Wednesday 1 August 2012

Conversion Tables

I often use American recipes.
Sometimes I bother converting them, sometimes I just take my chances...

Here is some handy conversion information which I found on Delia Online.

I shamelessly copied it directly from her site. This way I always know where to look!
Here is a link to her conversion webpage.


American Cup Conversions Liquid Conversions
American Imperial Metric  ImperialMetric American 
1 cup flour
1 cup caster/ granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter/margarine/lard
1 cup sultanas/raisins
1 cup currants
1 cup ground almonds
1 cup golden syrup
1 cup uncooked rice
1 cup grated cheese
1 stick butter
5oz

8oz
6oz
8oz
7oz
5oz
4oz
12oz
7oz
4oz
4oz
150g

225g
175g
225g
200g
150g
110g
350g
200g
110g
110g
½ fl oz
1 fl oz
2 fl oz
4 fl oz
8 fl oz
16 fl oz
15 ml
30 ml
60 ml
120 ml
240 ml
480 ml
1 tbsp
1/8 cup
¼ cup
½ cup
1 cup
1 pint

WeightsDimensions
ImperialMetricImperialMetric
½ oz
¾ oz
1 oz
1½ oz
2 oz
2½ oz
3 oz
4 oz
4½ oz
5 oz
6 oz
7 oz
8 oz
9 oz
10 oz
12 oz
1 lb
1 lb 8 oz
2 lb
3 lb
10 g
20 g
25 g
40 g
50 g
60 g
75 g
110 g
125 g
150 g
175 g
200 g
225 g
250 g
275 g
350 g
450 g
700 g
900 g
1.35 kg
¹⁄₈ inch
¼ inch
½ inch
¾ inch
1 inch
1¼ inch
1½ inch
1¾ inch
2 inch
2½ inch
3 inch
3½ inch
4 inch
5 inch
5¼ inch
6 inch
6½ inch
7 inch
7½ inch
8 inch
9 inch
9½ inch
10 inch
11 inch
12 inch
3 mm
5 mm
1 cm
2 cm
2.5 cm
3 cm
4 cm
4.5 cm
5 cm
6 cm
7.5 cm
9 cm
10 cm
13 cm
13.5 cm
15 cm
16 cm
18 cm
19 cm
20 cm
23 cm
24 cm
25.5 cm
28 cm
30 cm

 VolumeOven Temperatures 
 ImperialMetric  Gas Mark°F °C 
2 fl oz
3 fl oz
5 fl oz (¼ pint)
10 fl oz (½ pint)
1 pint
1 ¼ pint
1 ¾ pint
2 pint
2½ pint
4 pint
55 ml
75 ml
150 ml
275 ml
570 ml
725 ml
1 litre
1.2 litre
1.5 litre
2.25 litres
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
 275°F
300°F
325°F
350°F
375°F
400°F
425°F
450°F
475°F
140°C
150°C
170°C
180°C
190°C
200°C
220°C
230°C
240°C
If using a fan oven you will need to reduce the oven temperature in a recipe by 20 degrees.



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