Standard Conversion Tables

 

Oven Temperatures

Fahrenheit

Centigrade

Gas mark

Description

225 F

105 C

1/4

Very cool

250 F

120 C

1/2

~

275 F

130 C

1

Cool

300 F

150 C

2

~

325 F

165 C

3

Very moderate

350 F

180 C

4

Moderate

375 F

190 C

5

~

400 F

200 C

6

Moderately Hot

425 F

220 C

7

Hot

450 F

230 C

8

~

475 F

245 C

9

Very Hot

 

American Liquid Measures

1 gallon =

4 quarts =


3.79 L
(Can usually be rounded to 4 L)

1 quart =

2 pints =


0.95 L
(Can usually be rounded to 1 L)

1 pint =

2 cups =


16 fl oz = 450 ml
(Can usually be rounded to 500 ml)

1 cup =

8 fl oz =


225 ml
(Can usually be rounded to 250 ml)

1 Tbsp. =

1/2 fl oz =


16 ml
(Can usually be rounded to15ml)

1 tsp. =

1/3 Tbsp =

5 ml

 

American Can Sizes

Can Sizes

Contents

Cups

5 ounce

5 oz.

5/8

8 ounce

8 oz.

1

Picnic

10 1/2 to 12 oz

1 1/4

12 oz.vacuum

12 oz

1 1/2

No. 2 1/2

1 lb13 oz.

3 1/2

No. 346 oz

~

5 3/4

Condensed milk

14 fl. oz

1 1/3

Evaporated milk

5 1/3 fl. oz

1 2/3

 

British Liquid Measures

1 UK pint is about 6 dl
1 UK liquid oz is 0.96 US liquid oz.
1 pint = 570 ml = 20 fl oz
1 breakfast cup = 10 fl oz = 1/2 pint
1 tea cup = 1/3 pint
1 tablespoon = 15 ml
1 dessert spoon = 10 ml
1 teaspoon = 5 ml = 1/3 tablespoon

International Liquid Measurements

~

Standard cup

Tablespoon

Teaspoon

Canada

250ml

15ml

5ml

Australia

250ml

20ml

5ml

New Zealand

250ml

15ml

5ml

UK

250ml

15ml

5ml

Weight
1 ounce = 28.4 g
1 pound = 454 g
1 kg = 2.2 pounds

 

British Short Cuts

Cheese (grated) 1 oz = 4 level tablespoons
Cocoa or chocolate powder 1 oz = 3 level tablespoons
Coconut (desiccated) 1 oz = 4 level tablespoons
Flour (unsifted) 1 oz = 3 level tablespoons
Sugar (castor/caster) 1 oz = 2 level tablespoons
Sugar (granulated) 1 oz = 2 level tablespoons
Sugar (icing) 1 oz = 2 1/2 level tablespoons
Syrup (golden) 1 oz = 1 level tablespoons


Some Australian Conversions

Metric Cups

Grams

Ounces

1 cup butter

2508

3/4

1 cup (cookie) crumbs

1103

3/4

1 cup breadcrumbs, soft

602

~

1 cup breadcrumbs, dry

1254

1/2

1 cup cheese, grated

1254

1/2

1 cup cocoa

1103

3/4

1 cup cornflour(cornstarch)

1254

1/2

1 cup cornflakes

301

~

1 cup rice bubbles (rice crispies)

301

~

1 cup coconut, desiccated (flaked)

953

1/4

1 cup dried split peas, lentils

2007

~

1 cup dried fruit

1605

3/4

1 cup dates, chopped

1505

1/4

1 cup flour, plain, self-rising

1254

1/2

1 cup flour, (whole wheat)

1354

3/4

1 cup golden syrup, honey, glucose

36012

3/4

1 cup jam

33011

1/2

1 cup nuts, chopped

1254

1/2

1 cup oats, rolled

903

1/4

1 cup rice, short grain

2107

1/2

1 cup rice, long grain

2007

~

1 cup salt, or crystal sugar

2508

3/4

1 cup castor sugar (superfine)

2207

3/4

1 cup icing sugar (confectioners')

1505

~

1 cup soft brown sugar, firmly packed

1706

~

 

