Monday, March 31, 2008

Extracted from bitsyskitchen.com

Looking for baking conversion table, I rely on one recommendation given by jemej. Now can't remember address coz' typing this blog in desktop (bookmarked in my lappie)
Not that my oven is working hard now.
Chanced upon this while checking on information, and here you are!

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
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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
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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

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
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)
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

1000 ml
128 fluid ounces 1 gallon

3785 ml 3.78 liters






DRY or WEIGHT Measurements (approximate)
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
1000 grams

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