Weights and Measures

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• Weights and Measures

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Introduction
The last customer deserves the same quality as
the first customer.
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Recipes indicate the amount of each ingredient in
two ways volume and weight.
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Video Segment Weights and Measures
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Use volume to measure liquid ingredients and
other ingredients in amounts less than two ounces.
Volume Measures

• teaspoon
• tablespoon
• fluid ounce
• cup

• pint
• quart
• gallon

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Always measure ingredients in the largest
appropriate container.
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Measuring Spoons
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Nested Measuring Cups
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Graduated Dry Measures
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Graduated Liquid Measures
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Apply basic rules for measuring different types
of ingredients.
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Weigh peanut butter and solid fat such as butter
and shortening.
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Follow proper techniques for measuring liquid
ingredients.
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Weighing is faster easier and more accurate
than measuring ingredients by volume.
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Ounce and pound are the only two measures of
weight used in food preparation.
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Some recipes do not show both volume and
weight. Use the Food Weights and Approximate
Equivalents in Measures chart to make
conversions.
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Scales are used to measure ingredients by weight.
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Traditional scales come in sizes to weigh 2 to 50
pounds.
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Accuracy is very important when weighing
ingredients.
Place the container for the ingredient on the
platform. Be sure the pointer is on zero when
you begin.