Chicken just isn’t gonna need to be that precise. It’s not an ingredient that mixes with others in that way. That being said, chicken is an item that most recipes would mention by weight. Nobody is going to actually weigh out the chicken; they’ll just go with a close measurement, or use potentially use the packaging it came in for reference.
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gmtom@lemmy.world 2 months agoSo how do you measure, let’s say, chicken breath with a cup?
WhipperSnapper@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
HatchetHaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Chicken breast is generally measured in “pieces”.
If you’re measuring a whole chicken breast by weight, what are you going to do if a piece exceeds the weight called for in the recipe? Are you just going to cut off the excess bits? And where would those excess bits go? The bin? The freezer, perhaps, but which recipe would call for “just a sliver of chicken”? Would you rather not just keep that excess weight in and have a bit more chicken in your meal just to avoid all the fuss?
I wouldn’t measure chicken at all.
gmtom@lemmy.world 2 months ago
If you’re tracking hoe much you eat (which you should do) you’ll need to measure how much chicken you’re eating.
Also I regularly cut chicken breasts in half so I can have 1.5 pieces to make 2 meals with roughly 190g of chicken each.
HatchetHaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
I’m gonna be honest, being anal about exactly how much chicken I eat sounds like a miserable time.
Sure, track salt intake and carbs as portions for those are more easily controlled without leaving awkward amounts of food trimmed off, but chicken?
Like you demonstrated, just halve the pieces, in which case weighing the chicken is pointless as it’s already roughly where you want it.
gmtom@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m gonna be honest, being anal about exactly how much chicken I eat sounds like a miserable time
Mate. You think taking 15 seconds to place your chicken on a scales is misery? Seriously? Or are you just coming up with justifications to support the way you currently do things?
without leaving awkward amounts of food trimmed off
Again, literally nobody is saying you should trim bits of chicken off, just that you should know how much you’re eating so you can track calories and macro nutrients. Which is super easy especially if you’re already weighing out carbs or other food.
AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Breasts are often measured in cups
Silentiea@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Just maybe don’t chew those ones.