How to measure dry pasta

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Method 1 of 2: Measuring the pasta
Method 2 of 2: Measuring out the egg noodles
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When making pasta, you need to measure out the correct amount of dry pasta so that it doesn't end up being too large or too small. Pasta usually doubles in volume and weight during cooking. Regular pasta and egg noodles are measured differently. Some recipes simply indicate the number of servings of pasta to cook; this means you have to figure out how much dry pasta to take. It all depends on the size of the portions and the shape of the pasta. In this article, we'll show you how to measure dry pasta.

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Method 1 of 2: Measuring the pasta

1 Read the recipe to find out how many servings of pasta you need. You can get the information straight from the recipe or the pasta sauce label, or if you are making your own pasta sauce, determine how many people you want to feed.
- Usually one serving of pasta is about 55 grams - both as a main course and as a side dish. If you are serving only one dish, the serving can be increased by 80 to 110 grams. Sometimes a serving is 1/2 cup (114 grams) of pasta, although this depends on the shape of the pasta.
- 1 serving = 55 grams 2 servings = 110 grams Serves 4 = 220 grams 6 servings = 340 grams 8 servings = 440 grams.
2 Hand measure spaghetti, fettuccine, spaghetti, cappellini, fedellini, or noodles. Take a bunch of spaghetti and squeeze with your thumb and forefinger. For 1 serving of pasta (55 grams), you need 1 bunch of pasta, sandwiched between your fingers, with a diameter of 25 mm. This is the diameter of a US quart.
- 2 servings = 45 mm, 4 servings = 90 mm, 6 servings = 135 mm, 8 servings = 180 mm.
- Spaghetti, linguine, and other long pasta can be measured with a pasta measure. The pasta scraper is a tool that can be found at a kitchen supply store, complete with pasta, and online.Place the long pasta in the designated hole to measure out the pasta.
3 Use measuring cups or kitchen scales to measure the horns. If using a kitchen scale, place the pasta in the bowl attached to the scale and measure out 55 grams. When using a measuring cup, 1 serving (55 grams) requires ½ cup dry pasta.
- 2 servings = 1 glass; Serves 4 = 2 cups 6 servings = 3 cups 8 servings = 4 cups.
4 Measure out the feathers with a measuring cup or cooking scale. If using a measuring cup, 1 serving (55 grams) requires ¾ cup dry pasta.
- 2 servings = 1 1/2 cups 4 servings = 3 cups 6 servings = 4 1/2 cups 8 servings = 6 cups.
5 Measure out the wavy lasagna sheets using a kitchen scale or by counting individual lasagna sheets. For 1 serving (55 grams), you need about 1 ½ sheets of dry lasagne.
- Better to use 4 layers of lasagna sheets. The standard lasagna mold is 20 x 20 cm, or 20 x 25 cm. Using 4 layers of lasagna sheets in a 20 x 20 cm mold, prepare a dish for 4 people, in a 20 x 25 cm mold, prepare 6 servings of this dish.

Method 2 of 2: Measuring out the egg noodles

1 Remember the main difference between egg noodles. Most pasta contains eggs, and egg noodles should have an egg or egg powder content of 5.5%.
2 Measure out egg noodles using measuring cups or a kitchen scale. If you measure out the noodles by a glass, then 56 grams (1 1/4 cups) of egg noodles will make about 1 1/4 cups of the finished dish.
- Unlike other pasta, the amount of dry noodles is about the same as the amount cooked.
3 Remember that wide egg noodles are slightly different from regular ones. So, from 56 grams (1 ¼ cup) of wide noodles, 1 1/2 cups of ready-made dish is obtained.

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You can buy a special tool for matching the amount of pasta (spaghetti and other long types of pasta) for a certain number of servings - a spaghetti scoop. (Usually 60 grams, 80 grams, 100 grams or 125 grams).