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Conversion Chart

Fed up of trying to find conversion information in the back of a cookery book? Here is a conversion chart at your fingertips, every time.

Measuring Conversion Chart

Conversion charts are always controversial. Some of the figures don't multiply perfectly as they have to be rounded up or down. You often see one ounce measuring 25g though the measurement we have used is 28g which is more accurate. That's why when you are baking, you need to follow a recipe carefully – the recipe tester has made sure that whatever measure they take for 1 ounce, it fits with the overall balance of the recipe. It's also why you should never mix imperial and metric measures.

Volume
1 cup	200ml	7 fluid oz
1 teaspoon	5ml	0.2 fluid oz
100 ml	-	3.5 fluid oz
1 tablespoon	15ml	0.5 fluid oz
1 pint	570ml	20 fluid oz
Weight	(28g to an ounce)
½ oz	14g
¾ oz	21g
1 oz	28g
1½ oz	42g
2oz	56g
2½ oz	74g
3 oz	84g
4oz	112g
4½ oz	126g
5oz	140g
6oz	168g
7 oz	195g
8oz	225g
9oz	252g
10oz	280g
12oz	336g
1lb	450g
2lb	900g
3lb	1.35kg

Temperature
Degrees Centigrade	Degrees Fahrenheit	Gas Mark
150º Centigrade	275º Fahrenheit	1
160º Centrigrade	300º Fahrenheit	2
170º Centigrade	325º Fahrenheit	3
180º Centigrade	350º Fahrenheit	4
190º Centigrade	375º Fahrenheit	5
200º Centigrade	400º Fahrenheit	6
220º Centigrade	425º Fahrenheit	7
230º Centigrade	450º Fahrenheit	8
240º Centigrade	475º Fahrenheit	9

Length
1 inch	25 mm	2.5cms
6 inches	1	15 cms
5mm	-	-
1 foot	300mm	30

Formula conversion chart

	When you know...	Multiply by:	To find:
Weight	ounces	28.35	grammes
	pounds	0.45	kilograms
	grammes	0.035	ounces
	kilogrammess	2.2	pounds

Volume	teaspoons	5.0	millilitres
	tablespoons	15.0	millilitres
	fluid ounces	29.57	millilitres
	cups	0.24	iltres
	pints	0.47	litres
	quarts	0.95	litres
	gallons	3.785	litres
	millilitres	0.034	fluid ounces

Temperature	Fahrenheit	5/9 (after subtracting 32)	Celsius
	Celsius	9/5 (then add 32)	Fahrenheit

A quick round-up of measures we use often

1 ounce = 28g
4 ounces = 112g
8 ounces = 225g
16 ounces = 450 grammes/1lb
32 ounces = 900g = 2lbs
36 ounces = 1000g (1kg) = 2 and a quarter lbs

quarter teaspoon = 1ml
half teaspoon = 2mls
1 teaspoon = 5mls
1 tablespoon = 15 mls = half a fluid ounce
1 pint = 16 fluid ounces = 500 mls
1 quarter = 32 fluid ounces = 1 litre
1 gallon = 128 fluid ounces = 3 and three quarter litres

1 measuring cup = 8 fluid ounces
A coffee cup is usually smaller and holds about 6 fluid ounces

32 degrees Fahrenheit = 0 degrees Celsius
122 degrees Fahrenheit = 50 degrees Celsius
212 degrees Fahrenheit = 100 degrees Celcius

American Cup Conversions

1 stick of butter = 4 ounces = 110g
1 cup of flour - 5 ounces = 140g
1 cup sugar = 8 ounces = 225g
1 cup of brown sugar = 6 ounces = 170g
1 cup of butter or margariine = 8 ounces - 225g
1 cup of raisins or sultanas = 7 ounces = 200g
1 cup of currants = 5 ounces = 140g
1 cup of ground almonds = 4 ounces = 110g
1 cup of rice/uncooked = 7 ounces = 200g
1 cup of grated cheese = 4 ounces = 110g

All conversions rounded up or down as appropriate.

Read about Measuring cups and spoons in our Cookware Section.

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