A great tip by Melanie White was to memorise simple store cupboard ingredients into cup measurements. She believes it will save you time when the scales won’t balance! And we have to agree.
Sail yacht chefs, take notice!
Sugars and fats
White Sugar 1 cup = 200g
Light brown sugar (lightly packed) 1 cup= 160g
Icing sugar 1 cup= 135g
Honey 1 cup = 100g
Butter 1 cup = 225g
Parmasen 1 cup= 80g
Vegetable oil 1 cup= 225g
Flours
Flour 1 cup = 150g
Cornstarch 1 cup= 125g
Ground Almonds 1 cup= 125g
Glutenous rice flour 1 cup= 130g
Grains
Chia seeds 1 cup= 175g
Couscous (uncooked) 1 cup = 180g
Polenta (fine) 1 cup= 185g
Rice (uncooked) 1 cup= 200g
Rolled Oats 1 cup = 175g
Buckwheat 1 cup= 170g
Baking
Cocoa Powder 1 cup= 130g
Panko breadcrumbs 1 cup= 100g
Chocolate (chipped/chipped) 1 cup= 170g
Shredded coconut 1 cup= 120g
Download the free cheatsheet
You didn’t think we expected you to write all that malarky in your notebook did you? Ain’t nobody got time for that!! Download it here for free, print it, and get the stews to laminate it 😉
