Measurement and conversion chart
We try to include each metric as clear as possible in our recipes. We use the
metric system because we live in Europe. A lot of our visitors use the
imperial system. People from America usually measure ingredients by
volume, while others measure by
weight.
We've put up a measurement and conversion overview, to make conversion between these two worlds easier. Let us know if you think something is missing from this overview.
Click here for the ratio's for:
US (imperial) dry volume measurement
| Measurement |
Equivalent |
| 1/16th teaspoon |
Dash |
| 1/8 teaspoon |
A pinch |
| 3 teaspoons |
1 tablespoon |
| 1/8 cup |
2 tablespoons (or 1 standard coffee scoop) |
| 1/4 cup |
4 tablespoons |
| 1/3 cup |
5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon |
| 1/2 cup |
8 tablespoons |
| 3/4 cup |
12 tablespoons |
| 1 cup |
16 tablespoons |
| 1 pound |
16 ounces |
US (imperial) liquid volume measurement
| Measure |
Equivalent |
| 8 fluid ounces |
1 cup |
| 1 pint |
2 cups (16 fluid ounces) |
| 1 quart |
2 pints (4 cups) |
| 1 gallon |
4 quarts (16 cups) |
Converting imperial to metric
| Measure |
Equivalent |
| 1/5 teaspoon |
1 ml (millilitre, a thousand of a liter) |
| 1 teaspoon |
5 ml |
| 1 tablespoon |
15 ml |
| 1 fluid oz. |
15 ml |
| 1/5 cup |
50 ml |
| 1 cup |
240 ml |
| 2 cups (1 pint) |
470 ml |
| 4 cups (1 quart) |
.95 liter |
| 4 quarts (1 gallon) |
3.8 liter |
| 1 oz. |
28 grams |
| 1 pound |
454 grams |
Converting metric to imperial
| Measure |
Equivalent |
| 1 mililiter |
1/5 teaspoon |
| 5 ml |
1 teaspoon |
| 15 ml |
1 tablespoon |
| 30 ml |
1 fluid oz. |
| 100 ml |
3.4 fluid oz. |
| 240 ml |
1 cup |
| 1 liter |
34 fluid oz. |
| 1 liter |
4.2 cups |
| 1 liter |
2.1 pints |
| 1 liter |
1.06 quarts |
| 1 liter |
.26 gallon |
| 1 gram |
.035 ounce |
| 100 grams |
3.5 ounces |
| 500 grams |
1.10 pounds |
| 1 kilogram |
2.205 pounds |
| 1 kilogram |
35 oz. |
| 1 dl |
0.4 cup |
| 2 dl |
0.8 cup |
| 4 dl |
1.6 cup |
| 8 dl |
3.2 cup |
| 10 dl |
4 cup |
| 20 dl |
8 cup |
| 50 dl |
20 cup |
| 100 dl |
40 cup |
Oven temperatures
| Fahrenheit |
Celsius |
Gas Mark |
| 275 F |
140 C |
gas mark 1 cool |
| 300 F |
150 C |
gas mark 2 |
| 325 F |
165 C |
gas mark 3 very moderate |
| 350 F |
180 C |
gas mark 4 moderate |
| 375 F |
190 C |
gas mark 5 |
| 400 F |
200 C |
gas mark 6 moderately hot |
| 425 F |
220 C |
gas mark 7 hot |
| 450 F |
230 C |
gas mark 9 |
| 475 F |
240 C |
gas mark 10 very hot |
Ratio's for selected foods
| Measure |
Equivalent |
|
|
| Butter |
|
|
|
| 1 T.1 stick |
14 grams, 4 ounces = 113 grams |
1 tablespoons, 8 tablespoons |
1/2 cup |
| 4 sticks |
16 ounces = 452 grams |
32 tablespoons |
2 cups |
| Lemon |
|
|
|
| 1 lemon |
1 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 to 1.5 teaspoons grates zest |
|
|
| 4 large lemons |
1 cup lemon juice |
1/4 cup grated zest |
|
| Chocolate |
|
|
|
| 1 ounce |
1/4 cup grated, 40 grams |
|
|
| 6 ounces chips |
1 cup chips, 160 grams |
|
|
| c0coa powder |
1 cup, 115 grams |
|
|
| Creams |
|
|
|
| Half and half |
1/2 milk, 1/2 cream |
10.5 to 18% butterfat |
|
| light cream |
|
18% butterfat |
|
| light whipping cream |
|
26 to 30% butterfat |
|
| heavy cream |
|
36% (or more) butterfat |
|
| double cream |
|
42% butterfat |
|
Pan's and dishes
| Measurement |
Equivalent |
| 9 by 13 inch baking dish |
22 by 33 cm baking dish |
| 8 by 8 inches baking dish |
20 by 20 cm baking dish |
| 9 by 5 inch loaf pan (capacity: 8 cups) |
23 by 12 centimeter loaf pan (capacity: 2 liters) |
| 10 inch tart pan (or cake pan) |
25 cm tart pan (or cake pan) |
| 9 inch cake pan |
22 cm cake pan |
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