The tables below are all approximate, and do not conform in all respects to the official conversions, but they are convenient for cooking.
Fluid measures |
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UK | Fluid Ounce | Millilitre | American | |||
1 Teaspoon | 1/6 | 5 | 1 Teaspoon | |||
1 Tablespoon | ½ | 15 | 1 Tablespoon | |||
2 Tablespoons | 1 | 30 | 2 Tablespoons | |||
4 Tablespoons | 2 | 60 | ¼ cup | |||
4 | 125 | ½ cup | ||||
8 Tablespoons | ½ Cup | 5 | 150 | |||
8 | 250 | 1 Cup | ½ Pint | |||
1 Cup | ½ Pint | 10 | 300 | |||
16 | 500 | 2 Cups | 1 Pint | |||
2 Cups | 1 Pint | 20 | 600 | |||
1 ¾ Pints | 35 | 1000 | 1 litre | |||
2 Pints | 40 | 1200 | ||||
Dry Weights |
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Pounds and Ounces | Grams | ||
1oz | 25g | ||
2oz | 50g | ||
3oz | 75g | ||
4oz | ¼ lb | 100g | |
6oz | 175g | ||
8oz | ½ lb | 225g | |
10oz | 275g | ||
12oz | ¾ lb | 350g | |
16oz | 1lb | 450g | |
2lb 4oz | 1000g | 1Kg |
Oven Temperatures |
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Fahrenheit | Centigrade | Gas Mark | |
Very Hot | 475 | 240 | 9 |
450 | 230 | 8 | |
Hot | 425 | 220 | 7 |
400 | 200 | 6 | |
375 | 190 | 5 | |
Moderate | 350 | 180 | 4 |
325 | 165 | 3 | |
300 | 150 | 2 | |
Slow | 275 | 140 | 1 |
250 | 125 | ½ | |
Very Slow | 225 | 110 | ¼ |
Useful approximate American/ European conversions |
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Commodity | USA | Metric | Imperial |
Flour | 1 cup | 140g | 5 oz |
Caster and Granulated sugar | 1 cup | 225g | 8 oz |
Caster and Granulated sugar | 2 level tablespoons | 30g | 1 oz |
Brown Sugar | 1 cup | 170g | 6 oz |
Butter/ Margarine/ Lard | 1 cup | 225g | 8 oz |
Sultanas/ Raisins | 1 cup | 200g | 7 oz |
Currants | 1 cup | 140g | 5 oz |
Ground Almonds | 1 cup | 110g | 4 oz |
Golden syrup | 1 cup | 340g | 12 oz |
Uncooked Rice | 1 cup | 200g | 7 oz |
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