Stupid Food Conversion Question

[Gunny]

I've pulled all my hair out lookin for this....conversion

Would anyone know, what does 3 Inches of Whole Cinnamon convert to crushed?

I don't have any whole but have a lot of the good stuff in powder form.

As usual Thanks for your help guys.

[TMB]

A cinnamon stick has 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder.    I googled and found this one NO STUPID QUESTONS

The weight of 1 teaspoon of cinnamon is 0.092 ounces, which isequal to 2.6 grams.   So you could weight out the stick to get what you need

[Big Dawg]

A cinnamon stick has 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder.    I googled and found this one NO STUPID QUESTONS

The weight of 1 teaspoon of cinnamon is 0.092 ounces, which isequal to 2.6 grams.   So you could weight out the stick to get what you need

While I agree that Gunny did not ask a stupid question, I have to disagree . . .

There are stoopid questions.  I know this because I ask them all the time, usually on purpose ! ! !





BD

[TentHunteR]

I think the info Tommy found ends up being pretty good. 

You know me...  I had to go put my mad food scientist hat on for this one!      I weighed both ground cinnamon and cinnamon sticks, and here's what I came up with:


A teaspoon of cinnamon weighs about 2.6g

The  3" cinnamon sticks I have weighed roughly 3g - 4g each.

That means a  3" cinnamon stick, ground up, would yield between 1 - 1.5  tsp ground cinnamon.


HOWEVER... ground cinnamon is a lot stronger than stick, because it has a lot more surface area, and it STAYS in a dish, whereas a stick imparts some of its flavor and is usually removed.  So, it will take much LESS ground cinnamon to get the same flavor as cinnamon stick.


So...  1/2 tsp ground cinnamon should work as a substitute for a 3" stick

[Gunny]

Thanks for the responses guys....very helpful.....