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Approximate Measures

Posted by Krista | Under Cooking Tips, Recipes, Side Dishes Wednesday Oct 22, 2008

Sometimes you’re just in too much of a hurry to dig your measuring cups out from the bottom of the pile of dirty dishes in your sink, and wash and dry them before measuring. Here are a couple of quick and easy estimates that can help.

Dry ingredients:

  • 1 Tablespoon is the size of a chestnut
  • 2 Tablespoons are the size of a pingpong ball
  • 4 Tablespoons (¼ cup) are about the size of an egg
  • 8 Tablespoons (½ cup) are the size of a tennis ball
  • 12 Tablespoons (¾ cup) are the size of a baseball

Liquids:

  • 1 Tablespoon is the size of an ice cube
  • 1 Lemon makes 1 ½ tsp zest and 1 to 3 Tablespoons juice

Other:

  • 1 tsp grated zest (orange, lemon, etc) is the size of a quarter
  • 1 medium tomato makes about ½ cup chopped
  • 1 handful of greens or hergs is about 1 cup
  • 2 medium garlic cloves make 1 tsp mince

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