Converting A Recipe Designed For A 10" Skillet Into One For 13x9x2 Pan?

On Thu 03 Mar 2005 04:23:16a, Ron West wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

I have a recipe that calls for a casserole to be baked inside a 10"
skillet (2" depth). I'd like to make a larger portion for an office
party and would like to use the same recipe but instead use a 13x9x2
pan.

Am I correct in my calculations that the 13x9x2 is just a tad bigger
than 1.5 times the 10" skillet?

(Kicking myself for not paying attention in math)...

Thanks!

Yes, that's about right. You must have paid just enough attention. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright
____________________________________________

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Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

In article <[email hidden]>, Ron

West said:

I have a recipe that calls for a casserole to be baked inside a 10"
skillet (2" depth). I'd like to make a larger portion for an office
party and would like to use the same recipe but instead use a 13x9x2
pan.

Am I correct in my calculations that the 13x9x2 is just a tad bigger
than 1.5 times the 10" skillet?

(Kicking myself for not paying attention in math)...

Thanks!

I don't do math either. You could just fill the 10" with water then
pour into the 13x9x2.

Ron West said:

I have a recipe that calls for a casserole to be baked inside a 10"
skillet (2" depth). I'd like to make a larger portion for an office
party and would like to use the same recipe but instead use a 13x9x2
pan.

Am I correct in my calculations that the 13x9x2 is just a tad bigger
than 1.5 times the 10" skillet?

(Kicking myself for not paying attention in math)...

Thanks!

The volume of a 10" skillet filled to 2" = 157 cubic inches
area=pi*r squared so area = 3.14 *25 = 78.5, then multiply by 2" to get
volume (157 cubic inches)

The volume of the pan is 13x9x2=234 cubic inches.

So the volume of the pan is 1.5 times the skillet as you computed.

"Ron West" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I have a recipe that calls for a casserole to be baked inside a 10"
skillet (2" depth). I'd like to make a larger portion for an office
party and would like to use the same recipe but instead use a 13x9x2
pan.

Am I correct in my calculations that the 13x9x2 is just a tad bigger
than 1.5 times the 10" skillet?

(Kicking myself for not paying attention in math)...

Thanks!

It's area that matters, or course.

For a round pan:

1) Take half the diameter (half of 10 in your case, or 5)
2) Multiply it by itself (5x5 = 25)
3) Multiply by 3.14 = 78 sq inches appx.

For rectangular, just multiple length by width:

13 x 9 = 117 sq inches.

So 1.5 times as large is just right.

--
Peter Aitken

Remove the [censored] from my email address before using.

George said:

The volume of a 10" skillet filled to 2" = 157 cubic inches
area=pi*r squared so area = 3.14 *25 = 78.5, then multiply by 2" to get
volume (157 cubic inches)

The volume of the pan is 13x9x2=234 cubic inches.

So the volume of the pan is 1.5 times the skillet as you computed.

People who understand this stuff scare me. 🙂

Enviously yours,
Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

Peter Aitken' said:

It's area that matters, or course.

For a round pan:

1) Take half the diameter (half of 10 in your case, or 5)
2) Multiply it by itself (5x5 = 25)
3) Multiply by 3.14 = 78 sq inches appx.

For rectangular, just multiple length by width:

13 x 9 = 117 sq inches.

So 1.5 times as large is just right.

My mom used to have a handwritten recipe card with lots of what equals what
so she could easily adjust her recipes. I wonder if I have that?

Enviously yours too,
Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

In article <[email hidden]>, "Ron

West said:

I have a recipe that calls for a casserole to be baked inside a 10"
skillet (2" depth). I'd like to make a larger portion for an office
party and would like to use the same recipe but instead use a 13x9x2
pan.

Am I correct in my calculations that the 13x9x2 is just a tad bigger
than 1.5 times the 10" skillet?

(Kicking myself for not paying attention in math)...

Thanks!

