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pounds - cooking measurements

Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:26 am

I need to know what 1/2 pound is in cups, tablespoons or other measure ments for cooking.

Thanks

Conversions

Sat Dec 31, 2005 5:40 am

Hon Sei,

It depends what you are measuring!

If you are converting water or milk, then 1 cup weighs 250gr
If you are converting Corn or canola oil, 1 cup weighs 242.5 gr

When it comes to flour, it varies greatly depending on the specific type of flour since different flours have different densities depending on the variety, the time of year, if they have been sifted etc. There is no singular conversion that converts all volumes to weights.

Sorry I could not be of more help.

Jens

More info

List of all units you can convert online
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