Experienced housewives rarely use on a measuring glass or kitchen scale, since everything is done by eye. However, some complex dishes require perfect proportions, such as pastries and desserts. In this case, you can use an ordinary glass or spoon, as our mothers and grandmothers once did. And, by the way, they made the finest lace pancakes, ruddy pies, crumbly cookies and perfectly baked tender biscuits that were eaten very quickly. Measures for measuring weight at home are simple - a thin and faceted glass, a teaspoon and a tablespoon. Let's talk about how many products fit in these containers.

Measuring products in a glass

The measure of weight in a glass depends on which glass you use - thin or faceted, because they differ from each other. A faceted glass has a volume of 200 ml, several faces and a rounded rim. A thin glass is absolutely smooth and is designed for 250 ml. Liquids (water, wine, milk, juice, cream) are easy to measure, and bulk products with the same volume have different weights, which greatly complicates the measurement process. It is for this that you need a table of measures of the weight of products - you will never be mistaken with it and measure out exactly as much sugar and flour as is required for a cake or cookie.

Comparing products, we will indicate the amount in faceted (the first digit) and a thin glass (second digit). For example, one glass holds 140–175 g of wheat flour, 180–220 g of granulated sugar, 190–230 g of vegetable oil, 185–240 g of melted butter, 250–300 g of condensed milk, and 270–330 g of jam. As for cereals, 70–90 g of oatmeal, 170–210 g of buckwheat, 150–200 g of semolina, 190–230 g of rice, peas, beans, millet, barley, barley and small pasta can be poured into a glass. 130–140 g of crushed nuts, 130–160 g of whole almonds and hazelnuts, 265–325 g of honey, 210–250 g of sour cream, 250–300 g of tomato paste and 100–125 g of ground crackers will fit here.

A bit about weight measures in a tablespoon and a teaspoon

It is hard to imagine how you can measure five glasses of flour or a liter of milk with a spoon, so these cutlery is suitable for measuring a small amount of food. For example, if you need very little flour for making air pastries, bechamel sauce, vegetables, meat or fish cutlets, you can use a teaspoon or a tablespoon.

One tablespoon is 18 g of liquid, 25 g of oats, sugar, semolina, buckwheat, barley, millet and rice. You can fully expect that 17 g of vegetable or melted butter, 30 g of flour, salt and ground nuts, 25 g of sour cream and cocoa powder, 20 g of milk powder, 30 g of starch and honey will fit in a spoon. Ground crackers will turn out only 15 g, but a tablespoon can scoop up 50 g of jam. With a miniature teaspoon, you will be able to measure 10 g of sugar, starch and sour cream, 8 g of flour, 9 g of cocoa, 7 g of honey, 5 g of vegetable oil and milk. A teaspoon also contains 10 g of nut kernels, 17 g of jam, about 5 g of cereals and peas, 2–4 g of cereal flakes.

Accuracy - the politeness of kings

To measure the weight of products without weights, you need to follow some rules that will help you strictly follow the recipe. For the preparation of snacks, soups, main dishes and side dishes this is not so critical. However, in some cases, such as when baking bread, the wrong ratio of liquid and flour can slow down the fermentation. With a lack of moisture, the dough does not rise well, and the bread has a dry, crumbling texture. If, on the contrary, there is too much moisture, the baking turns out to be heavy, blurry, with a moist and sticky crumb.

We measure products correctly

How to use home weight measures? Liquid products should be filled to the limit, that is, to the very edges. It is more convenient to put viscous and thick mixtures (honey, jam, sour cream) with a spoon, making sure that the glass is completely filled. Fill containers with loose and viscous products with a slide, and do not scoop up flour and starch directly from the bag or bag, and sprinkle with a spoon so that voids do not form. No need to shake, loosen and ram the food, and if you need to sift the flour, do it after the measurements. The fact is that when sifting the flour becomes more voluminous, which means that its weight will also change. For comparison: a thin glass contains 160 g of flour when properly filled, 210 g of rammed flour and 125 g of sifted flour. Changing the characteristics of products also affects their weight - for example, increasing humidity makes salt, sugar and flour harder, and fermented sour cream easier to fresh.

How to replace

If you don’t have a tea and faceted glass, take any container, measure its volume with the help of precise ones and mark the line where the volume will be 200 or 250 ml. For culinary purposes, you can use standard plastic cups with a capacity of 200 ml. Usually in recipes instead of the phrase “tea glass” they simply write “glass” or “cup”, which means 250 ml. If a faceted glass serves as a measure of weights, then in the recipe this will certainly be indicated.

