Measuring and Reading Recipes

Measuring and Reading Recipes

1. Measuring spoons come in 4 different sizes: tablespoon, teaspoon, 1/2 teaspoon, and 1/4 teaspoon.

2. Measuring cups are used to measure dry or solid ingredients

   • Come in sets of 4, 5 or 6 and they all include 1 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup, and 1/4 cup but, sometimes you'll see 3/4 cup and 2/3 cup

3. Liquid should be measured in measuring pitchers.

   • One side has ounce and cup measurements and the other side has liters and milliLiters

4. There are three teaspoons in one tablespoon and four tablespoons in 1/4 cup

5. Zero out bowl measurements when using a scale so you don't get the wrong measurements

6. Recipe is divided into three sections

   • Top has the name of the recipe, maybe the oven temperature if it needs it, and the quantity (sometimes called the yield)
   • The middle has the ingredients you will need
   • The bottom has the directions to make the recipe successful
     • Follow the directions exactly