|
American
There are 16 dry
ounces in one pound |
European
Exact amounts |
| 1/2
ounce |
14gr. |
| 3/4
ounce |
20gr. |
| 1
ounce |
28gr. |
| 1
1/2 ounce |
42gr. |
| 2
ounce |
56gr. |
| 3
ounce |
84gr. |
| 4
ounce |
112gr. |
| 4
1/2 ounce |
126gr. |
| 5
ounce |
140gr. |
| 6
ounce |
168gr. |
| 7
ounce |
196gr. |
| 8
ounce |
224gr. |
| 9
ounce |
252gr. |
| 10
ounce |
280gr. |
| 12
ounce |
336gr |
| 1
pound |
448gr. |
| 1
1/2 pound |
672gr. |
| 2
pounds |
896gr. |
| 3
pounds |
1.34
kilo |
|
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|
American
There are 32 liquid ounces in a quart. |
European
Rounded up to closest ml unless marked exact. |
1/2
ounce |
15
ml. |
3/4
ounce |
25
ml. |
1
ounce |
29.56
ml. exact |
1
1/2 ounce |
44
ml. |
2
ounce |
60
ml. |
3
ounce |
90
ml. |
4
ounce = 1/2 cup
or 1/4 pint |
120
ml. |
4
1/2 ounce |
135
ml. |
5
ounce |
148
ml. |
6
ounce |
177
ml. |
7
ounce |
207
ml. |
8
ounce = 1 cup or 1/2 pint |
236
ml. |
10
ounce |
295
ml. |
12
ounce |
354
ml. |
16
ounce = 2 cups or 1 pint |
472
ml. exact |
1
quart = 4 cups or
2 pints or 32 ounces
|
946
ml. exact |
1
1/2 quarts = 6 cups or
3 pints or 48 oz. |
1.42
ml. exact |
2
quarts = 8 cups or
4 pints or 64 ounces |
1.89
liters exact |
3
quarts = 12 cups or
6 pints or 96 ounces |
2.84
liters exact |
Measurements,
Inches to Centimeters rounded off to the closest millimeter. |
| 1/8
inch = |
3
mm |
4
inches = |
10
cm |
| 1/4
inch = |
5
mm. |
5
inches = |
13
cm |
| 1/2
inch = |
1
cm. |
6
inches = |
15
cm. |
| 1/3
inch = |
2
cm. |
6
1/2 inches = |
16
cm. |
| 1
inch = |
2.5
cm. |
7
inches = |
18
cm. |
| 1
1/4 inch = |
3
cm. |
7
1/2 inch = |
19
cm. |
| 1
1/2 inch = |
4
cm. |
8
inch = |
20
cm |
| 1
3/4 inch = |
4.5
cm. |
9
inch = |
23
cm. |
| 2
inches |
5
cm. |
10
inch = |
25.5
cm. |
| 2
1/2 inch = |
6
cm. |
11
inch = |
28
cm. |
| 3
inches = |
7.5
cm. |
12
inch = |
30
cm. |
| 3
1/2 inch = |
9
cm. |
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General rules about recipes.
1. Always work with one set of measurements,
don't mix them up, use kilo or pounds but not both.
2. I think it is worth it to buy
measuring spoons and cups that show both systems of measurement
to make life easier until the Americans go, (if ever) over to the
metric system.
3. Most recipes will double but
as you increase the number of times you double the recipe flavors
can come unbalanced.
4. Baking recipes can be cut in
half usually. But if you want to double them it's safer to just
make 2 batches of whatever it is, except I find cookie recipes usually
double quite well.
5.
Try and have the right size pie tins when baking. If your pie tin
is 1 cm larger than what the recipe asks for it will affect the
time you are required to bake it. It does make a difference especially
when baking cakes.
6.
There is another set of measurements not covered here and that is
British Imperial which is not used much today in
modern British cook books but it is in older ones. Perhaps one day
I will take the time and get them up as well. |