> On 24 June 2018 at 08:30 Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > > > I have a set of Le Creuset cup measures which have the ml equivalent stamped > on. I also have a set of French coffee cups in two sizes, and a supposedly > 8-cup French press for coffee. > > The Le Creuset cup measure is 237ml. > > This exactly fills the larger French coffee cup, which is the size you get > when you order a grand crème in France. > > The smaller French cup has the same capacity as the Le Creuset 1/2-cup, and > is the size you get when you order un café. It is twice the size of a > demi-tasse, in which you would get a single espresso. > > The Bodum 8-cup French press holds 4 Le Creuset cups (948ml) of liquid. > > Therefore, a US cup is twice the size of a standard European coffee cup. > > Bonus information: a mug of the type we drink tea from is slightly larger > than a US cup, there being about half an inch spare lip space left when full > of tea, to stop it spilling. > > Extra bonus: I have no idea what a fluid ounce is, and not enough capacity > left in my head to hold that information. > > The great benefit of cup (and spoon) measures for cooking is that you can > easily picture them, and don't have to fanny around; if the recipe says 125cc > sugar and 200ml of honey you don't know whether they're both one tsp, or a > tbsp or what, so you have to measure them, but 2 cups of flour and a tsp of > salt is easy.
Indeed, the proportions for any recipe will be the same, whether you use Imperial or US cups and suchlike. But if you use volume measurements for things that should be measured by mass (i.e. you put in 8 fl oz instead of 8 oz) things will likely go awry. If I was feeling anything other than bone idle at the moment, I would go and weigh half a pint of flour and then sugar just to see what the difference is. > > > On 24 Jun 2018, at 07:44, mike wilson <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > > > But if you're using fluid ounces (20/pint) instead of avoirdupois ounces > > (16/lb) to measure powders like flour and suchlike, your recipes are going > > to be, er, interesting...... > > > >> On 23 June 2018 at 22:08 ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > >> > >> > >> p.s. one does use liquids when baking - but I should have said "cook" > >> much . > >> > >> Interestingly - or not, one uses the same vessels measuring solids and > >> liquids following recipes. > >> > >> ann > >> > >>> On 6/23/2018 4:48 PM, mike wilson wrote: > >>> That's fluid ounces. And American ones are smaller than Imperial ones. > >>> So we still don't know. > >>> > >>> > >>>> On 23 June 2018 at 20:39 ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> properly, 1 cup = 8 oz , 2 cups = one pint, 4 cups = 1 quart... > >>>> > >>>> guess you guys don't bake much :-) > >>>> > >>>> ann > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> On 6/23/2018 1:30 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > >>>>> One of the questions that is hard to answer is "How much coffee is a > >>>>> cup?" I think it's loosely based on the French "Tasse à café". > >>>>> > >>>>> Looking it up on-line, I found a claim that the "standard" was 5fl oz > >>>>> of liquid in a 6fl oz cup leaving 1 fl oz of head-room to allow the > >>>>> customer to add cream & sugar to taste without spillage. That comports > >>>>> well with the new, replacement Corelle Ware coffee cups I bought last > >>>>> week, whose label says they're 11 fl oz (2x5+1). ** > >>>>> > >>>>> Just as a side experiment, I filled my "4-Cup" Mr. Coffee carafe > >>>>> according to instructions for making 4 cups and then poured the water > >>>>> out into measuring cups. It came to 24fl oz. > >>>>> > >>>>> Going by what the Mr. Coffee carafe holds, "2 large mugs" is the > >>>>> equivalent of "4 cups". If I fill my favorite coffee mug from the Mr. > >>>>> Coffee carafe, the remainder will almost always be at just about the > >>>>> "2 cups" mark. > >>>>> > >>>>>> On 6/22/2018 21:03, Rick Womer wrote: > >>>>>> 2 large mugs of coffee on the morning. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> A large mug of strong tea (PG Tips) in the afternoon. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Wine or beer with dinner. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> A cup of decaf after dinner 2-3 times a week. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Keeping all of the bases covered... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Rick > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 13:12 Jostein <p...@alunfoto.no> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Darn. > >>>>>>> Hate to reduce my intake... :-D > >>>>>>> Jostein > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Den 22.06.2018 00:02, skrev John: > >>>>>>>> A study published Thursday in the journal "PLOS Biology" suggests > >>>>>>>> that 4 > >>>>>>>> cups of strong coffee daily may be the ideal way to improve how the > >>>>>>>> cells inside blood vessels work. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> http://www.businessinsider.com/coffee-heart-health-4-cups-might-be-ideal-2018-6 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Four cups of strong coffee a day might be the recipe for a healthy > >>>>>>>>> heart, especially for older adults. > >>>>>>>> I have a 4-cup Mr. Coffee that I got as a wedding present back in > >>>>>>>> 1974. > >>>>>>>> It lasted even if the marriage didn't. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I've had to replace the carafe twice (glass & clumsy don't mix that > >>>>>>>> well) and with the last replacement I bought a spare (still in the > >>>>>>>> bubble wrap) just in case, so I hope it will continue to serve for > >>>>>>>> another 44 years if I'm lucky enough to live to be 112. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>> ** The original cups that came with my Corelle Ware were some 6fl oz > >>>>> things with a flattened rim that I could never drink out of without > >>>>> spilling. > >>>>> > >>>>> https://images.replacements.com/images/images1/china/C/P0000017061S0061T1.jpg > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> I had to replace a broken plate & there's a Corning Outlet store > >>>>> nearby, so when I was up that way, I stopped in. 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