How many cups of cheese are in an 8 ounce bar?

When a recipe calls for a cup of shredded cheese does that mean an 8 ounce block of cheese shredded or what will fit in a measuring cup?

When a recipe asks for shredded cheese in cup measurements, it is suggesting the amount of cheese it takes to levelly fill a measuring cup, in other words, by volume.If you want to know if 8 ounces of shredded cheese will fit into a measuring cup, you should ask.The 3 ounces of cheese that will yield 1 cup shredded is slightly less than the weight.

If you only have 7 ounces of cheese, a little more or less is not going to make much of a difference.