syringe, for example, 4 times 5 ml of yeast.

I think that the scales will show 20 grams, so then everything is correct, in 5 ml of 5 grams of Saf-Levure yeast.

Oddly enough, home bakers today cannot do without arithmetic.

For example, to convert the amount of pressed (wet, fresh) yeast to dry or vice versa, there is a popular proportion:

Dry active to pressed - 1: 3

Dry fast to pressed - 1: 3.5

However, there are other numbers on the net: 4:1 and 2.5:1

How to find out where is the truth?

To be sure of the correct ratio, you should first look at what is written on the package. Not always, but often it is reported there.

On the package of Dr. Oetker instant yeast it says: 7 grams of dry yeast is equivalent to 25 grams of fresh yeast, i.e. 1:3.5.

If there is no data on the package, you can go to the manufacturer's website and read about the ratio of dry yeast to fresh in the questions and answers or on the forum.

For example, on the website of the Saf-Neva company they report that the replacement ratio of pressed yeast of the Record Red brand to dry ones, for example, Nevada, Saf-Instant Red, is 3: 1, i.e. 3 kg of pressed yeast are 1 kg of dry yeast.

By the way, the Saf-Neva website has a very good forum. There, an experienced technologist-consultant answers questions about bread. You can ask a question, you can read a lot of interesting things.

Another tip on measuring utensils: it is worth buying a small 100 ml cup with a scale of 10 ml, it will come in handy to know exactly the amount of liquid in the dough. For bread recipes, 10-20 ml of liquid makes the difference.

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.