I use an electronic scale to measure avoirdupois ounces for recipes. Many recent recipes call for measuring dry sugar ingredients by weight rather than volume. It’s generally more accurate.
Paul > On Jun 24, 2018, at 3:30 AM, Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> 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. > >> On 24 Jun 2018, at 07:44, mike wilson <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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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