Weights and Measures
One stick of butter is 1/4 pound or about 110 grams.
Butter in the US is sold in one pound boxes, each box containing 4 sticks.
Decimals
0.25 = 1/4
0.33 = 1/3
0.50 = 1/2
0.66 = 2/3
0.75 = 3/4
Pound, cups, tablespoon and teaspoon conversions assume the base weight-volume of water
1 pound = 2 cups
1 ounce = 2 tablespoons
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 0.5 oz = 15 grams
1 teaspoon = 0.17 oz = 5 grams
pinch is less than 1/8 teaspoon
dl = deciliter = 1/10 of a liter = 1/2 cup
Weight-volume of:
Flour: 1 pound = 3 1/2 cups
Sugar: 1 pound = 2 1/4 cups
Sugar Substitution Charts
What does it mean?
c = cup
t = tsp = teaspoon
T = tbsp = tablespoon
C = Celsius
F = Fahrenheit
g = gr = gram
kg = kilogram
Metric Conversion Chart
US Canadian Australian
1/4 tsp 1 mL 1 ml
1/2 tsp 2 mL 2 ml
1 tsp 5 mL 5 ml
1 Tbl 15 mL 20 ml
1/4 cup 50 mL 60 ml
1/3 cup 75 mL 80 ml
1/2 cup 125 mL 125 ml
2/3 cup 150 mL 170 ml
3/4 cup 175 mL 190 ml
1 cup 250 mL 250 ml
1 quart 1 liter 1 litre
Weight
1 ounce 30 grams 30 grams
2 ounce 55 grams 60 grams
3 ounce 85 grams 90 grams
4 ounce 115 grams 125 grams
8 ounce 225 grams 225 grams
16 ounce 455 grams 500 grams (1/2 kilogram)
Temperatures
Fahrenheit Celsius
32 degrees 0 degrees
212 degrees 100 degrees
250 degrees 120 degrees
275 degrees 140 degrees
300 degrees 150 degrees
325 degrees 160 degrees
350 degrees 180 degrees
375 degrees 190 degrees
400 degrees 200 degrees
425 degrees 220 degrees
450 degrees 230 degrees
475 degrees 240 degrees
500 degrees 260 degrees
