OT - None Metric measurement question

[tesco samoa]

ok i have a recipe calling for 1 pound of zuchini

problem is i have no clue how many cups are in a pound...

can you do this...

ps. metric is better...

[Puke]

a cup is a measure of volume. a pound is a measure of weight. you want to translate it to kilos.

which, by the way, is about 2kg to the lb. or more exactly:

1 Pounds (avoirdupois) equals 0.453592 Kilograms

[ August 03, 2004, 21:56: Message edited by: Puke ]

[tesco samoa]

hmmm... so if one cup is 110 grams...

and 1 pound is 453 grams...

i would need 4 cups and 13 grams... which is 1/8th a cup give or take a few grams

wow this sucks...

[tesco samoa]

ahh man... different stuff has different weight per volume in the cup system...

[Thermodyne]

Originally posted by tesco samoa:
ahh man... different stuff has different weight per volume in the cup system...

Oh ya, you could say that, but then it would be mass, not weight. Or it could be volume too. As in a cup, b cup, c cup and so on.

[Suicide Junkie]

Well, it probably dosen't have to be exact. Get a half litre of water in one hand and the zucchini in the other, then guess and chop.