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Conversion tables

Conversion tables of measurable units commonly used by cooks in the kitchen.

The values in these conversion tables are only approximate and have been rounded up or down for clarity.

Always stick to either metric or imperial measurements in the same recipe.

100's of our ingredients pages now have (US) cup to weight conversion tables to, so if you need to know how much a cup of parsley weighs, just enter Parsley in the search box hit return. The cup to weight calculations are at the bottom of every ingredient page.

Oven Temperature

Oven temperatures can be in degrees Celsius (International) -- previously Centigrade, degrees Fahrenheit (in the USA) or by gas mark (UK). This table provides a rough guide to conversion between the ranges.

For fan assisted ovens, use a setting of 20° Celsius (36° Fahrenheit) less than the recipe calls for. Cooking times can probably be reduced by 10 minutes for every hour of cooking time.

The fan oven temperatures on the right are the equivalent to all of the left hand values.

C°	F°	Gas Mk.	Desc.	=	Fan Oven equiv. °C
110°	225°	¼	Very slow /Very low	=	90°
120°	250°	½	Very slow /Very low	=	100°
140°	275°	1	Slow /Low	=	120°
150°	300°	2	Slow /Low	=	130°
160°	325°	3	Moderately slow /Warm	=	140°
180°	350°	4	Moderate /Medium	=	160°
190°	375°	5	Moderate /Moderately hot	=	170°
200°	400°	6	Moderately hot	=	180°
220°	425°	7	Hot	=	200°
230°	450°	8	Hot /Very hot	=	210°
250°	475°	9	Very hot	=	230°
260°	500°	10	Extremely hot	=	240°

Weight [mass]

Weight conversion notes

The weight conversions for this chart and for most of Cookipedia are rounded to the nearest usable amount (eg: 40g is rounded to 1.5 oz whereas it is actually 1.41095847798322 oz). Most conversions don't round to convenient figures. For culinary purposes, this make little or no difference. If however you do need exact conversions or conversions that are not covered by this chart, there are useful interactive weight converters here and here. They are accurate to 10 decimal places and cover all many common conversions.

Imperial	Metric	Imperial	Metric
¼ oz	5 g	7½	210 g
½ oz	10 g	8 oz	225 g
¾ oz	20 g	8½ oz	235 g
1 oz	25 g	9 oz	250 g
1 ½ oz	40 g	9½ oz	260 g
2 oz	50 g	10 oz	275 g
2½	60 g	10½ oz	285 g
3 oz	75g	11 oz	310 g
3½ oz	85 g	12 oz	350 g
4 oz	110 g	1 lb	450 g
4½ oz	125 g	1 lb 2 oz	500 g
5 oz	150 g	2 lb	900 g
5½ oz	160 g	2½ lb	1.1 kg
6 oz	175 g	3 lb	1.3 kg
6½ oz	185 g	3½ lb	1.6 kg
7 oz	200 g	4 lb	2 kg

Volume

Measuring liquid by weight

Don't forget that for culinary purposes millilitres (ml) is equal to grams (g) when measuring out most liquids. Try it out next time you need to accurately add a measured amount of liquid; breadmaking is a great example.

Metric Cup	U.S. Cup	Imperial fl oz	Imperial pint	U.S. pint	Metric	By weight
		1 fl oz			28 ml	28 g
		4 fl oz			112 ml	112 g
	½ cup	4.16 fl oz		¼ pint	118 ml	118.3 g
½ cup		5 fl oz	¼ pint		142 ml	142 g
	1 cup	8.33 fl oz		½ pint	236 ml	236 g
1 cup		8.45 fl oz	0.43 pint		250 ml	250 g
		10 fl oz	½ pint		284 ml	284 g
		10.10 fl oz	0.52 pint		300 ml	300 g
	1.5 cups	11.97 fl oz		¾ pint	354 ml	354 g
		15 fl oz	¾ pint		426 ml	426 g
	2 cups	16 fl oz	0.83 pint	1 pint	473 ml	473 g
2 cups		17.6 fl oz			500 ml	500 g
		20 fl oz	1 pint		568 ml	568 g
	4 cups	32 fl oz	1.7 pints	2 pints	946 ml	946 g
4 cups		35 fl oz			1 litre	1 kg
		40 fl oz	2 pints		1.13 litres	1.13 kg
		70 fl oz	3.5 pints		2 litres	2 kg

Note on cup measurements.

