Cooking

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Cooking Conversions

Herbs

Most “flaky” herbs are 3 parts fresh to 1 part dried.

1 Tbsp fresh ≈ 1 tsp dried ≈ ½ tsp ground.

The 3:1 conversion applies to cilantro, dill, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, tarragon, etc.

Things that do NOT follow the 3:1 conversion can be found below:

Exceptions to the 3:1 Conversion	Fresh	Dried
basil	~ 6 leaves or 2 tsp chopped fresh	1 tsp dried
bay leaf	1 leaf fresh	2 dried leaves
cinnamon	1 cinnamon stick	½ tsp ground
cumin	4.5 Tbsp whole seeds	4 Tbsp ground (1 oz)
ginger	~ 1-inch piece or 1 Tbsp freshly grated/minced	¼-½ tsp dry ground
sage	~7 leaves or 2 tsp fresh	1 tsp dried
star anise	1 star anise pod	½ tsp anise seed
thyme	~ 6 sprigs or 3 tsp fresh	1 tsp dried (¾ tsp ground)
vanilla	1 inch vanilla bean	1 tsp extract or paste

Garlic

1 clove of garlic ≈ 1 tsp fresh chopped garlic ≈ ½ tsp jarred minced garlic ≈ ½ tsp garlic flakes (dehydrated/dried minced garlic) ≈ ¼ tsp granulated garlic ≈ ⅛ tsp garlic powder ≈ ½ tsp of garlic salt (and subtract ⅜ tsp salt from your recipe).

fresh garlic cloves	1 clove	2 cloves	3 cloves	4 cloves
fresh chopped garlic	1 tsp	2 tsp	3 tsp	4 tsp
jarred minced garlic	½ tsp	1 tsp	1½ tsp	2 tsp
garlic flakes	½ tsp	1 tsp	1½ tsp	2 tsp
granulated garlic	¼ tsp	½ tsp	¾ tsp	1 tsp
garlic powder	⅛ tsp	¼ tsp	⅜ tsp	½ tsp
garlic salt (will need to reduce the amount of plain salt added)	½ tsp (and subtract ⅜ tsp salt from your recipe)	1 tsp (and subtract ¾ tsp salt from your recipe)	1½ tsp (and subtract 1⅛ tsp salt from your recipe)	2 tsp (and subtract 1½ tsp salt from your recipe)

Onions

1 small (billiard ball-sized) onion ≈ ⅓ cup chopped fresh onion ≈ 1 tsp onion powder ≈ 1 Tbsp dried onion flakes.
1 medium (tennis ball-sized) onion ≈ 1 cup of chopped onion ≈ 1 Tbsp onion powder ≈ 3 Tbsp dried onion flakes.
1 large (softball-sized) onion ≈ 1½ cups of chopped onion ≈ 1½ Tbsp onion powder ≈ 4½ Tbsp dried onion flakes.

whole onions	1 small onion	2 small onions	1 medium onion or 3 small onions	2 medium onions	1 large onion	2 large onions or 3 medium onions
fresh chopped onion	⅓ cup fresh	⅔ cup fresh	1 cup fresh	2 cups fresh	1½ cups fresh	3 cups fresh
onion powder	1 tsp powder	2 tsp powder	1 Tbsp powder	2 Tbsp powder	1½ Tbsp powder	3 Tbsp powder
dried onion flakes	1 Tbsp flakes	2 Tbsp flakes	3 Tbsp flakes	6 Tbsp flakes	4½ Tbsp flakes	9 Tbsp flakes

Beans

1 can (14 -16 oz) ≈ 1½ cups cooked beans ≈ ½ c dry beans ≈ 4 oz dry beans.

Canned Beans to Cooked Beans:

14 -16 oz can ≈ 1.5 cups cooked beans.
19 oz can ≈ 2¼ cups cooked beans.
28 oz can ≈ 3 – 3¼ cups cooked beans.

Yields After Cooking:

1 pound dry beans ≈ 2 cups dry beans ≈ 6 to 7 cups cooked beans, drained.
1 cup dry beans (most kinds) ≈ 3 cups cooked beans.
⅔ cup dry beans (most kinds) ≈ 2 cups cooked beans.
½ cup dry beans (most kinds) ≈ 1½ cups cooked beans.
⅓ cup dry beans ≈ 1 cup cooked beans.

cans (14 -16 oz)	1 can	2 cans	3 cans	4 cans
cooked cups	1½ cups cooked beans	3 cups cooked beans	4½ cups cooked beans	6 cups cooked beans
dry cups	½ cup dry beans	1 cup dry beans	1½ cups dry beans	2 cups dry beans
dry ounces	4 oz dry beans	8 oz dry beans	12 oz dry beans	16 oz dry beans