Being a couple of ex-pats (Polish & Dominican) living in the UK we used to have constant problems with metric and imperial weights, volumes etc. and created this little measurement conversions list for cooking to help us understand each other.
We hope someone will find it useful as well…
spoons to millilitres & cups
1 pinch = 1 ml
1 tsp (teaspoon) = 5 ml
1 tbs (tablespoon) = 15 ml = 3 tsp
½ cup = 125 ml = 24 tsp = 8 tbs
1 cup = 250 ml
millilitres to ounces
50 ml = 1,76 fl. oz (fluid ounces)
100 ml = 3,52 fl. oz
1 l (litre) = 33.8 fl. oz
2½ l = 84.5 fl. oz
3 l = 101.44 fl. oz
degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit
70°C = 158°F
110°C = 230°F
140°C = 248°F
150°C = 302°F
160°C = 320°F
170°C = 338°F
175°C = 350°F
180°C = 356°F
190°C = 374°F
200°C = 392°F
210°C = 410°F
220°C = 425°F
centimetres to inches
1 in (inch) = 2.54 cm
3 in = 7.62 cm
7 cm (centimetres) = 2.75 in
9 in = 22.8 cm
10 in = 25.4 cm
grams to cups
1 cup plain flour = 125 g
1 cup caster sugar = 200 g
1 cup white sugar = 200 g
1 cup soft brown sugar = 220 g
other
1 cup mashed bananas = 5 medium bananas
150 ml egg whites = 5 large egg whites
