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a dry cup is used to measure dry ingredients like sugar or flour and a liquid measuring cup measures liquids like water or milk.
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Is there a difference between a dry cup of flower and a liquid cup of water?
YES - many substances have different weight/volume ratios. -Even pasta has a variety of different cup sizes. - A dry cup of flour is 124 grams, - a cup of water is 236 grams.
Why is it difficult to measure dry ingredients in a liquid measuring cup?
Dry measure tends to be SLIGHTLY more than liquid measure, which in most recipes won't change things. But, if the recipe has to be increased to feed more people, then what started out as 1/8th cup can end up being 1/4 or 1/2, depending on the amounts used. You can prove this to yourself by filling both a liquid measuring cup (use a 2 cup measure) with exactly 1 cup of water. Then fill to the brim 1 cup dry measure and carefully pour the dry measure cup into the 2 cup measuring cup, get eye level and you will see the difference.
A customary unit of capacity. 8 fluid ounces equals 1 cup What clue does this word give you about whether it measures dry or liquid items?
In modern culinary language, a cup measures dry and liquid amounts.
How many dry cups in 15 ounces?
Can't say. -You MUST specify WHAT dry goods. -( 1 cup sand - 1 cup flour -BIG difference)
How many dry ounces in a dry pound?
There are 16 ounces in a pound (solid)! There are 8 ounces in a cup (liquid)!
Is there a difference between a dry cup of flower and a liquid cup of water?
YES - many substances have different weight/volume ratios. -Even pasta has a variety of different cup sizes. - A dry cup of flour is 124 grams, - a cup of water is 236 grams.
What is the difference between a liquid gallon and a dry gallon?
A dry gallon is frozen.
Is a liquid cup different from a dry cup?
Officially there is no such thing as a dry cup. A cup is a liquid volumetric measurement However, a dry quart is 16.36% bigger than a liquid quart. Since there are 4 liquid cups in a liquid quart, it would appear logical that there are 4 dry cups in a dry quart. Following this logic, then a dry cup (if it existed) would be 16.36% bigger than a liquid cup.
Is cup a measure of weight?
This depends on what you are measuring. There is "Dry Cup"(a cup of a solid material) and "Liquid cup" (cup of a fluid or liquid). However, a cup (dry or liquid) is classified as a measurement of volume. 1 cup = 250 milliliters or 8.80 liquid ounces
Why shouldn't you you use a dry measuring cup to measure liquid ingredients?
In most cooking the difference is so little it really doesn't make a difference.
Are liquid and dry tablespoons different?
Yes, one dry cup is equal to 1.1636 liquid cup, or a little more than 2 (liquid) ounces more. Depending on the recipe, it may not make enough difference to make the recipe fail, but it can mean the difference between an "okay" cake and an "amazing" cake.
What is the difference in dry measuring cups versus wet measuring cups?
Yes there is a difference and the difference is that the line for the liquid cup is under the the top of the cup. For the dry measuring cup the line is the top of the cup. So because of the there is about a 16% difference, the liquid measuring cup being larger.
What is the difference between dry and wet?
Dry: Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist. Wet: Covered or saturated with water or another liquid. Hope this helped*
What is the difference between liquid laundry detergent and dry laundry detergent?
There is not any other difference than the fact that, liquid detergents are in the form of liquid while the other in the form of powder. Thats it.
How many ounces in a cup of frozen corn?
previous answer is incorrect: 8oz is not equal to 1 cup-- there is a difference between fluid ounce weight and dry measurements! It depends on what food or liquid you are measuring as well!
Why is it difficult to measure dry ingredients in a liquid measuring cup?
Dry measure tends to be SLIGHTLY more than liquid measure, which in most recipes won't change things. But, if the recipe has to be increased to feed more people, then what started out as 1/8th cup can end up being 1/4 or 1/2, depending on the amounts used. You can prove this to yourself by filling both a liquid measuring cup (use a 2 cup measure) with exactly 1 cup of water. Then fill to the brim 1 cup dry measure and carefully pour the dry measure cup into the 2 cup measuring cup, get eye level and you will see the difference.
Do you use a liquid measure or dry measure cup for mashed bananas?
dry measure