I don't know. An easy way to figure it out would be to measure the
capacity of both (pour measured water into both pans) and figure from
that. If the 9x3 is 3 quarts (I think that's what the Pyrex 9x3 pan
volume is) and the 10" skillet is 2 quarts (seems reasonable; my 3 quart
saute pan is 12" diameter), then you're right on at 1.5x.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sweet Potato Follies added 2/24/05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

Peter Aitken' said:

It's area that matters, or course.

For a round pan:

1) Take half the diameter (half of 10 in your case, or 5)
2) Multiply it by itself (5x5 = 25)
3) Multiply by 3.14 = 78 sq inches appx.

For rectangular, just multiple length by width:

13 x 9 = 117 sq inches.

So 1.5 times as large is just right.

My mom used to have a handwritten recipe card with lots of what equals
what
so she could easily adjust her recipes. I wonder if I have that?

Enviously yours too,
Carol

Some cookboobs have charts, too.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sweet Potato Follies added 2/24/05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

In article <[email hidden]>, George

Quoted message said:

The volume of a 10" skillet filled to 2" = 157 cubic inches
area=pi*r squared

Pi r not squared! Pi r round! (Sorry, George. The devil's in my soul
this morning.)
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sweet Potato Follies added 2/24/05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

Wow, now my head's spinning.....

math challenged in Ontario

Peter Aitken said:

"Ron West" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I have a recipe that calls for a casserole to be baked inside a 10"
skillet (2" depth). I'd like to make a larger portion for an office
party and would like to use the same recipe but instead use a 13x9x2
pan.

Am I correct in my calculations that the 13x9x2 is just a tad bigger
than 1.5 times the 10" skillet?

(Kicking myself for not paying attention in math)...

Thanks!

It's area that matters, or course.

For a round pan:

1) Take half the diameter (half of 10 in your case, or 5)
2) Multiply it by itself (5x5 = 25)
3) Multiply by 3.14 = 78 sq inches appx.

For rectangular, just multiple length by width:

13 x 9 = 117 sq inches.

So 1.5 times as large is just right.

--
Peter Aitken

Remove the [censored] from my email address before using.

"Dog3" <uhoh@ajfl;ajklsd;ajlds.nutz> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

"Peter Aitken" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

"Ron West" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I have a recipe that calls for a casserole to be baked inside a 10"
skillet (2" depth). I'd like to make a larger portion for an office
party and would like to use the same recipe but instead use a 13x9x2
pan.

Am I correct in my calculations that the 13x9x2 is just a tad bigger
than 1.5 times the 10" skillet?

(Kicking myself for not paying attention in math)...

Thanks!

It's area that matters, or course.

For a round pan:

1) Take half the diameter (half of 10 in your case, or 5)
2) Multiply it by itself (5x5 = 25)
3) Multiply by 3.14 = 78 sq inches appx.

For rectangular, just multiple length by width:

13 x 9 = 117 sq inches.

So 1.5 times as large is just right.

OMG! the knowledge some people have on this ng is scary. Do you cook or
own
a restaurant(s)? I've always loved your posts BTW.

Michael

Thanks! I love to cook but would not own a restaurant for love or money (for
both...who knows?).

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Peter Aitken

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George said:

Ron West said:

I have a recipe that calls for a casserole to be baked inside a 10"
skillet (2" depth). I'd like to make a larger portion for an office
party and would like to use the same recipe but instead use a 13x9x2
pan.

Am I correct in my calculations that the 13x9x2 is just a tad bigger
than 1.5 times the 10" skillet?

(Kicking myself for not paying attention in math)...

Thanks!

The volume of a 10" skillet filled to 2" = 157 cubic inches
area=pi*r squared so area = 3.14 *25 = 78.5, then multiply by 2" to get
volume (157 cubic inches)

The volume of the pan is 13x9x2=234 cubic inches.

So the volume of the pan is 1.5 times the skillet as you computed.

