Cooking Measures

Cooking Measures


What does it mean?



c = cup
t = tsp = teaspoon
T = tbsp = tablespoon
C = Celsius
F = Fahrenheit
g = gr = gram
kg = kilogram

Pound, cups, tablespoon and teaspoon conversions assume the base weight-volume of water



1 pound = 2 cups
1 ounce = 2 tablespoons
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 0.5 oz = 15 grams
1 teaspoon = 0.17 oz = 5 grams
pinch is less than 1/8 teaspoon
dl = deciliter = 1/10 of a liter = 1/2 cup


Weight-volume of:


Flour: 1 pound = 3 1/2 cups
Sugar: 1 pound = 2 1/4 cups



One stick of butter is 1/4 pound or about 110 grams.
Butter in the US is sold in one pound boxes, each box containing 4 sticks. ​

Decimals


0.25 = 1/4
0.33 = 1/3
0.50 = 1/2
0.66 = 2/3
0.75 = 3/4


Metric Conversion Chart



US Canadian Australian
1/4 tsp 1 mL 1 ml
1/2 tsp 2 mL 2 ml
1 tsp 5 mL 5 ml
1 Tbl 15 mL 20 ml
1/4 cup 50 mL 60 ml
1/3 cup 75 mL 80 ml
1/2 cup 125 mL 125 ml
2/3 cup 150 mL 170 ml
3/4 cup 175 mL 190 ml
1 cup 250 mL 250 ml
1 quart 1 liter 1 litre


Weight


1 ounce 30 grams 30 grams
2 " 55 " 60 "
3 " 85 " 90 "
4 " 115 " 125 "
8 " 225 " 225 "
16 " 455 " 500 " (1/2 kilogram)



Temperatures
Fahrenheit Celsius

32 degrees 0 degrees
212 " 100 "
250 " 120 "
275 " 140 "
300 " 150 "
325 " 160 "
350 " 180 "
375 " 190 "
400 " 200 "
425 " 220 "
450 " 230 "
475 " 240 "
500 " 260 "

Icing Sugar (Confectioner's or powdered sugar)

Cup Gram Ounce Pound Kilogram
1/4 =31g= 1.1 oz= 0.06= lb 0.03Kg
1/3 =42g =1.45 oz =0.09 lb =0.04Kg
1/2 =62.5g= 2.2 oz= 0.14 lb= 0.06Kg
5/8 =78g= 2.75 oz =0.17 lb =0.07Kg
2/3 =83g =2.9 oz= 0.18 lb= 0.08Kg
3/4 =94g =3.3 oz =0.2 lb =0.09Kg
1cup =125g =4.4 oz= 0.27 lb= 0.125Kg

1 tablespoon of sugar = approx. 8g or 1/3 oz
3 tablespoons of sugar = approx. 25g or 1 oz

Butter and Margarine
Cups Grams Ounces Tablespoons

1/8cup of butter= 28.4 gram= 1 ounce= 2 tbl.sp

1/4cup of butter= 56.7 gram= 2 ounce =4 tbl.sp

1/3 cup of butter= 75.6gram= 2.7 ounce= 5 ⅓ tbl.sp

3/8 cup of butter= 85gram= 3ounce =6 tbl.sp

1/2cup of butter =113.4 gram= 4 ounce= 8 tbl.sp

5/8 cup of butter =141.8 gram= 5 ounce =10 tbl.sp

2/3 cup of butter =151.2 gram= 5.3 ounce 10 ⅔ tbl.sp

3/4 cup of butter= 170.1 gram= 6 ounce= 12 tbl.sp

7/8cup of butter= 198.5 gram =7 ounce =14 tbl.sp

1 cup of butter =226.8 gram= 8 ounce =16 tbl.sp

Caster Sugar (white or fine sugar)
Cup Gram Ounce Pound Kilogram

1/4= 56g 2= oz 0.12 lb =0.06Kg

1/3 =75g =2.65 oz= 0.17 lb= 0.08Kg

1/2 =112.5g =4 oz= 0.25 lb =0.11Kg

5/8 =140.5g =5 oz =0.31 lb =0.14Kg

2/3 =150g 5.3 oz= 0.33 lb= 0.15Kg

3/4 =170g= 5.95 oz= 0.37 lb= 0.17Kg

1cup= 225g= 7.9 oz 0.5 lb= 0.225Kg

1 tablespoon of sugar = approx. 15g or 1/2 oz
3 tablespoons of sugar = approx. 45g or 1 2/3 oz

نئے سیکھنے والوں کے لئے بہترین شئیرنگ

All-purpose, Plain, Self-raising flours
Cup Gram Ounce Pound Kilogram

1/4 =31g =1.1 oz= 0.06 lb= 0.03Kg

1/3= 42g= 1.5 oz= 0.09 lb= 0.04Kg

1/2 =62g =2.2 oz= 0.13 lb= 0.06Kg

5/8= 78g= 2.7 oz= 0.7 lb= 0.07Kg

2/3= 83g= 2.9 oz= 0.18 lb= 0.08Kg

3/4= 93g= 3.3 oz= 0.2 lb =0.09Kg

1cup= 125g =4.4 oz= 0.27= lb =0.125Kg

1 tablespoon of flour = approx. 8g or 1/3 oz

3 tablespoons of flour = approx. 25g or 1 oz

I kilogram is 1000 grams (kilo means thousand) So 300 grams is 0.3 kilograms

.3 Kilo

LIQUID CONVERSIONS

1/2 fl oz. 15 ml 1 tbsp
1 fl oz. 30 ml 1/8 cup
2 fl oz. 60 ml 1/4 cup
3 fl oz. 90 ml 1 cup
4 fl oz. 120 ml 1/2 cup
5 fl oz (1/4 pints) 150 ml 2/3 cup
6 fl oz. 180 ml 3/4 cup
8 fl ozn (1/2 pints) 240 ml 1 cup
10 fl oz (1/2 pints) 285 ml 1 1/4 cup
12 fl oz. 340 ml 1 1/2 cup
16 fl oz (1 pints) 455 ml 2 cups
20 fl oz (1 pints) 570 ml 2 1/2 cups
1 1/2 pints 900 ml 3 3/4 cups
1 3/4 pints 1 litre 4 cups
2 pints 1 1/4 litre 1 1/4 cups
2 1/3 pints 1 1/2 litre 3 US pints
3 1/4 pints 2 litre 2 quarts

TEMPERATURE CONVERSIONS



225 degrees F > 110 degrees C
250 degrees F > 120 degrees C
275 degrees F > 140 degrees C
300 degrees F > 150 degrees C
325 degrees F > 160 degrees C
350 degrees F > 180 degrees C
375 degrees F >190 degrees C
400 degrees F > 200 degrees C
425 degrees F > 220 degrees C
450 degrees F > 230 degrees C
475 degrees F > 240 degrees C

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