Culinary arithmetic

There is no need to keep in mind dozens of numbers to prepare a delicious dish and not go crazy with mathematical calculations. It’s enough to have a weight table in the kitchen in spoons and glasses. If you see an instruction in the recipe to take half or a quarter cup of a product, such as sugar, then having a table, you can easily transfer this amount to other measures. For example, a quarter of a faceted glass contains 45 g of sugar, and this is 2 tbsp. l sugar without a hill or 5.5 tsp. Interestingly, 1 tbsp. l corresponds to 3 tsp., and a dessert spoon is 2 tsp. One thin glass holds 16 tbsp. l liquid, thick and loose products.

Foreign weight measures

If you like to cook according to recipes of foreign cuisine, then you may encounter unfamiliar weight measures, so this information will come in handy in the kitchen. An American cup is our thin glass, that is, 250 g, and an English cup corresponds to 280 g. A pint is 470 g, an ounce is 30 g, and a quart "weighs" 950 g.

It is said that the secret of culinary excellence is inspiration and accuracy, so the correct dosage of ingredients is half the success. If you want to make your life easier and minimize complex arithmetic, buy a universal 500 ml measuring cup with divisions for liquid and bulk products. Delight loved ones with delicious food and enjoy yourself!

Often, the correct proportions must be observed in cooking. This is true for those who follow a diet when the diet is written in grams. The best option is to use a kitchen scale, but they are not always present at home. Then the question arises: How to weigh products without weights?

History of weights

The history of the origin of scales goes back to ancient times. As the story tells, they first appeared in the 5th millennium BC. in Mesopotamia. Scientists suggest that initially people weighed the goods on hand, but gradually began to look for new ways. As a result, the first measuring system appeared - a wooden beam, to the ends of which bowls were attached. In one bowl, the goods to be weighed are weighted, and in another unit of measure, the standard. Often, grain served as a weight standard.

In ancient India, the task arose - how to weigh an elephant? That's what the ancestors thought of. They placed the elephant in the boat and noted the water level to which it plunged. After that, instead of an elephant, the boat began to be filled with stones. When she plunged to the desired depth, the stones were dragged onto land and began to be measured using available methods - the same wooden beam.

How to measure the weight of products without weights

To weigh the products yourself at home, you need to use household utensils: glasses, measuring spoons, mugs, pans, jars. Almost all measurements at home can be carried out using these items.

The standard volumes of home measuring items are as follows: faceted glass - 250 ml, tablespoon - 20 ml, tea - 5 ml.

In addition, there is a very simple and time-tested method of weighing kg. product. You will need 2 pots of different sizes and 1 kg of sugar. Put a load (sugar) in a smaller pan. Put one pan in another. It is important that one pan fits completely in the second. Pour water into a large pot so that it reaches the edges of another. Thus, you mark the water level, indicating the mass of one kilogram. Instead of sugar, you can use any other product, and in order not to make a mistake with the weight, monitor the water level.

There are certain subtleties in weighing different types of products of different consistencies.
  When weighing liquids (milk, butter, kefir), measuring cups and spoons should be poured to the brim. Products of viscous (condensed milk, jam) or dry (sugar, flour, cereals) consistency must be filled with a full false or a glass with a "slide".
  Bulk products can not be sifted or tamped, otherwise the wrong result.

How to weigh products without weights

Many people like to cook and experiment in the process, “by eye” add the necessary products to dishes. As a result, the best dishes are born. But sometimes without exact observance of the recipe, nothing will work. To get a confectionery "masterpiece", you must follow the instructions and measure the products to a gram. First of all, this approach relates to baking. Let's look at how to measure the main foods that make up sugary foods.

How to weigh flour without scales?

Adding too much flour to a dish can ruin it completely. Therefore, it is so important to correctly measure the right amount of flour.

This can be done with the help of spoons or a glass, as most housewives do. Keep in mind that flour must be weighed in its pure form without sifting. You cannot tamp it in a glass.\u003e You can measure the right amount of flour with a spoon. Scoop the flour, shake a little from the spoon, so that a small “slide” remains. If you measure with a teaspoon, then 10 grams comes out, in the dining room - 25 grams, in a glass - 180 grams of flour.

To the question: How to weigh sugar without weights? The answer is on the same principle. In a teaspoon with a “slide” contains 9 grams, in the dining room - 24 grams, in a faceted glass filled to the brim - 200 grams of sugar.

