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Misc Notes

Equivalence

  • 1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes == 2 cup diced tomato == 2 large diced tomato
  • 1 medium cabbage == 5 cups chopped cabbage
  • 2 mangos == 1.5 cups == 10 oz
  • 1 pineapple == 30 oz == 4.3 cups
    • 1 cup pineapple == 7 oz
  • 2 large chard leaves == 1 cup roughly chopped chard, tightly packed
  • 1 cup fresh shredded coconut == ~1/2 dried shredded coconut
  • 8 oz (weight) raw ginger == 4.2 oz (weight) & 4.0 oz (volume) ginger juice
  • A 5.5" pumpkin weights 2.3 lb (37.5 oz).
  • Birch benders Classic Recipe Pancake Mix
    • 1 cup mix weighs 168g
    • preparation is 3/4 cup mix (126g) + 2/3 cup water (160g)
    • 89% hydration by volume (water to mix)
    • 127% hydration by weight (water to mix)
  • Birch Benders Protein Pancake Mix
    • 1 cup mix weighs 100g
    • preparation is 1 cup mix (100g) to 3/4 cup water (180g)
    • 75% hydration by volume (water to mix)
    • 180% hydration by weight (water to mix)

Salt and Sodium

  • To convert sodium to salt: <units of sodium> * 2.5 = <units of salt>
  • To convert salt to sodium <units of salt> / 2.5 = <units of sodium>

Beef

  • mostly interchangeable: skirt steak, flank steak, hanger steak
  • flavor: skirt steak > flank steak > hanger steak

Rehydration

  • Rehydrate dried coconut combining 2 parts coconut and 1 part warm water (by volume) or equal parts by weight. Mix the coconut and water, compact the coconut down, cover, and let set for 10 mins. Drain any excess water.

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