Group: Specific Diets & Nutrition

Specific Diets & Nutrition
Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 104, Messages: 22775

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pre/post cooking weights

azredhead57
azredhead57
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2003/08/08, 03:07 PM
When are you supposed to weigh your chicken/beef/etc? I was weighing it after it was cooked, but the other day I needed to make a recipe that asked for a particular weight of chicken breast before cooking. My 9.2oz chicken breast only weighed 7oz after it was cooked. So I am confused about the difference. What do most of you do?

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bb1fit
bb1fit
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2003/08/08, 09:42 PM
Most diets, unless otherwise noted are given in amounts pre cooked.

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azredhead57
azredhead57
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2003/08/12, 03:52 PM
That does cause a problem when cooking more than one serving at a time, doesn't it? So the nutrition facts on a bag of frozen chicken breasts are for the uncooked weights?

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