Question

Silly question  Do I weigh my meat after it's cooked or before ? Specifically, I made ground turkey. I weighed it before but after it was cooked it weighed less. There app didn't show me a "cooked" or "uncooked" option.  

Answer 1

I weight it after cooked.  

Comments

Meant “ weigh” not weight.  

Answer 2

I weigh after cooked .  

Answer 3

I always thought it was before so I’d like to know too.  

Answer 4

Option for raw or cooked

Comments

@fulton if you scanned the ground turkey I bet is for raw since that is what is in the package. At least that's how I think about it.  

Answer 5

You weigh the meat after cooking if talking about solid meets like chicken beef or pork because weight is lost due to moisture content changing so I always weigh once cooking is complete. Now that you brought up the point even weighing ground meat after browning makes sense for it definitely looses water content during cooking. I never thought about it when making something like Chili but will definitely weigh it next time to see the difference. Just checked with a coach, apparently there are weight measurements listed for ground meets cooked or raw. She did mention that 4 ounces ground beef raw becomes 3 ounces cooked, My thought use raw weight if given when cooking with ground meats if available but cooked weight for individual portioned meets ie beef or pork.  

Answer 6

I count it as cooked weight.  

Answer 7

? l lol

Answer 8

In the point book I purchased at a workshop it has cooked and uncooked weights and points for all meats, I suggest investing in one and if you don't have the scale, get one.  

Answer 9

I believe that it's raw meat, but WW usually has both. Again it's weigh before cooked. Maybe, RACHEL RAY WOULD KNOW, you could write her a letter. Good luck. ✝️

Answer 10

There isn’t too much of a difference so whichever is easier for you.