If honey is part of the comb, the question arises: How to weigh honey without scales at home? After all, this is not a loose product. Honey is a viscous fluid. But the measurement system remains the same, the tanks need to be filled to the brim, preferably with a slide. 325 g honey is included in a faceted glass, 35 g in a tablespoon, and 12 grams in a teaspoon.

The nuances and subtleties of weighing

For those who strictly monitor their diet, it is extremely important to measure portions in grams. And this applies to absolutely any dish. Few people know in which order it is necessary to weigh all the components. Below we will open some secrets:

• Cereals need to be measured only in a dry form. If you do this by washing them or after soaking in water, the mass will change greatly. By the same principle, pasta is weighed.
• To eat a “healthy” piece of meat, you need to remove the skin and cut off excess fat. You can also act with fruits - peel them from the skin, cut them, and only then weigh them. As a result, you weigh exactly what you are going to eat.
• Fish and meat must be weighed unwashed. Otherwise, excess liquid will be present during weighing.
• When preparing a complex dish - first cut all the ingredients, and then weigh.

Table - how to weigh without weights

An indispensable table of product weights is available to help all keen on cooking.

Applying the knowledge gained in cooking, you can not be afraid to make a mistake with the mass of ingredients. Feel free to start exploring new recipes. It is not necessary to purchase a kitchen scale. It is enough to know how to weigh products at home without weights.

If you keep your weight under control - you have to get up on the scales daily. But sometimes they are not nearby or they have broken, and the weighing procedure is very necessary. Do not despair, you can even know your weight without weights. Alternative weighting methods will correct the situation.

  Learn weight without weights - measuring your wrist and height

A change in body weight immediately affects the limbs. Did you notice that you have to make another hole in the watch strap? Most likely, you have lost weight. Measure your height with a centimeter. Maybe you already know him. Wrap the thumb and forefinger of one hand on the wrist of the other. If your fingers join in the ring freely, you are an asthenic with a thin physique. Find out the weight in this case:

• calculate 10% of your height. For example, height 170 cm. The desired number will be 17;
• subtract this number from the last two digits of the growth indicator. Your result: 70-17 \u003d 53 kg. This is your approximate weight.

If you cannot grab your wrist with your fingers, you are a hypersthenic. This is a man with a massive physique. Find out the weight by another formula:

• calculate 10% of growth;
• add this number to the last two digits of the growth indicator. For example, height - 160 cm. 60 + 16 \u003d 76 kg. This is your weight.

There is another interesting way. Measure your wrist with a centimeter and multiply the resulting number by four. The result will show your weight.

  We find out the weight without weights - minus five centimeters from the waist

Without weights, you will know about your kilograms with this method for sure. Measure your waist with a measuring tape 2 cm above your belly button. Subtract five from the result, and the indicator will indicate your weight.

  We learn weight without weights according to the law of Archimedes

To calculate body weight with this method you have to work hard. But the result will be the most accurate. The human body is 80% water. It is believed that the density of the body is almost equal to the density of the liquid. Therefore, suppose 1 kg is 1 liter. First way:

• fill the bath with water;
• climb and plunge into the water with your head;
• mark the bathtub at water level. Ask a relative to do this; it will be uncomfortable for you;
• get out, take a liter jar and pour water into the bath until it reaches the mark. Count how many cans you pour.

And the weight is calculated simply: it will be equal to the number of liter cans poured into the bath. If 55 cans are poured - such is the weight.

The second way to calculate body weight, use the pool at the cottage. Prepare a large plastic barrel so that you fit there. Further your actions are as follows:

• put a barrel in a water-filled pool;
• climb into the barrel and mark with a marker the level at which the container has sunk;
• fill the barrel with water until it sinks into the water to the marked mark. Use a liter can and read the amount of water poured.

Weight equals the number of liters poured into the barrel.

  Learn weight without weights on a swing

This method is not very accurate, but simple. Invite two or three girlfriends to ride with you on the playground on a swing. But they must know exactly how much they weigh. Without this, the method will not work. Sit down with each girlfriend in turn on a swing on which they ride together. Whose side outweighs - that is harder. But you should also know at least approximately your weight.

All the above methods of a kind of "weighing" will help to find out approximately body weight, with an error of 1-3 kg. For daily weighing, buy a scale. They will show the most accurate result.

