With water, one pint equals one pound; therefore, a quart of water is two pounds. However, different foods weigh differently. Since "quart" is a unit of volume and "pound" is a unit of weight, there is no reliable conversion between the two without knowing the weight of the food being measured.
The weight of a 6-quart basket of apples can vary depending on the type of apples and their size. On average, a quart of apples weighs around 2 to 3 pounds. Therefore, a 6-quart basket would weigh approximately 12 to 18 pounds.
I bought 30lbs of beets to pickle and had the same issue: my Mum's recipe calls for a 6 quart basket. Turns out 1 10lb bag is equal to about 5 quarts.
A quart of water weighs approximately 2.086 pounds.
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That is 2 pounds of tomatoes
How many pounds of what?
How many bell peppers does it take to make a quart
An average gallon of paint weighs about 10 pounds. Figured at four quarts to the gallon, a quart of paint weighs in at about 2.5 pounds.
roughly 2 pounds per quart
There can be no equivalence. A pound is a measure of mass. A quart is a measure of volume. The two measure different things and, according to basic principles of dimensional analysis, conversion from one to the other is not valid. If you are not convinced, consider a quart of air. How many pounds? Next consider a quart of treacle. How many pounds?
A 55 quart container will hold about 120 pounds of dog food. One pound of dog food will fit in to a half a quart container.
Well a pints a pound the world around so two pints to a quart or two pounds to the quart. That makes it 2 X 60 = 120 pounds. That's a big steamer.