Measuring and Recipes

Measuring and Recipes

1. Measuring

   • Measuring spoon- usually come in four different sizes
     • Teaspoon
       • Tablespoon
         • 1/2 Teaspoon
           • 1/4 Teaspoon
     • Measuring Cups- Come in 4, 5, or 6 pieces
       • 1 Cup
         • 1/2 Cup
           • 1/3 Cup
             • 1/2 Cup
               • Use for ingredients you can level off
       • Used for dry and solid foods.
       • Measuring Pitchers- Used for liquids.
         • Have cups and ounces
           • Liters and Mililiters.
         • Measuring Equvilants/ Abreviations
           • 3 teaspoons in a Tablespoon
             • 4 Tablespoons in 1/4 Cup
               • T= Tablespoon
                 • t= tablespoon
           • Measuring Liquids
             • Gallon is the biggest
               • 4 Quarts = 1 Gallon
                 • 2 pints = 1 quart
                   • 2 Cups = 1 pint
   • Teaspoon vs. Tablespoon
     • 3 teaspoons are in one Tablespoon because Tea has 3 letters.

2. Recipes

   • For every recipe you should know if something is wrong
     • Salt is usually used in small amounts and we should be able to recognize that.
   • Combination of math and chemistry
     • Will have a yeild
       • The ingredients and the meausrments
         • The directions

3. Sifting

   • When sifting dry ingredients you need to sift into a bowl the measure