Sometimes a recipe may call for an ingredient measured by weight (ounces or pounds) even though we more commonly work with measurement by volume (cups, teaspoons, etc.) This simple chart shows you how to convert weight measurements to volume measurements.
| Bread and Cookies |
| 2 slices bread |
1 cup soft bread crumbs |
| 2 slices bread |
1 cup bread cubes |
| 15 squares graham crackers |
1 cup fine crumbs |
| Dairy |
| 1 pound butter |
2 cups, 4 sticks or 2 small tubs |
| 1 cup heavy or whipping cream |
2 cups whipped |
| 8 ounces cream cheese |
1 cup |
| 1 pound Swiss or Cheddar cheese |
4 cups shredded or grated |
| 4 ounces blue cheese |
1 cup crumbled |
| 4 ounces Parmesan or Romano cheese |
1 1/4 cups grated |
| 1 large egg |
3 tablespoons egg substitute |
| Dried legumes |
| 1 cup dried beans or peas |
2 1/4 cups cooked |
| Fruit |
| 1 pound apples |
3 medium |
| 1 pound bananas |
3 medium |
| 1 medium lemon |
2 tablespoons juice |
| 1 medium orange |
1/3 to 1/2 cup juice |
| Herbs |
| 1 tablespoon chopped fresh |
1 teaspoon dried, crumbled |
| Pasta |
| 8 ounces elbow macaroni, uncooked |
4 cups cooked |
| 8 ounces spaghetti, uncooked |
4 cups cooked |
| 8 ounces medium noodles, uncooked |
5 cups cooked |
| Rice |
| 1 cup regular long-grain rice, uncooked |
3 cups cooked |
| 1 cup quick-cooking rice, uncooked |
2 cups cooked |
| Vegetables |
| 1 pound carrots |
2 1/2 cups sliced |
| 1 pound cabbage |
4 cups shredded |
| 1 pound onions (yellow) |
4 to 5 medium |
| 1 medium onion |
1/2 cup chopped |
| 1 pound all-purpose potatoes |
3 medium |
| 1 pound fresh mushrooms |
3 cups sliced |
| 1 pound tomatoes |
3 medium |
| 1 pound broccoli |
2 cups flowerets |
| Meat |
| 1 pound cooked meat |
3 cups diced |
| 1 pound raw boneless meat |
2 cups cubed cooked |
| 1 pound raw ground beef |
2 3/4 cups cooked |