poppins Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 Hmmmm....does not make sense. Grams is a weight and so is dependant upon relative density or specific gravity of what you are weighing? mls however are a liquid measure...millilitres? Are you a student or something? I wish I was a student....but just a dumb old housewife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 This website seems to think you've got it wrong Shaz. It says 300ml is equivalent to 1.3 cups I'm not sure what to do with converting 400g to cups. Cups is a volume, grams is a weight, it depends on what you've got 400g of. For example 1 cup of flour would be 140g but one cup of granulated sugar would be 200g, you need to take density into account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amaranthus Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 This website seems to think you've got it wrong Shaz. It says 300ml is equivalent to 1.3 cups Indeed it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I'm not sure what to do with converting 400g to cups. Cups is a volume, grams is a weight, it depends on what you've got 400g of. US recipe standards do seem to rule that grams and millilitres are interchangeable when measuring "1 cup." ... even though they palpably are not, if you're measuring things with varying densities. Perhaps all the foodstuffs likely to be involved are within the same density range to a tolerable level. I don't suppose any recipe will call for "1 cup of molten lead," after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppins Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 DISCLAIMER: I hereby accept no responsibility if your recipe goes horribly wrong based on my conversions. Too late , it's in the oven where do you live ? kidding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapir Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I wish I was a student....but just a dumb old housewife I see that you are American, so I guess you are making pancakes!:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 US recipe standards do seem to rule that grams and millilitres are interchangeable when measuring "1 cup." ... even though they palpably are not, if you're measuring things with varying densities. Perhaps all the foodstuffs likely to be involved are within the same density range to a tolerable level. I don't suppose any recipe will call for "1 cup of molten lead," after all. Well I have an american Cookbook with a conversion table and the quantities can vary quite a lot. 1 cup of cocoa only weighs 80 grams while 1 cup of granulated sugar weighs 200g! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Indeed it does. I'm as confused as you! if only the whole world used metric eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Well I have an american Cookbook with a conversion table and the quantities can vary quite a lot. 1 cup of cocoa only weighs 80 grams while 1 cup of granulated sugar weighs 200g! Well, I grant you that's hardly a "tolerable level." I don't know where it leaves the OP though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amaranthus Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Too late , it's in the oven where do you live ? kidding Hahaha! It'd take you a helluva long time to get over here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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