Weight Measures
|
Imperial
|
Metric (approx.)
|
|
Metric
|
Imperial (approx.)
|
|
1/4 oz.
|
7 gm.
|
|
5 gm.
|
Between 1/8- 3/8 oz.
|
|
1/2 oz.
|
14 gm.
|
|
10 gm.
|
1/3 oz.
|
|
1 oz.
|
28 gm.
|
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25 gm.
|
1 oz.
|
|
2 oz.
|
57 gm.
|
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50 gm.
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1 3/4 oz.
|
|
3 oz.
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85 gm.
|
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75 gm.
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2 1/2 – 2 3/4 oz.
|
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4 oz.
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113 gm.
|
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100 gm.
|
3 1/2 oz.
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8 oz.
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227 gm.
|
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225 gm.
|
8 oz.
|
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12 oz.
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340 gm.
|
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250 gm.
|
8 1/2 oz.
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|
1 lb.
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454 gm.
|
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500 gm.
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1 lb. 1/2 oz.
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2 lb.
|
907 gm.
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1 kg.
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2 lb. 3 1/2 oz.
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5 lb.
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2 kg. 270 gm.
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2 kg.
|
4 lb. 6 1/2 oz.
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Liquid Measures
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Imperial
|
Fluid oz.
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Metric (approx.)
|
US Cups (approx.)
|
|
1 teaspoon
|
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5 ml.
|
|
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1 tablespoon
|
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15 ml.
|
|
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1/4 pint
|
5
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145 ml.
|
|
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1/5 pint
|
8
|
225 ml.
|
1
|
|
1/2 pint
|
10
|
285 ml.
|
|
|
3/4 pint
|
15
|
430 ml.
|
2
|
|
1 pint
|
20
|
570 ml.
|
2 1/2
|
|
1 3/4 pint
|
35
|
1000 ml. (1 Litre)
|
4 1/2
|
Notes for those who are adept with a calculator!
| 1 US cup = 8 fl. oz. | 1 Australian cup = 250 ml. |
| 1 Imperial pint (used in the UK & Australia) = 20 fl. oz. | 2 US cups = 16 fl. oz. = 1 US pint = 0.8 Imperial pint |
Weight Measures
|
Measure |
British |
US |
Australian |
|
Teaspoon (approx. 5 ml.) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Tablespoon |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Tablespoon |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
Tablespoon |
3 1/2 |
4 |
3 |
|
Tablespoon |
4 |
5 |
3 1/2 |
A spoonful of sugar means something different in different parts of the world.
The standard British tablespoon holds 17.7 ml., the Australian 20 ml. and the United States holds 14.2 ml.
The table above only approximate equivalents.
Oven Temperatures
|
0°C.
|
0°F.
|
Gas Mk
|
|
|
|
110
|
225
|
1/4
|
|
Very Cool
|
|
120
|
250
|
1/2
|
||
|
140
|
275
|
1
|
Cool
|
|
|
150
|
300
|
2
|
||
|
160
|
325
|
3
|
Moderate
|
|
|
180
|
350
|
4
|
||
|
190
|
375
|
5
|
Moderately Hot
|
|
|
200
|
400
|
6
|
||
|
220
|
425
|
7
|
Hot
|
|
|
230
|
450
|
8
|
||
|
240
|
475
|
9
|
Extremely Hot
|
|
|
270
|
525
|
9+
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