When we find a new recipe for ourselves, on the Internet or in a new cookbook, or maybe a friend has shared it, we first of all pay attention to the products necessary for cooking, and especially to their proportions. Quantities dry components  (bulk, solid foods) are usually indicated in grams or measured in glasses, teaspoons or tablespoons. Well, with grams, everything is clear. If you have a kitchen scale available, then you probably know what to do. If there are no weights, then you need to somehow transfer our grams into glasses or spoons, based on how much this or that product is required. Large quantities are more convenient to measure with glasses. Here it will help us product weighting chart. It will also be needed for the recount, when it is more convenient for us to measure all quantities with the help of weights, and not to dirty glasses and spoons. But, it’s important to remember that in recipes adapted for Russia, a glass is not understood to mean beaker  (minimum volume - 300 ml), and normal faceted(volume to risks - 200 ml, to the edges - 250 ml). In this case, the glass must be filled precisely to the risks at which the edges end, not necessary  tamp. Volume teaspoon  should be 5 ml, and the dining room  - 18 ml. We collect dry products with a spoon with a slide.

In foreign culinary literature, quantities are not measured in glasses, but in cups. But this doesn’t really change anything, since a cup is the same glass filled to the brim — the same 250 ml. If you often come across recipes with “cups” instead of “glasses,” then the following information will be useful to you.

  In this case we use a measuring cup, or we get ourselves a special set of measuring spoons. The benefit of such is on sale.

Quantities   liquid products  It is indicated either in ml or in glasses, spoons. Sometimes indicate the value in grams. If glasses are indicated - we take a faceted glass, spoons are indicated - we use them, milliliters are indicated - we take a measuring cup, grams are indicated - we use scales, or we determine from the table how many glasses or spoons are needed. And again, comes to our aid product weights table.  Liquid foods should fill the spoons to the brim. We collect viscous products with a spoon with a slide.

If your kitchen does not have a faceted glass, use a volumetric one. Find the marks of 200 and 250 ml. For clarity, they can be emphasized with a bright marker. If you need a glass of flour, pour it to a bright mark. Of course, if the required amount of flour is a multiple of 200 grams, then it is more convenient to use a measuring cup (scale for flour). In this case, put flour in a glass with a spoon, and not scoop it up. In the latter case, voids may form. Small amounts of flour are more convenient to measure with a tablespoon. A spoon of flour is a spoon with a slide. Flour should be sifted only after the quantity necessary for the recipe is measured out, since the sifted flour does not lie so tightly.

How to measure the right amount of product, choose only for you. We hope that our pivot table will help you prepare your meals. For your convenience, the products in the table are in alphabetical order. Some products are grouped (legumes, cereals, nuts, etc.). The table indicates how many grams The product is contained to a certain extent.

Product		1 tablespoon	1 teaspoon	1 glass faceted    200 ml (to the rim)	1 cup tea    250 ml (to the brim)
Jam		45	20	270	330
Water		18	5	200	250
BEAN:	Peas	25	10	174	220
Beans		30	10	185	230
Lentils		25	7	170	210
Dried mushrooms		10	4
Jam		40	15	-	-
Baker's yeast		-	5 g	-	-
Gelatin (Powdered)		15	5	-	-
Raisins		25	-	130	165
Cocoa powder		15	5	130	-
Potato starch		12	6	130	160
Ground coffee		20	7	80	100
Cornflakes		7	2	40	50
GROUPS:	"Hercules"	12	3	70	90
Buckwheat (core)		25	8	170	210
Corn		20	6	145	180
Manna		25	8	160	200
Oatmeal		18	5	135	170
Rice		25	8	185	230
Pearl barley		25	8	185	230
Wheat		20	6	145	180
Millet		25	8	180	220
Sago		20	6	145	180
Barley		20	7	154	180
Liquor		20	7	-	-
Citric acid (crystals)		25	8	-	-
Poppy		15	4	120	155
Mayonnaise, margarine (melted)		15	4	180	230
Pasta		-	-	190	230
Honey		35	12	265	325
Vegetable oil		17	5	180	225
Butter		50	30	-	-
Ghee		20	6	190	240
Honey (in liquid state)		30	9	330	415
Milk, fermented baked milk, kefir, yogurt		18	5	200	250
Condensed milk		30	12	220	300
Milk powder		20	10	100	120
Flour		20	7	145	180
Corn flour		30	10	130	160
Wheat, rye flour		25	8	130	160
NUTS:	Peanuts peeled	25	8	140	175
Walnuts (core)		30	10	130	165
Cedar		10	4	110	140
Almonds (core)		30	10	130	160
Crushed nuts		20	7	90	120
Hazelnuts (core)		30	10	130	170
Cereals		14	4	100	180
Wheat flakes		9	2	50	60
Jam		36	12	-	-
Yogurt		18	5	200	250
Sour cream 10%		20	9	200	250
Sour cream 30%		25	11	200	250
Melted fat		20	8	200	240
Granulated sugar		25	8	160	200
Powdered sugar		25	10	140	190
Cream 20%		18	5	200	250
Condensed cream with sugar		30	13	-	-
Drinking soda		28	12	-	-
Juices (fruit, vegetable)		18	5	200	250
Salt		15	5	260	325
SPICE:	Ground cloves	-	3	-	-
Whole cloves		-	4	-	-
Mustard		-	4	-	-
Dry mustard		-	3	-	-
Ground ginger		-	2	-	-
Ground cinnamon		20	8	-	-
Allspice		-	5	-	-
Ground allspice		-	4.5	-	-
Ground black pepper		12	5	-	-
Black pepper peas		-	6	-	-
Ground crackers		20	5	110	130
Dried fruits		-	-	-	80
Fat cottage cheese, nonfat		17	6	-	-
Soft cottage cheese		20	7	-	-
Curd		18	6	-	-
Tomato paste		30	10	-	-
Tomato sauce		25	80	180	220
Vinegar		15	5	200	250
BERRIES:	Lingonberry	-	-	110	140
Cherry		30	5	130	165
Blueberry		-	-	160	200
Blackberry		40	-	150	190
Strawberry		20	-	120	150
Cranberry		-	-	110	140
Gooseberry		40	-	160	210
Raspberry		20	-	145	180
Red currants		35	-	140	175
Black currant		30	-	125	150
Sweet cherry		30	-	130	165
Blueberries		-	-	160	200
Mulberry		40	-	135	195
Dried Rosehips		20	6	-	-
Tea		12-15	4	-	-
Egg powder		25	10	80	100

