Food and Drink Preparation - Cooking Weights and Measures
Here you will learn some English words related to cooking weights and measures such as "cup", "pinch", and "dash".
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the heaviness of something or someone, which can be measured
the amount of space that a substance or object takes or the amount of space inside an object
a standard of measurement that is based on the kilogram, the meter, and the liter
a unit for measuring an amount of liquid or gas that equals 2.11 pints
a unit for measuring the quantity of a liquid or gas that equals one thousandth of a liter
a unit of measuring weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
a unit of measuring weight equal to 2.20 pounds or 1000 grams
a temperature scale where 0°C represents the freezing point and 100°C represents the boiling point of water at standard atmospheric pressure
a unit of volume used in the United States to measure liquids, equal to approximately 29.5735 milliliters
a standardized volume measurement used in cooking in the United States, equivalent to approximately 8 fluid ounces
a United States unit of liquid volume equal to 16 fluid ounces or about 473 milliliters
a unit of volume measurement the United States for liquids, equal to 32 fluid ounces or approximately 946 milliliters
a unit of liquid volume equal to 4 quarts or about 3.785 liters
(physics) the mass of a substance or object per unit of volume
a container with numbers on it for measuring the quantity of something when cooking, used mainly in the US
a small amount of liquid or solid that falls or is released in a rounded shape
a slight amount of something one can hold between the index finger and thumb
(US customary system) a liquid-capacity unit equal to one eighth of a US fluid ounce, or about 3.697 milliliters
a unit of volume measurement the United States equal to a quarter of a US liquid pint, approximately 4 fluid ounces
a unit of volume measurement in the United States, equivalent to approximately 0.0616 milliliters
a small spoon specifically used for serving salt, typically used at the dining table
a system of measurement used in the United Kingdom, featuring units such as inches, feet, pounds, and gallons
