Welcome to HowDoYouCook.com

By learning about basic ingredients and how to use them, you can create simple, quick and delicious meals your family will love!!


Thursday, May 6, 2010

Conversion Table for Cooking


Volume (Dry)
American Standard
Metric
1/8 teaspoon
.5 ml
1/4 teaspoon
1 ml
1/2 teaspoon
2 ml
3/4 teaspoon
4 ml
1 teaspoon
5 ml
1 tablespoon
15 ml
1/4 cup
59 ml
1/3 cup
79 ml
1/2 cup
118 ml
2/3 cup
158 ml
3/4 cup
177 ml
1 cup
225 ml 
2 cups or 1 pint
450 ml
3 cups
675 ml
4 cups or 1 quart
1 liter
1/2 gallon
2 liters
1 gallon
4 liters

Volume (Liquid) 
American Standard 
 (Cups & Quarts )
American Standard
(Ounces)
Metric
(Milliliters & Liters)
2 tbsp 
1 fl. oz.
30 ml
1/4 cup
2 fl. oz.
60 ml
1/2 cup
4 fl. oz.
125 ml
1 cup
8 fl. oz. 
250 ml
1 1/2 cups
12 fl. oz.
375 ml
2 cups or 1 pint
16 fl. oz.
500 ml
4 cups or 1 quart
32 fl. oz.
1000 ml or 1 liter
1 gallon
128 fl. oz.
4 liters

 


Oven Temperatures 
American Standard
Metric
250° F
130° C
300° F
150° C
350° F
180° C
400° F
200° C
450° F
230° C

Weight (Mass)
American Standard 
(Ounces)
Metric
(Grams)
1/2 ounce
15 grams
1 ounce
30 grams
3 ounces
85 grams 
3.75 ounces
100 grams
4 ounces
115 grams
8 ounces
225 grams
12 ounces
340 grams
16 ounces or 1 pound
450 grams

Dry Measure Equivalents
       
 3 teaspoons  1 tablespoon  1/2 ounce  14.3 grams
 2 tablespoons 1/8 cup  1 ounce  28.3 grams
 4 tablespoons  1/4 cup  2 ounces  56.7 grams
 5 1/3 tablespoons  1/3 cup  2.6 ounces  75.6 grams
 8 tablespoons  1/2 cup  4 ounces  113.4 grams
 12 tablespoons  3/4 cup  6 ounces  .375 pound
 32 tablespoons  2 cups  16 ounces  1 pound
British and American Variances
Term Abbreviation Nationality Dry or liquid Metric equivalent Equivalent in context
cup c., C.   usually liquid 237 milliliters 16 tablespoons or 8 ounces
ounce fl oz, fl. oz. American liquid only 29.57 milliliters  
British either 28.41 milliliters  
gallon gal. American liquid only 3.785 liters 4 quarts
British either 4.546 liters 4 quarts
inch in, in.     2.54 centimeters
ounce oz, oz. American dry 28.35 grams 1/16 pound
liquid see OUNCE see OUNCE
pint p., pt. American liquid 0.473 liter 1/8 gallon or 16 ounces
dry 0.551 liter 1/2 quart
British either 0.568 liter
pound lb.   dry 453.592 grams 16 ounces
quart q., qt, qt. American liquid 0.946 liter 1/4 gallon or 32 ounces
dry 1.101 liters 2 pints
British either 1.136 liters
teaspoon t., tsp., tsp   either about 5 milliliters 1/3 tablespoon
tablespoon T., tbs., tbsp.   either about 15 milliliters 3 teaspoons or 1/2 ounce

No comments:

Post a Comment

Thank you for visiting today. Feel free to leave a comment or question below. I'd love to hear from you!