Originally Posted by
DataJunkie
In spaghetti or other noodles I am a bit more puzzled. They say something like 2 oz pre cooked is the serving size and that makes roughly 1 cup. Is it one cup packed or loose or ? It seems that measuring portions for noodles would be better using the weight after being cooked instead of cups. Anyhow, I eyeball it. My guess is that I am completely wrong.
I would recommend investing in some food scales. You can get good ones for around 40 bucks from Bath and Beyond. Measure before cooking. For most stuff the whole "by cup" measurement is very inaccurate, borderline on useless.