Conversion to Metric
What
is that in millilitres?
For those of you
who have grown up with the metric system, the Imperial measurements must seem
confusing, indeed. Not only are equivalents seemingly illogical, but sometimes
the same name can be used for two different measures, such as "ounce" that can
be either weight or volume. In any case, below are a few critical ones to know
for cooking. You may be able to memorize these - useful when shopping or
planning in a hurry.
Temperature
To convert from
Fahrenheit to Celsius (centigrade), subtract 32 and multiply by 5/9 (.555). To
go from Celsius to Fahrenheit, multipy by 9/5 (1.8) and add 32. For example
350F, the temperature that is used for many recipes is (350 - 32) x 5/9 =
177C.
It is a good idea
to buy an oven thermometer to compare the actual temperature to the oven
setting, and adjust accordingly.
Volume
There are those
pesky fluid ounces and the quart and the Imperial quart. Following are a few
equivalents:
- 1 tbsp
(tablespoon) = 15 ml (millilitres)
- 1 tbsp = 3 tsp
(teaspoons)
- 1 tsp = 5
ml
- 1 cup = 8 fluid
ounces = 240 ml
- 1 fluid ounce =
30 ml
- 1 pint = 2 cups
= 480 ml (or approx. 1/2 litre)
- 1 quart = 4 cups
= 960 ml (or approx. 1 litre)
- 1 IMPERIAL quart
= 5 cups = 1200 ml
Weight
- 1 pound (lb.) =
16 OUNCES = .45 kilograms
- 1 kilogram = 2.2
pounds = 35.2 ounces
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