In 'modern' recipes, use of the cup measure appears mainly in American recipes. Even here in the UK, there are 2 standards. The Commonwealth or Imperial cup measurement is 1/2 pint though in practice it is only commonly used in historic/old recipes. If your recipe uses cups as the 'base' measurement for all ingredients, then you should be OK. If you are uncertain, err on the side of caution (play it safe). In general, it is easy to add a little more of an ingredient - it is much harder (impossible??) to take it away again after adding it. Wikipedia article on cup measures

Spoon measures

Single	Multiple
1 level teaspoon	5 ml
1 level dessert spoon	10 ml
1 level tablespoon	15 ml
1 dessert spoon	2 teaspoons
1 tablespoon	3 teaspoons

Length

Imperial	Metric
1/8" [0.125 inch]	2.5 mm
¼" [0.25 inch]	5 mm
½" [0.5 inch]	1.27 cm
¾" [0.75 inch]	2 cm
1" [ 1 inch ]	2.5cm
1¼" [1.25 inches]	3 cm
1½" [1.5 inches]	4 cm
1¾" [1.75 inches]	4.5 cm
2" [2 inches]	5cm
2½" [2.5 inches]	6 cm
3" [3 inches]	7.5 cm
3½" [3.5 inches]	9 cm
4½" [4.5 inches]	10 cm
5" [5 inches]	13 cm
6" [6 inches]	15 cm
7" [7 inches]	18 cm
8" [8 inches]	20 cm
9" [9 inches]	23 cm
10" [10 inches]	25 cm
11" [11 inches]	28 cm
12" [12 inches / 1 foot]	30 cm

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 's of our [[ingredients pages]] now have (US) [[cup]] to weight conversion tables to, so if you need to know how much a cup of [[parsley]] weighs, just enter '''''Parsley''''' in the search box hit return.  The cup to weight calculations are at the bottom of every ingredient page.
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 ===Weight [mass]===
 ====Weight conversion notes====
-The weight conversions for this chart and for most of Cookipedia are rounded to the nearest usable amount (eg: 40g is rounded to 1.5 oz whereas it is actually 1.41095847798322 oz). Most conversions don't round to convenient figures.  For culinary purposes, this make little or no difference.  If however you do need exact conversions or conversions that are not covered by this chart, there are useful '''[http://www.conversion-converter-calculator.com/what-is-752-grams-in-pounds-and-ounces.html interactive weight converters here][http://grams-to-pounds-and-ounces.co.uk/ and here]'''.  They are accurate to 10 decimal places and cover all many common conversions.
+The weight conversions for this chart and for most of Cookipedia are rounded to the nearest usable amount (eg: 40g is rounded to 1.5 oz whereas it is actually 1.41095847798322 oz). Most conversions don't round to convenient figures.  For culinary purposes, this make little or no difference.  If however you do need exact conversions or conversions that are not covered by this chart, there are useful '''[https://www.conversion-converter-calculator.com/what-is-752-grams-in-pounds-and-ounces.html interactive weight converters here][https://grams-to-pounds-and-ounces.co.uk/ and here]'''.  They are accurate to 10 decimal places and cover all many common conversions.
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 ===Volume===
 ====Measuring liquid by weight====
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 '''Note on cup measurements'''.
-In 'modern' recipes, use of the cup measure appears mainly in American recipes.  Even here in the UK, there are 2 standards.  The Commonwealth or Imperial cup measurement is 1/2 pint though in practice it is only commonly used in historic/old recipes. If your recipe uses cups as the 'base' measurement for all ingredients, then you should be OK.  If you are uncertain, err on the side of caution (play it safe).  In general, it is easy to add a little more of an ingredient - it is much harder (impossible??) to take it away again after adding it. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_(volume) Wikipedia article on cup measures]
+In 'modern' recipes, use of the cup measure appears mainly in American recipes.  Even here in the UK, there are 2 standards.  The Commonwealth or Imperial cup measurement is 1/2 pint though in practice it is only commonly used in historic/old recipes. If your recipe uses cups as the 'base' measurement for all ingredients, then you should be OK.  If you are uncertain, err on the side of caution (play it safe).  In general, it is easy to add a little more of an ingredient - it is much harder (impossible??) to take it away again after adding it. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_(volume) Wikipedia article on cup measures]
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 ===See also===
 * [[Fannie Merritt Farmer]]
 * [[Fannie Farmer Cookbook#Fannie_Farmer's_cup_size|Fannie Farmer's cup size]]
 [[Category:Useful information|Conversions]]
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