Equivalent Measures
Abbreviations
How measure ingredients
Food preparation
Cooking Terms
100

Three teaspoons equal

What is one tablespoon

100

Cup

What is c

100

Milk

What is pour into a liquid measuring cup that is on level surface and fill to the line of the amount needed

100

To cut a food into small non-uniform pieces, like an onion

What is to chop

100

Bubbles break on the top of a heated liquid

What is to boil

200

Sixteen onunces equal

What is one pound

200

Tbsp

What is teaspoon

200

Granulated white sugar

What is pour or scoop into a dry measuring cup and then level

200

To cut into very, very small non-uniform pieces, like garlic

What is to mince

200

Pan fry or saute

What is to cook uncovered in a small amount of fat

300

One cup  equals this many tablespoons

What is one cup

300

Qt

What is quart

300

Brown sugar

Pack into a dry measuring cup and level, must come out in the shape of the measuring cup

300

To work dough by pressing, folding, turning and pressing again

What is to knead

300

Bubbles in a hot liquid break below the surface of the liquid

What is to simmer

400

The equivelent of 1/2 tablespoon in teaspoons

What is 1 and 1/2 teaspoons

400

Pound

What is lbs

400

Peanutbutter, shortening, butter or margarine

What is pack into a dry measuring cup and level

400

Cutting food into small 1/4 inch squares

What is to dice

400

The amount of food a recipe makes

What is yield

500

The equivalent of 1/3 cup in tablespoons

What is 5 and 1/3 tablespoons

500

Ounce

What is Oz

500

Flour

What is spoon into a drymeasuring cup, over fill and level

500

To soften and blend until mixture is smooth and light like sugar and butter making cookies

What is to cream

500

To cut a food into long thin strips, like french fries

What is julienne