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To aid in my quest to prepare most of my meals at home in order to save money and to adhere to my dietary requirements, my cousin in England sent me a fabulous cookbook featuring tons of yummy gluten and allergy free dishes.  

Unfortunately, all of the recipes were listed in metric.

According to the United States Metric Association (USMA) the only other countries besides the US that have not officially adapted to the metric system are Liberia (in western Africa) and Burma (also known as Myanmar, in Southeast Asia). But even in these countries metric is used to some extent.

Because of this everyone and everyone that searches the World Wide Web for recipes needs to print this article and place it in the front part of their recipe box. It is only matter of time that you will be searching last minute for a recipe on the web, find one on an overseas website and have no idea how to convert from US weights to metric or metrics to US weights.

Sit back, relax and use this handy-dandy Table of Equivalents and make that Plum Pudding (for the US folks) or Apple Pie (for the rest of the world) with ease… and enjoy!  

TABLE OF EQUIVALENTS

 

US/UK                                               

oz = ounce                                          

lb = pound                                           

in = inch                                              

ft = foot                                               

tbl = tablespoon                                   

fl oz = fluid ounce                                

qt = quart                                            

                                                             

Metric                                                

g = gram                                              

kg = kilogram                                      

mm = millimeter                                   

cm = centimeter                                   

ml = millimeter                         

l = liter                                                 

                                                 

Weights

US/UK            Metric

1 oz                  30 g

2 oz                  60 g

3 oz                  90 g

4 oz (1/4 lb)     125 g

5 oz (1/3 lb)     155 g

6 oz.                 185 g

7 oz                  220 g

8 oz (1/2 lb)     250 g

10 oz                315 g

12 oz (3/4 lb)   375 g

14 oz                440 g

16 oz (1 lb)      500 g

1.5 lb               750 g

2 lbs                 1 kg

3 lbs                 1.5 kg

 

Liquids

US                   Metric             UK

2 tbl                 30 ml                1 fl oz

½ cup               60 ml                2 fl oz

1/3 cup             80 ml                3 fl oz

½ cup               125 ml              4 fl oz  

2/3 cup             160 ml              5 fl oz

¾ cup               180 ml              6 fl oz

1 cup                250 ml              8 fl oz

1.5 cups           375 ml              12 fl oz

2 cups              500 ml              16 fl oz

4 cups / 1 qt     1 liter                32 fl oz.

 

  

Oven Temperatures

Fahrenheit      Celsius            Gas

250                 120                  1/2

275                 140                  1

300                 150                  2

325                 160                  3

350                 180                  4

375                 190                  5

400                 200                  6

425                 220                  7

450                 230                  8

475                 240                  9

500                 260                  10

 

Length Measures

1/8 in                3 mm

¼ in                  6 mm

½ in                  12 mm

1 in                   2.5 cm

2 in                   5 cm    

3 in                   7.5 cm

4 in                   10 cm

5 in                   13 cm

6 in                   15 cm

7 in                   18 cm

8 in                   20 cm

9 in                   23 cm

10 in                 25 cm

11 in                 28 cm

12 in / 1 ft         30 cm

            

Flour / Chopped Nuts / Bread Crumbs

¼ cup               1 oz                  30 g

1/3 cup             1.5 oz               45 g

½ cup               2 oz                  60 g

¾ cup               3 oz                  90 g                

1 cup                4 oz                  125 g              

1.5 cups           6 oz                  185 g

2 cups              8 oz                  250 g

 

White Sugar

¼ cup               2 oz                  60 g

1/3 cup             3 oz                  90 g

½ cup               4 oz                  125 g  

¾ cup               6 oz                  185 g  

1 cup                8 oz                  250 g  

1.5 cups           12 oz                375 g

2 cups              1 lb                  500 g

 

Honey / Jam / Chutney         

2 tbl                 2 oz                  60 g

¼ cup               3 oz                  90 g

½ cup               5 oz                  155 g

¾ cup               8 oz                  250 g

1 cup                11 oz                345 g

 

Cornmeal / Long-Grain Rice

1/3 cup             2 oz                  60 g

½ cup               2.5 oz               75 g

¾ cup               4 oz                  125 g

1 cup                5 oz                  155 g

1.5 cups           8 oz                  250 g

 

Grated Cheese (consistency such as Romano & Parmesan)

¼ cup               1 oz                  30 g

½ cup               2 oz                  60 g

¾ cup               3 oz                  90 g

1 cup                4 oz                  125 g

1 1/3 cup          5 oz                  155 g

2 cups              7 oz                  220 g    

 

Oven Temperatures

Fahrenheit     Celsius

250                 120

275                 140

300                 150

325                 160

350                 180

375                 190

400                 200

425                 220

450                 230

475                 240

500                 260