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Standard Cup Sizes
If you like to order your coffee in your coffe shop, but are always at a loss as to which size to order and is ideal for you. This article is for you!
Published October 4, 2022
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Chandra Melo
Coffee experts@The Coffee Lab
How Many Ounces In A Cup Of Coffee?
How many ounces in a cup of coffee sounds like a simple question. However, the oz per cup of your coffee is going to depend on some different factors including how you like your coffee, the size of the cup that you are using, and how many cups of coffee you are making. Ounces and cups are clear measurements that are generally easy to understand and whatever you need to measure shouldn’t change them. But, when you are brewing coffee, it’s become common to use a different definition of a cup when you are referring to a cup of coffee.
A cup of coffee is only 4oz, however, when it comes to how many ounces is in a regular cup, 8oz is the standard. And to make things even more confusing, when you brew coffee, it uses slightly more water by volume than the amount of coffee that you will actually end up with, so to brew a four ounce cup of coffee, you will need to add an extra oz of water. While it seems confusing at first, the good news is that it’s not difficult to figure out once you understand it. Keep reading to learn more about the ounces in cup of coffee, how many ounces in a standard coffee cup, and the history and details of coffee cups.
Read more at How Many Ounces In A Cup Of Coffee article.
What Are The Cup Sizes At Starbucks?
With hundreds of thousands of outlets around the world and serving millions of coffee orders each day, Starbucks has become a pop culture mainstay. The confusing sizes is one of the most iconic features of Starbucks, comparable to the unique Starbucks experience of the baristas never getting your name right.
Their large menu and sweet drinks draw in a big crowd but ordering at Starbucks can be daunting- there are so many options to choose from and almost endless customizations. First though, you need to figure which size you want. Starbucks cup sizes range from small to extra-large and not every size means what you think it means! Here’s a handy guide to the Starbucks cup sizes in order, whether you want iced coffee, lattes, or a nitro brew.
Read more at What Are The Cup Sizes At Starbucks article.
Standard Coffee Cup Sizes
While there is a lot of information out there about coffee and the different coffee accessories and products that you can use to get an even better experience when consuming this popular daily beverage, we often forget about the one crucially important object that you’ll need to hold this drink – the coffee cup. Compared to the rest of the world, the US is known for having cup sizes that are larger than life. One of the main things that tourists will talk about when visiting the US is the cup sizes that are bigger than anything that they have ever seen before. But, when it comes to coffee, is there more of a global standard in terms of what is a standard cup size?
Read more at Standard Coffee Cup Sizes article.
About the author
Chandra Melo
Marketing as job, barista as passion. An authentic coffee lover, looking for the next fantastic cup of coffee that I will fall in love with. Coffee, for me, is more than a beverage. It's about community and connection - how can all the world consume the same fruit? And differently? How can we have so many different tastes? I also don't know. And because of this, I feel in love each day more for this world. Happy to share and make a change in the coffee community.
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