Y'all could have saved yourselves some math by ignoring
the 2" depth. Since that factor appears on both sides of
the equation you can cancel it out and just compare the
2 areas.

Kate Pythagoras

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Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
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Damsel in dis Dress said:

George said:

The volume of a 10" skillet filled to 2" = 157 cubic inches
area=pi*r squared so area = 3.14 *25 = 78.5, then multiply by 2" to get
volume (157 cubic inches)

The volume of the pan is 13x9x2=234 cubic inches.

So the volume of the pan is 1.5 times the skillet as you computed.

People who understand this stuff scare me. 🙂

Enviously yours,
Carol

Hey, Carol! Boo!!!!

Teeheehee.

Kate Decartes

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
[email hidden]

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

Peter Aitken' said:

It's area that matters, or course.

For a round pan:

1) Take half the diameter (half of 10 in your case, or 5)
2) Multiply it by itself (5x5 = 25)
3) Multiply by 3.14 = 78 sq inches appx.

For rectangular, just multiple length by width:

13 x 9 = 117 sq inches.

So 1.5 times as large is just right.

My mom used to have a handwritten recipe card with lots of what equals
what
so she could easily adjust her recipes. I wonder if I have that?

Enviously yours too,
Carol

Some cookboobs have charts, too.

And if you're a cookboob, you really need that chart!

;-)

Kate Euclid

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
[email hidden]

biig said:

Wow, now my head's spinning.....

math challenged in Ontario

Peter Aitken said:

"Ron West" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I have a recipe that calls for a casserole to be baked inside a 10"
skillet (2" depth). I'd like to make a larger portion for an office
party and would like to use the same recipe but instead use a 13x9x2
pan.

Am I correct in my calculations that the 13x9x2 is just a tad bigger
than 1.5 times the 10" skillet?

(Kicking myself for not paying attention in math)...

Thanks!

It's area that matters, or course.

Only if the height is the same as in this example. You know that teach a
man to fish proverb...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

For a round pan:

1) Take half the diameter (half of 10 in your case, or 5)
2) Multiply it by itself (5x5 = 25)
3) Multiply by 3.14 = 78 sq inches appx.

For rectangular, just multiple length by width:

13 x 9 = 117 sq inches.

So 1.5 times as large is just right.

--
Peter Aitken

Remove the [censored] from my email address before using.

Kate Connally said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

People who understand this stuff scare me. 🙂

Hey, Carol! Boo!!!!

<Carol lets out a blood-curdling scream>

Quoted message said:

Teeheehee.

You're just plain mean! LOL!

Quoted message said:

Kate Decartes

You're sure having fun with your signatures today. <G>

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>, George

Quoted message said:

The volume of a 10" skillet filled to 2" = 157 cubic inches
area=pi*r squared

Pi r not squared! Pi r round! (Sorry, George. The devil's in my soul
this morning.)

Cornbread are squared

Pan Ohco

In article <[email hidden]>, "Peter

Aitken said:

"Ron West" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I have a recipe that calls for a casserole to be baked inside a 10"
skillet (2" depth). I'd like to make a larger portion for an office
party and would like to use the same recipe but instead use a 13x9x2
pan.

Am I correct in my calculations that the 13x9x2 is just a tad bigger
than 1.5 times the 10" skillet?

(Kicking myself for not paying attention in math)...

Thanks!

It's area that matters, or course.

Are you sure, Peter? I'm thinking that volume is what's most important.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sweet Potato Follies added 2/24/05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

In article <[email hidden]>, Kate Connally

Quoted message said:

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] wrote:

(snip)

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

My mom used to have a handwritten recipe card with lots of what
equals what so she could easily adjust her recipes. I wonder if
I have that?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Enviously yours too,
Carol

Some cookboobs have charts, too.

And if you're a cookboob, you really need that chart!

;-)

Kate Euclid

Oy! CookbooK !
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sweet Potato Follies added 2/24/05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.