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A cup of cheese

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TyneTeas · 10/12/2016 13:57

I am making bacon cheese bread and need to add a cup of grated cheese.

How is that a measure??

Do I densely pack the cup to the extent I may as well just have carved a cylinder from the block or arrange a few meagre strands like an acrobatic formation team within the cup?

The recipe may as well have just said add an indeterminate amount Hmm Grin

AIBU to expect a system of measurement to be more precise?

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Fiona2609 · 10/12/2016 14:00

American measurements are in cups. Google for the imperial or metric equivalent.

AmserGwin · 10/12/2016 14:01

I would assume a cup as in a cup and saucer size cup amount (not a mug), so a big handful? Put extra in if your not sure

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 10/12/2016 14:04

Cup of grated cheese is 4oz (125g) Smile

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 10/12/2016 14:04

Cup of grated cheese is 4oz (125g) Smile

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 10/12/2016 14:04

Cup of grated cheese is 4oz (125g) Smile

happyvalley4 · 10/12/2016 14:05

It's an American cup. I agree with you. It's very vague for things which could go into the cup "loosely" IYSWIM.

I've just googled it for you. A cup of grated cheese is 125g.

Why don't they just say 125g !!?

TyneTeas · 10/12/2016 14:08

Thank you for your kind helpful practical answers.

Am really just grumbling about the absurdity. Surely a system of measurement implies a degree of precision!

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TyneTeas · 10/12/2016 14:10

Exactly happyvalley Grin

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TyneTeas · 10/12/2016 14:13

(sorry it wasn't clear in my OP that I knew a cup was a proper measure, not just any old cup off the shelf, my point being that measure still being vague)

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Krampus · 10/12/2016 14:16

Tyne I know what you mean. Size of the grate, how packed down? Too many variables Xmas Smile

BikeRunSki · 10/12/2016 14:17

But a cup is a specific measurement to Americans. It's a legitimate system, you're just not used to it.

ijustwannadance · 10/12/2016 14:20

Bacon cheese bread? Do you mean cheese on toast with bits of bacon in it?

InTheDessert · 10/12/2016 14:23

I quite enjoy cooking with cups. But cups of butter annoy me. And grated cheese I can see being another pesky one.
I know brown sugar should be compacted. Unaware of others which need special treatment.

TyneTeas · 10/12/2016 14:24

Bike yeah I know it's a well established system and agree I'm not used to it, just that potential amount of variation doesn't seem logical.

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OldSaintKnickerless · 10/12/2016 14:25

I'd go for as much cheese as you can manage to tightly pack into the cup then a bit more for good measure. I love cheese.

TyneTeas · 10/12/2016 14:25

No, not bacon and cheese on toast Dance

This

abeautifulbite.com/loaded-bacon-cheddar-bread/

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DameFanny · 10/12/2016 14:26

Ooh, people that know - what is a stick of butter for those of us that just buy blocks please?

TyneTeas · 10/12/2016 14:30

Old yes extra cheese all good Grin

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TyneTeas · 10/12/2016 14:34

Dame I think a stick is what you use to compact the cheese into the cup (not helpful)

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previously1474907171 · 10/12/2016 14:35

I have bought sets of cups in an attempt to use these recipes, but there are different weights listed on conversion charts for the ingredients of a cup. I have given up because using the scales is much easier so I only use recipes that have actual weights.

(Hoping that someone can explain cups and sticks in a way that makes sense to me).

TyneTeas · 10/12/2016 14:36

Thank you Krampus IANBU and the established system that works for millions is Grin

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ExpatTrailingSpouse · 10/12/2016 14:36

A stick of butter is 1/4 lb - so 454g divided by 4. The butter here is mostly sold in blocks of 4 individually wrapped sticks - sometimes convenient, sometimes not!

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DailyMailyFaily · 10/12/2016 14:39

DameFanny

CLICK here for how much a stick of butter weighs

Grin. Sorry couldn't resist Wink

DixieWishbone · 10/12/2016 14:39

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SelfCleaningVagina · 10/12/2016 14:40

I really dislike American cup measurements for this very reason. I know they often state a 'packed' cup for things like soft brown sugar, so I guess grated cheese would be the same, either packed or loose. But it's very woolly and it really irritates me. If I am making a recipe where accuracy is everything (baking for example) I always follow the metric or imperial version if it's provided and ignore the cups.

Anyway, where cheese is concerned the obvious answer is always add more cheese than the recipe says. Grin

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