Roux Oil Flour Ratio

I'm probably around 1:1.5 cups. I measure my oil then add flour until I get the thickness I want.

If you use 1 cup of each, you wind up with 1 1/3 cup of roux with a little extra oil. So if you want to eliminate the excess oil, use a little less than 1 cup of oil.

Using equal weights sounds like a disaster. Flour is much less dense, so you'd wind up using a LOT more flour.

Despite what I said above, I usually use 1:1 because I find it easier to stir and that makes it less likely to burn.

I use 1:1 like a few others said. Youre going to skim the excess oil off during the simmer either way.

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The article said the ratio of 1:1 is by weight not volume

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Apparently the internet can't agree on the conversion but assuming the following:

1 cup flour = 130 grams
1 cup veg oil = 220 grams

I suck at math but it looks like you would need about 1 3/4 cups of flour for 1:1 by weight.

This guy gets it

I just guessed at 1.5 to 1 cup of oil

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The article said the ratio of 1:1 is by weight not volume

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I just measure out oz to oz.
For example I usually measure out flour first. 2oz, 4oz or however big a roux I’m making and match that weight with oil, 2oz, 4oz.
Volume wise you will have more flour but by weight the ratio is 1:1.
I never measure by any other method.

I do 3/4 cup of oil to 1 cup flour.

I started doing 1.5 floor to 1 oil after TH03 recommended it and it's the best thing I've done for my gumbo.

3c flour
1c butter