Metric Spoons

Metric spoons

Grams

Ounces

1 level tablespoon peanut butter

20

2/3

1 level tablespoon baking powder, bicarb soda, cream of tartar, gelatine, rice, sago

15

1/2

1 level tablespoon cocoa, cornflour, custard powder, nuts

10

1/3

1 level tablespoon golden syrup, treacle, honey,glucose

30

1

1 level tablespoon sugar, salt

20

2/3

1 level tablespoon yeast, compressed

20

2/3

1 tablespoon = 20 mls

~

~

1 teaspoon = 5 mls

~

~

Metric Conversion Chart
To convert:
quarts into liters, multiply the quarts by 0.94635
liters into quarts, multiply the liters by 1.056688
liquid ounces into milliliters, multiply the ounces by 29.573
milliliters into ounces, multiply the milliliters by 0.0338

U.S. measurements.....................................Metric equivalent
1 teaspoon..................................................5 milliliters
1 Tablespoon............................................15 milliliters
1/4 cup.......................................................60milliliters
1/2 cup.......................................................120 milliliters
3/4 cup.......................................................180 milliliters
1 cup...........................................................240 milliliters

Weight measures
To convert:
weight ounces into grams, multiply the ounces by 28.3495
grams into weight ounces, multiply the grams by 0.35274

U.S. measurements....................................Metric equivalent

1/3 ounce......................................................10 grams
1/2 ounce......................................................15 grams
1 ounce..........................................................28 1/3 grams
4 ounces........................................................114 grams
1 pound.........................................................464 grams

 

Liquid or Volume Measures (approximate)

Unit of measure

Equivalent measurement

Equivalent measurement

Decimal equivalent

Metric measurement

1 teaspoon

 

1/3 tablespoon

.3333 tablespoon

5 ml

1 tablespoon

1/2 fluid ounce

3 teaspoons

.5 fluid ounce

15 ml 15 cc

2 tablespoons

1 fluid ounce

1/8 cup, 6 teaspoons

.125 cup

30 ml,30 cc

1/4 cup

2 fluid ounces

4 tablespoons

.25 cup

59 ml

1/3 cup

2 2/3 fluid ounces

5 tablespoons & 1 teaspoon

.3333 cup

79 ml

1/2 cup

4 fluid ounces

8 tablespoons

.5 cup

118 ml

2/3 cup

5 1/3 fluid ounces

10 tablespoons & 2 teaspoons

.6667 cup

158 ml

3/4 cup

6 fluid ounces

12 tablespoons

.75 cup

177 ml

7/8 cup

7 fluid ounces

14 tablespoons

.875 cup

207 ml

1 cup

8 fluid ounces/ 1/2 pint

16 tablespoons

1.0 cup

237 ml

2 cups

16 fluid ounces/ 1 pint

32 tablespoons

2.0 cup

473 ml

4 cups

32 fluid ounces

1 quart

4.0 cup

946 ml

1 pint

16 fluid ounces/ 1 pint

32 tablespoons

1.0 pint

473 ml

2 pints

32 fluid ounces

1.0 quart

1.0 quart

946 ml 0.946 liters

8 pints

1 gallon/ 128 fluid ounces

4 quarts

1.0 gallon

3785 ml3.78 liters

4 quarts

1 gallon/128 fluid ounces

8 pints

1.0 gallon

3785 ml 3.78 liters

1 liter

1.057 quarts

 

 

1000 ml

128 fluid ounces

1 gallon

 

 

3785 ml 3.78 liters

 

 

 

 

 

DRY or WEIGHT Measurements (approximate)

Unit of measure

Equivalent measurement

Decimal equivalent

Metric measurement

1 ounce

1/16 pound

.0625 pound

30 grams(28.35 g)

2 ounces

1/8 pound

.125 pound

55 grams

3 ounces

3/16 pound

.1875 pound

85 grams

4 ounces

1/4 pound

.250 pound

125 grams

8 ounces

1/2 pound

.5 pound

240 grams

12 ounces

3/4 pound

.75 pound

375 grams

16 ounces

1 pound

1.0 pound

454 grams

32 ounces

2 pounds

2.0 pounds

907 grams

1 kilogram

2.2 pounds/ 35.2 ounces

 

1000 grams

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