Measurement
Equivalents and International Conversions
If you are not in the United States many of the measures used throughout Big Daddy's
Cookbook">
Measurement
Equivalents and International Conversions
If you are not in the United States many of the measures used throughout Big Daddy's
Cookbook, indeed this entire website, will for the most part be confusing and hard to
apply. Additionally, American cooks deal mostly with volume and not weight.
Hopefully the charts below will help you convert the information found in Big Daddy's
Kitchen to the measures with which you are most familiar.
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Definitions
of Abbreviations Used
Tbsn = T = tablespoon
Tspn = t = teaspoon
| C |
= cup |
| pt. |
= pint |
| qt. |
= quart |
| oz. |
= ounce |
| lb. |
= pound |
| gm. |
= gram |
U.S. to Metric
Conversion
| U.S. |
Metric |
| 1/5 teaspoon |
1 milliliter |
| 1 teaspoon |
5 milliliters |
| 1 tablespoon |
15 milliliters |
| 1 fluid ounce |
30 milliliters |
| 1/5 cup |
50 milliliters |
| 1 cup |
240 milliliters |
| 1 pint |
470 milliliters |
| 1 quart |
.95 liters |
Oven Temperatures
|
Fahrenheit |
Centigrade |
| Cool Oven |
200 |
93 |
| Very Slow Oven |
225 |
107 |
| Slow Oven |
300 |
149 |
| Moderate Oven |
350 |
177 |
| Hot Oven |
400 |
205 |
| Very Hot Oven |
450-500 |
232-260 |
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Weight Equivalents
| U.S. |
Canada |
Australia |
| 1 ounce |
30 grams |
30 grams |
| 2 ounces |
55 grams |
60 grams |
| 3 ounces |
85 grams |
90 grams |
| 4 ounces |
115 grams |
125 grams |
| 8 ounces |
225 grams |
225 grams |
| 16 ounces |
455 grams |
500 grams |
Cooking
Measurement Equivalents
| 3 teaspoons |
= 1 tablespoon |
| 1 tablespoon |
= 1/16 cup |
| 2 tablespoons |
= 1/8 cup |
2 tablespoons +
2 teaspoons |
= 1/6 cup |
| 4 tablespoons |
= 1/4 cup |
5 tablespoons +
1 teaspoon |
= 1/3 cup |
| 6 tablespoons |
= 3/8 cup |
| 8 tablespoons |
= 1/2 cup |
10 tablespoons +
2 teaspoons |
= 3/4 cup |
| 16 tablespoons |
= 1 cup |
| 1 cup |
= 1/2 pint |
| 2 cups |
= 1 pint |
| 2 pints |
= 1 quart |
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