Utensil & Equipment ‘7

Learning how to measure ingredients is essential when you are learning how to cook. The correct balance of ingredients is what makes food taste good. We all know when there is too much salt in something, and can certainly tell when something is too spicy or bitter.

Professional cooks make it look so easy by just throwing in a dash of this or a pinch of that, but they have the experience and the feel for measuring without always having to use the exact measuring tool.

When you are learning how to cook, it is best to try to be precise with all your measurements. The three basic tools used to measure ingredients in cooking are :

1. Measuring spoons
2. Measuring cups
3. Measuring jug (liquid)

• Measuring spoons

A basic set of measuring spoons come with 5 spoons :

1/8 teaspoon
¼ teaspoon
½ teaspoon
1 teaspoon
1 tablespoon

Function : measuring the ingredients in tablespoon or teaspoon weight.

Materials : Plastick, Stainless steel.
How to clean : wash with soap and dry it.

•  Measuring Cups

Function : measuring the ingredients in cup weight.
Materials : Plastick, Stainless steel.
How to clean : wash with soap and dry it.
How to used : You dip the cup into the dry ingredients and level off with the straight edge of a knife.

• Measuring Jug

Function : measuring the liquid ingredients.
Materials : Plastick, glass.
How to clean : wash with soap and dry it.
How to used : Put the cup on a flat surface, bend down and look at the outside of the cup to get an accurate measurement.

Weight and liquid conversion chart

Sources :

http://startcooking.com/measuring-different-ingredients-in-cooking