Substitutions and Equivalents
Substitutions are ingredients that will work in the recipes like other ingredients. Equivalents are measuring amounts of standard ingredients. For instance, in the chart below you will see that one large egg yolk is the equivalent of 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon. Find handy charts here.
Equivalents
Equivalents are measuring amounts of standard ingredients. For instance, in the chart below you will see that one large egg yolk is the equivalent of 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon. If a recipe calls for 1 cup graham crackers crumbs, do you know how many whole graham crackers you should have to crush?
Equivalents are measuring amounts of standard ingredients. For instance, in the chart below you will see that one large egg yolk is the equivalent of 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon. If a recipe calls for 1 cup graham crackers crumbs, do you know how many whole graham crackers you should have to crush?
Substitutions
Substitutions are ingredients that will work in the recipes like other ingredients. For instance, 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder plus 1 tablespoons of shortening can be substituted for 1 square of unsweetened baking chocolate in a recipe.
Substitutions are ingredients that will work in the recipes like other ingredients. For instance, 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder plus 1 tablespoons of shortening can be substituted for 1 square of unsweetened baking chocolate in a recipe.
Recipe Conversion Charts
Measuring conversion tables for U.S. standard to U.K., U.S. standard to Australian, and U.S. standard to metric. You'll also find temperature conversions, and Fahrenheit to Gas Stove Mark.
Measuring conversion tables for U.S. standard to U.K., U.S. standard to Australian, and U.S. standard to metric. You'll also find temperature conversions, and Fahrenheit to Gas Stove Mark.
Recipe Scaling
All Recipes comes through again! If you want to halve, double, or triple a recipe, this is a handy guide that will help you through the process and have good results.
All Recipes comes through again! If you want to halve, double, or triple a recipe, this is a handy guide that will help you through the process and have good results.
Can Sizes
Common can size weight and volume equivalents from Foods and Nutrition Solutions. This will come in handy when you need to know that a number 2 can holds 2-1/2 cups, and other mysteries.
Common can size weight and volume equivalents from Foods and Nutrition Solutions. This will come in handy when you need to know that a number 2 can holds 2-1/2 cups, and other mysteries.
General Equivalent Measures
Which is larger: a bushel or a peck? How many tablespoons are in a cup? These charts from Cafe Creosote will answer these questions and more.
Which is larger: a bushel or a peck? How many tablespoons are in a cup? These charts from Cafe Creosote will answer these questions and more.
Food Substitutions and Equivalents
Did you ever need to know how many slices of bread will yield one cup of crumbs? Foods and Nutrition Solutions offers this excellent chart that will tell you about substitutes from pumpkin pie spice to sour cream.
Did you ever need to know how many slices of bread will yield one cup of crumbs? Foods and Nutrition Solutions offers this excellent chart that will tell you about substitutes from pumpkin pie spice to sour cream.
American Food Terms for Europeans
This is such a handy article if you are a newcomer to the United States and North America. It explains some of the food terms peculiar to the U.S.
This is such a handy article if you are a newcomer to the United States and North America. It explains some of the food terms peculiar to the U.S.
Ingredient Yields
It's sometimes difficult to know how many apples to buy for a yield of 6 cups of peeled, sliced apples. Do you know how many vanilla wafers yield 1/2 cup of crushed crumbs? Kansas City University has published a convenient chart that will answer questions. You need Acrobat Reader to view these charts.
It's sometimes difficult to know how many apples to buy for a yield of 6 cups of peeled, sliced apples. Do you know how many vanilla wafers yield 1/2 cup of crushed crumbs? Kansas City University has published a convenient chart that will answer questions. You need Acrobat Reader to view these charts.