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Measuring Spaghetti and Other Long Pastas
- Use your hands to measure spaghetti, fedelini, capellini, spaghettini, or vermicelli. Place a bunch of spaghetti between your thumb and forefinger. 1 serving of pasta, or 2 oz. (57 g), or roughly the same as a handful of pasta between your fingers that is 7/8 inch (24 26 mm). [2] This is the diameter of a United States quarter. Two servings = 1. 75 inches (4. 44 cm); four servings = 3. 5 inches (12. 7 cm); six servings = 5. 25 inches; eight servings = 7 inches. A pasta measure can be used to measure pasta, linguine, and other long pastas. Pasta measures are available online, in pasta-making kits, and at kitchen supply stores. [3] To measure a serving of pasta, arrange the long pasta in different loops. A hole in the middle of some pasta spoons allows you to measure one serving of long pasta.
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To measure dry pasta, first figure out how many servings you need by reading your recipe. Use your thumb and forefinger to estimate the amount of spaghetti, fettuccini, spaghettini, capellini, fedelini, or vermicelli noodles you’re using. Alternatively, use a pasta measure, a specialized tool designed for this purpose. For elbow macaroni and penne pasta, use measuring cups or a food scale; for ribbed lasagna, count the individual pieces or use a food scale. To learn more about measuring egg noodles, read on!.
Measuring Elbow Macaroni
- Measure elbow macaroni using measuring cups or a food scale. If utilizing a food scale, put the pasta in the scale’s cup and weigh 57 g. If using measuring cups, a single 2 oz. (57 g) serving is 1/2 cup of dried pasta. Four servings equals two cups, six equals three cups, and eight equals four cups.
