Understanding 2 unit yield from 1lb ready to cook chicken

Understanding 2 unit yield from 1lb ready to cook chicken - Top view of white bowl with yummy homemade noodles cooked in fresh delicious chicken broth and topped with green aromatic parsley placed on white marble table

I have a recipe that calls for 2 unit (yield from 1lb ready to cook chicken) and it says it is 158 grams.

Can someone explain how this measurement works. How does 2 units from 1lb of chicken end up as 158 grams? Please explain it like I'm 5. :)

measurements


Best Answer

It's referring to the weight of each piece after cooking. 1 lb of uncooked chicken is 453.59 grams. Some use 450g as a quick rule as 4 grams is really not much in most applications. 450g divided by 2 would make each piece 225g raw. Cooked chicken generally loses 30% of its weight, so cooked is 70%, or .7 of the raw weight. 225g X .7 = 157.5g , which when rounded up is 158g.

Keep in mind this is the approximate cooked weight of each piece, your milage will vary depending on the quality of the chicken, whether white or dark meat, and how much fat is on it.



Pictures about "Understanding 2 unit yield from 1lb ready to cook chicken"

Understanding 2 unit yield from 1lb ready to cook chicken - Person Holding a Tray With Different Shapes of Brown Cookies
Understanding 2 unit yield from 1lb ready to cook chicken - High angle of crop anonymous housewife with uncooked chicken egg from container placed near pan
Understanding 2 unit yield from 1lb ready to cook chicken - Top view of chicken eggs in rows in paper container placed on table for cooking



Optimizing range use through the rearing environment



Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Images: Karolina Grabowska, Nicole Michalou, Klaus Nielsen, Klaus Nielsen

Related Questions