Conversion Charts
Updated July 23, 2010
Temperatures, Weights and Measures
Cookery books from different countries, even different periods in
the same country use different units of measurements. They are a
minefield of confusion. Change to metric system in recent times has
made life easier, but many people are resistant to change. I read
somewhere; "if God had meant humans to use the metric system, he'd
have given us ten fingers!!"
I have attempted below to make some sense of this confusion, hope
you will find what you are looking for. Generally speaking, rounding
up a conversion to the nearest complete figure, e.g. 28.4 ml to 30
ml, is enough.
Oven Temperature
Always warm the oven for at least 10 minutes or until the
indicator light goes out telling you that the desired temperature
has been reached. Oven temperatures vary. Fan ovens should be kept
around 10-15? C lower than ordinary ones.
Fahrenheit Centigrade Gas Oven Mark Description
475°F 246°C 9 Very Hot
450°F 232°C 8 Very Hot
425°F 218°C 7 Fairly Hot
400°F 204°C 6 Fairly Hot
375°F 191°C 5 Moderately Hot
350°F 177°C 4 Warm
325°F 163°C 3 Warm
300°F 149°C 2 Cool
275°F 135°C 1 Cool
250°F 121°C ° Very Cool
225°F 110°C ° Very Cool
Metric and Imperial Weights
It is a good idea to have one large weighing scale that will
measure up to 5 kg. A smaller scale, the type often used by people
on a diet, is good for measuring very small quantities accurately.
For general use, approximate measures of conversions work quite
well and are easier to calculate. Here are some common conversion
required in everyday cooking;
5 ml. = 1 teaspoon
15 ml. = 1 tablespoon
15 ml. = 3 teaspoons
250 ml. = 1 cup or 8 fluid oz
125 ml. = 1/2 cup
65 ml. = 1/4 cup
125 gm. = 1/4 lb. (4 oz.)
250 gm. = 1/2 lb. (8 oz.)
500 gm. = 1 lb. (1 pound or 16 oz.)
750 gm. = 1 1/2 lbs.
1 kilogram = 2 lbs.
A pinch = 1 ml.
More accurate measures:
10 gm. 0.5 oz.
20 gm. 0.75 oz.
25 gm. 1 oz. 50 gm. 2 oz.
75 gm. 3 oz 110 gm. 4 oz.
150 gm. 5 oz.
175 gm. 6 oz.
200 gm. 7 oz.
225 gm. 8 oz.
250 gm. 9 oz.
275 gm. 9.5 oz.
300 gm.. 10.5 oz.
350 gm. 12 oz.
375 gm. 13 oz.
400 gm. 14 oz.
425 gm. 15 oz.
450 gm. 1 lb. (pound)
500 gm. 1 lb. 2 oz.
700 gm. 1 lb. 9 oz.
750 gm. 1 lb. 10 oz.
1 kg. 2 lb. 3 oz.
1.25 kg. 2 lb. 12 oz.
1.5 kg. 3 lb. 5 oz.
1.75 kg. 3 lb. 14 oz.
2 kg. 4 lb. 6 oz.
2.25 kg. 4 lb. 15 oz.
2.5 kg. 5 lb. 8 oz.
2.75 kg. 6 lb. 1 oz.
3 kg. 6 lb. 10 oz.
1 US stick of butter = 1/4 pounds = 113.5 gm.
Volumes/Liquid Measure
Spoons and cups are slightly different sizes, not only in
different countries but even within the same country. Therefore, it
is a good idea to buy a set of measuring spoons. They are available
from all good kitchen stores and often come on a chain, so that they
do not get separated.
Buy a measuring jug that has litres, millilitres, pints and fluid
ounces marked. Generally, rounding up a conversion to the nearest
complete figure, e.g. 28.4 ml as 30 ml, is enough.
128 fl.oz. 1.25 ml. (millilitres)
1/4 teaspoon 2.5 ml.
1/2 teaspoon 5 ml.
1 level teaspoon 15 ml
1 tablespoon 1/2 fl. oz. (fluid ounce) 20 ml.
1 dessertspoon 30 ml. (28.4ml.) 1 fl. oz. (fluid ounce)
29.5 ml. US 50 ml. 2 fl. oz. 59 ml.
1/4 US Cup 74 ml.
1/4 UK Cup 118 ml. 4 fl. oz.
1/2 US Cup 150 ml. 0.5 (UK) pint
1/2 UK Cup 200 ml. 0.66 pint 240 ml 8 fl. oz.
1 US Cup 300 ml 10 fl. oz. 0.5 pint
1 UK Cup 425 ml 15 fl. oz. 075 pint 480 ml 16 fl. oz.
1 US pint 600 ml 20 fl. oz.
1 pint 700 ml 23 fl. oz.
1.25 pints 850 ml 28 fl. oz.
1.5 pints
1 Litre 33 fl. oz. 1.75 pints
1.2 Litre 1 quart 2 pints
2 Litre 3 pints 3800 ml
1 US gallon 4800 ml
1 UK gallon 8 pints or 160 fl.oz.
Old Indian Measures
These old Indian measures are from old recipe book. Some
very old recipes still mention them.
1 masha 8 ratti 1 gram
1 tola 12 masha
12 grams 1 chatak
5 tola 60 grams
1 pav 4 chatak 250 grams
1 ser 4 pav 1 kilogram
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