Cooking
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:
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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 |
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