whats 1 cup?

[new chef]

most recepie books refer to ingredients...with cups...how big is a cup? they about the same size as the rice cooker cups?

Also....rice cooker...the cups we get with them, can i assume a cup is for one person? so cooking for 2 is two of those cups?

[Eat barrel of rice?]

1 cup of rice that comes with the rice cooker is for 2 persons. Unless, you are a typical 'rice bowl' person 

[MugShot]

Well, I have seen many recipes using 'cups' as measurments. Luckily one of my recipes books has the info:

1 cup = 250ml(8 fl oz)  - this is the UK cup size, the US one is slightly different

[hope this helps..]

VOLUME AND LIQUID MEASUREMENTS

5 ml = one-sixth fl oz = 1 teaspoon
15ml = half fl oz = 1 tablespoon (NOTE: Australian tablespoon = 20ml)
30ml = 1 fl oz = 2 tablespoons
45ml = 1 and half fl oz = 3 tablespoons
60ml = 2 fl oz = quarter cup
75ml = 2 and half fl oz = one-third cup
125ml = 4 fl oz = half cup
150ml = 5 fl oz = two-thirds cup
175ml = 6 fl oz = three-quarters cup
250ml = 8 fl oz = 1 cup
600ml = 1 pint = 2 and half cups
900ml = 1 and half pints = 3 and three-quarter cups
1 litre = 1 and three-quarter pints = 4 cups


SOME USEFUL CUP CONVERSIONS

Please note that these are approximations

1 cup sugar = 200g
1 cup icing sugar = 125g
1 cup flour = 140g
1 cup rice = 200g
1 cup frozen peas = 125g
1 cup fresh breadcrumbs = 70g
1 cup grated cheese - 100g
1 cup chocolate chips = 175g
1 cup sultanas = 150g
1 cup honey/syrup = 300g
1 stick of butter = 110g = 4oz

[depends]

You need to make a note of where the recipe is from.  A US cup is different.  It is 240ml

[cuppage]

When I moved here I was also confused by this as we never used cups at home, it was all ounces.  I bought one of those bunches of spoon-like containers with 1 cup, half cup, quarter cup, tablespoon, teaspoon etc on it.  They're really cheap and will be very useful here as loads of things are measured in cups.  I think I got mine from Cold Storage.  You can also get measuring jugs with cup measurements on.

[watch out]

as "depends" says, it depends if your recipe is American based or otherwise.  A standard cup worldwide is now supposed to be 250ml for liquids, but American books will still use their own 240ml versions.  It may not matter in most things, but better to put in a little less and add more if needed if you are not sure where the recipe comes from.