A cup of cheese

[TyneTeas]

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

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

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

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

Cup of grated cheese is 4oz (125g)

Cup of grated cheese is 4oz (125g)

Cup of grated cheese is 4oz (125g)

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 !!?

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!

Exactly happyvalley

(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)

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

No, not bacon and cheese on toast Dance

This

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

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

Old yes extra cheese all good

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

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).

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

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!

DameFanny

CLICK here for how much a stick of butter weighs

. Sorry couldn't resist

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.