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Recipe Conversions

The information contained here is supplied for your interest only and further research may be required. I have gathered it from many sources over many years. While I attempt to insure they are crossed referenced for accuracy, I take no responsibility for mistakes - additions or corrections are welcomed.

I am constantly asked how to convert imperial to metric and vice versa and I have to admit while I grew up with the imperial system I am now totally metrically minded. These requests finally sent me on a quest to find easy equations on how to convert them, this was not as easy a task as I thought it would be. However, finally I managed to come up with the formulae which you see below.

Metric to Imperial to Metric

From
To
Multiply by
Gms
Oz
0.035
Kg
Lbs
2.2
Oz
Gms
28
Lbs
Kg
0.45
Mls
Tsp
0.2
Mls
Tbs
0.07
Mls
Fl oz
0.03
Lt
Cups
4.23
Lt
Pints
2.1
Lt
Quarts
1.06
Lt
Gals
0.26
Tsp
Mls
5
Tbs
Mls
15
Fl oz
Mls
30
Cups
Lt
0.24
Pts
Lt
0.47
Quarts
Lt
0.95
Gals
Lt
3.8
ºC
ºF
9/5 + 32
ºF
ºC
-32 x 5/9

American to Metric and Imperial

From 1 cup
To (metric) To (imperial)
butter
142 gms 5 oz
grated cheese
98 gms 3. 5 oz
sugar (castor)
223 gms 7. 5 oz
sugar (icing)
110 gms 3. 75 oz
sugar (soft brown)
110 gms 3. 75 oz
flour
125 gms 4. 5 oz
cornflour
125 gms 4. 5 oz
dried fruit (currants etc)
200 gms 7 oz
water
250 mls 8 fl oz
1 tablespoon
15 mls .4 fl oz
1 teaspoon
5 mls fl oz

Heat

Oven Centigrade Fahrenheit Gas mark
Very slow
115 - 135 240 - 275 1/2
Slow
135 - 160 275 - 320 1
Warm
160 - 170 320 - 340 3
Moderate
170 - 185 340 - 365 4
Fairly hot
185 - 205 365 - 400 5-6
Hot
205 - 225 400 - 440 7
Very hot
225 - 250 440 - 480 8-9

Centigrade
115 135 160 170 185 205 225 250 275 300 350 400 500
Farenheit
239 275 320 338 365 401 437 482 527 572 662 752 932

Farenheit
200 280 320 340 370 400 440 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Centigrade
93 138 160 171 188 204 227 260 316 371 427 482 538

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