What do the USA, Liberia and Burma have in common?
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
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