Depending on where you are and which store you go to, the average cost would be about $2.99. It could be more or less depending on where you live, but for the most part it would be around this amount.
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The ginger root can be bought fresh at your grocer. It has a short life for freshness. It comes in a variety of piece-sizes. If you are not sure you will like it, ask your produce manager for the smallest piece he has.
It runs about $2.99 per measure, could be by quarter pound or ounce weight. Just ask your grocer.
I find I can use what I need, then i can chop it like fresh garlic and freeze it or simply slice it and freeze it. It does mold quickly. Hence, most recipes for baking asking for the ginger in powdered state.
Avoid doing this. The proportions unbalance a recipe when you substitute ground for freshly grated ginger.
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A one inch piece of fresh, grated ginger (generally yielding 1 tablespoon) equals approximately 1/8 teaspoon ground (dried) ginger. Source: http://www.evitamins.com/healthnotes.asp?ContentID=3602003
1 inch of ginger grated will produce about 4 teaspoons.
As a general guideline, you can use 1/4 teaspoon of dried ginger for every 1 tablespoon of fresh ginger in a recipe. Adjust to taste based on your preference for ginger flavor.
I would just use the same amount because ginger paste is basically really finely miced ginger. Maybe cut down a slight amount if your not a huge fan of ginger.
About 1% is raw ginger root. Nearer to 2% in ground ginger
When all else fails, go to "Joy of Cooking" --see "equivalents and or substitutions, and I quote: 1 Tsp raw ginger = 1/8 tsp pwd. This info is usually on the spice container, but I use a less expensive brand and it does not have the info. cmg
The term is for fresh ginger. What you do is get a real ginger root and measure it. One ginger root can be as big as 8 inches long, so you want a piece about as long as your finger. Then you can grate it into your recipe. Most US groceries carry it in the fresh produce department.
Four grams of fresh ginger root is a small amount, roughly equivalent to about one teaspoon of minced ginger. The weight can vary slightly based on the moisture content and density of the ginger. In recipes, this amount is often used for flavoring or health purposes.
16 ounces equates to 453.592 grams.
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