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Standard Conversion Tables
Oven Temperatures
| Fahrenheit |
Centigrade |
Gas mark |
Description |
| 225 F |
105 C |
1/4 |
Very cool |
| 250 F |
120 C |
1/2 |
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| 275 F |
130 C |
1 |
Cool |
| 300 F |
150 C |
2 |
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| 325 F |
165 C |
3 |
Very moderate |
| 350 F |
180 C |
4 |
Moderate |
| 375 F |
190 C |
5 |
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| 400 F |
200 C |
6 |
Moderately Hot |
| 425 F |
220 C |
7 |
Hot |
| 450 F |
230 C |
8 |
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| 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 |
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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
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 1 cup rice bubbles (rice crispies) |
301 |
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| 1 cup coconut, desiccated (flaked) |
953 |
1/4 |
| 1 cup dried split peas, lentils |
2007 |
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| 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 |
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| 1 cup salt, or crystal sugar |
2508 |
3/4 |
| 1 cup castor sugar (superfine) |
2207 |
3/4 |
| 1 cup icing sugar (confectioners') |
1505 |
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| 1 cup soft brown sugar, firmly packed |
1706 |
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Metric Spoons
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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 |
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| 1 teaspoon = 5 mls |
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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
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Liquid or Volume Measures (approximate)
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| 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 |
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1000 ml |
| 128 fluid ounces |
1 gallon |
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3785 ml 3.78 liters |
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DRY or WEIGHT Measurements (approximate)
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| 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 |
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1000 grams |
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