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US/UK/metric conversions

1 cup = 250 mls
1 tablespoon = 20 mls
1 teaspoon = 5 mls
1 pound (US) = 454 grams = 16 oz. 1 kg = 2.2 lbs.
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Oven Temperatures
An approximate conversion chart:

Electric Gas mark Description
Farenheit Centigrade

225 F 110 C 1/4 Very cool
250 F 130 C 1/2
275 F 140 C 1 cool
300 F 150 C 2
325 F 170 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 240 C 9 very hot

American Liquid Measures
1 pint 450 ml ( 16 fl oz)
1 cup 225 ml ( 8 fl oz)
1 tablespoon 16 ml (1/2 fl oz)

British Liquid Measures
1 breakfast cup (10 fl oz) 1/2 pint
1 tea cup 1/3 pint
8 tablespoons 1/4 pint
1 tablespoon 15 ml
1 dessertspoon 10 ml
1 teaspoon 5 ml 1/3 tablespoon

UK UK oz Metric ml US oz
1 quart 40 1140 38.5
1 pint 20 570
1 cup 10
1 gill 5
1 fluid oz 1 28.4 0.96
1 tbl 5/8 15
1 dsp 1/3 10
1 tsp 1/6 5

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


General Conversion Tables

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 (can usually be rounded to 25 or 30)
1 pound = 454 g= 16 oz.
1 kg = 2.2 pounds

US Liquid Measurements

1 liter = 1.057 quarts
2.1 pints
1 quart = 0.95 liter
1 gallon= 3.8 liters
1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons
1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons
1/3 " = 0.8 dl
1/2 " = 1.2 dl
2/3 " = 1.6 dl
3/4 " = 1.75 dl
7/8 " = 2.1 dl
1 cup = 2.4 dl
1 dl = 2/5 cup
= 6 to 7 tablespoons
Miscellaneous
1 UK pint is about 6 dl
1 UK liquid oz is 0.96 US liquid oz.
a "stick" of butter or margarine weighs 4 oz and is 1/2 cup US.
each 1/4 cup or half stick butter or margarine in US recipes weighs about 50 g.
there are 8 tablespoons in 1/4 pound butter

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