Everyone knows that the main secret of successful dishes is the right recipe. In each of them you can find a list of ingredients that are indicated in a certain amount. Not all housewives manage to determine by eye, for example, how much flour is in a tablespoon of flour in grams or how much is in a glass. When you don’t have a kitchen scale at hand, it’s very handy to have knowledge about the measure of products in spoons or glasses.

How to measure flour in tablespoons

Of course, the amount of flour depends on the dish that the hostess intends to cook. If this is any sauce, then it is not necessary to know exactly how much flour is in a tablespoon, since you can add it gradually and stop when the sauce reaches the desired consistency. Otherwise, the situation is with baking or various casseroles. In such dishes, a strict dosage of flour is preferable so that they keep their shape and turn out lush after cooking. For casseroles, cottage cheese pancakes and fritters, it is very convenient to measure flour in spoons, since it does not require much. Knowing how much flour is in a tablespoon, you can quickly and accurately measure the right portion. However, there is a difference whether to collect flour in a spoon with a slide or not, because this will change its weight. How many grams of flour in a spoon without a slide? If we are talking about ordinary wheat flour, then it will be 15 grams. In a spoon with a small slide - about 20, and if you scoop up a lot of flour with a spoon, with a large slide, you get 25-30 grams.

How to measure with a spoon 100 grams of flour

When it comes to pies or other pastries, it may seem inconvenient to measure the flour with a spoon, because, as a rule, it is enough in such dishes. But if you have at hand a recipe that clearly indicates the amount of flour in grams, then this can be done without difficulty, measuring out 100 grams of flour in servings per serving. How many spoons will it take to measure such a serving? If you count on a spoon with a slide - then only 4. Thus, you can easily bake pies, knead the dough for pancakes or pancakes, having a clear recipe in front of you. The main thing is to remember that the ability to cook tasty and rich pastries comes with experience, because, as you know, two women who bake according to exactly the same recipes can have pies completely different in taste. Therefore, sometimes it makes sense not to go in cycles in grams, but to see how successful the consistency is for the dough for a particular dish.

How much flour is in a glass

In many recipes you can find the measurement of flour in glasses. What to do in this case? Usually, a glass is understood to mean ordinary. In such a vessel there will be exactly 130 grams of flour, therefore, knowing it will turn out to easily measure the required amount into a glass. Thus, for a delicious homemade baking, it is not always necessary to have a kitchen scale on hand, although it is undoubtedly more convenient to cook with them. The usual will always come to the rescue which you can measure absolutely any ingredient for the recipe in the required quantity. But do not forget that the data specified in the article correspond exactly to the weight of the flour, sugar or butter will have a completely different weight in the amount of one spoon.