For your cooking convenience, I’ve provided comprehensive conversion details below. Don’t worry about converting my recipes, but if you prefer specific measurements, this guide has you covered. Invest in reliable electric scales for precise measurements—essential for diverse food densities.
Metric to American Cup Measurements:
- Butter: 110g = 1 stick; 225g = 1 cup
- Breadcrumbs: 50g fresh = 1 cup
- Cheese:
- Grated parmesan: 100g = 1 cup
- Cream cheese: 120g = 1 cup
- Flour: 140g = 1 cup
- Liquids: 225ml = 1 cup
- Minced Meat: 225g = 1 cup
- Nuts:
- Almonds ground + other ground nuts: 115g = 1 cup
- Almonds, flaked: 100g = 1 cup
- Chopped nuts: 120g = 1 cup
- Walnuts and pecans: 115g = 1 cup
- Sugar:
- Caster (superfine): 200g = 1 cup
- Moist brown: 170g = 1 cup
- Icing: 140g = 1 cup
Converting Weight to Volume:
Volume:
- 50ml = 2fl oz
- 100ml = 3 ½fl oz
- 150ml = 5fl oz
- 200ml = 7fl oz
- 300ml = 10fl oz
- 500ml = 18fl oz
- 600ml = 20fl oz = 1 pint
- 700ml = 1 ¼ pint
- 850ml = 1 ½ pint
- 1 litre = 1 ¾ pint
- 1.2 litres = 2 pints
Weight:
- 10g = ¼oz
- 15g = ½oz
- 25g = 1oz
- 50g = 1 ¾oz
- 75g = 2 ¾oz
- 100g = 3 ½oz
- 150g = 5 ½oz
- 175g = 6oz
- 200g = 7oz
- 225g = 8oz
- 250g = 9oz
- 275g = 9 ¾oz
- 300g = 10 ½oz
- 350g = 12oz
- 375g = 13oz
- 400g = 14oz
- 425g = 15oz
- 450g = 1lb
- 500g = 1lb 2oz
- 700g = 1 ½lb
- 750g = 1lb 10oz
- 1kg = 2 ¼lb
- 1.25kg = 2lb 12oz
- 1.5kg = 3lb 5oz
- 2kg = 4 ½lb
Liquid Volume Conversions:
- 1 tablespoon (tbsp) = 15ml
- 1 fluid ounce (fl oz) = 30ml
- 1 cup = 240ml
- 1 pint (16 fl oz) = 480ml
- 1 quart (32 fl oz) = 960ml
- 1 gallon (128 fl oz) = 3.8 litres
Ingredient-Specific Conversions:
- Herbs: 1 tablespoon fresh = 1 teaspoon dried
- Spices: 1 teaspoon ground = 1 tablespoon whole
- Fruits: 1 medium banana = approximately 1/2 cup mashed
