Kitchen Math & Measurements

How many tablespoons are in a cup?

• 8 Tbsp

• 12 Tbsp

• 16 Tbsp

• 20 Tbsp

Measuring spoons can be used to measure both liquid AND dry ingredient.

• True

• False

• Only for liquid ingredients

• Only for dry ingredients

What is this person doing?

• Packing

• Level off

• Sifting

• Scraping

Never measure ingredients directly over the mixing bowl

• True

• False

• Sometimes

• Only for dry ingredients

What would you use to measure sour cream?

• Liquid measuring cup

• Dry measuring cup

• Kitchen scale

• Teaspoon

Which tool is recommended to measure very small amounts of liquids and dry ingredients?

• A micro pipette.

• A measuring cup.

• A kitchen scale.

• A graduated cylinder.

How do you measure brown sugar?

• Scoop into a liquid measuring cup and level off.

• Scoop into dry measuring cup and pack down.

• Weigh it on a kitchen scale for accuracy.

• Use a spoon to sprinkle it into the measuring cup.

What are the correct abbreviations for teaspoon?

• tsp

• t

• tbl

• ml

What does the yield of a recipe mean?

• number of servings

• total cooking time

• caloric content

• ingredient quantities

A chocolate chip cookie recipe makes 12 large cookies. You have 36 people coming to your house. By what number should you multiply all of the ingredients so that each person gets 1 cookie?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5