Conversions for cooks

Oven Temperature Conversion Chart: Fahrenheit, Celsius and Gas Mark

Fahrenheit	Celsius	Gas Mark	Terminology
275 degrees F	140 degrees C	1	Very Cool or Very Slow
300 degrees F	150 degrees C	2	Cool or Slow
325 degrees F	165 degrees C	3	Warm
350 degrees F	177 degrees C	4	Moderate
375 degrees F	190 degrees C	5	Moderate
400 degrees F	200 degrees C	6	Moderately Hot
425 degrees F	220 degrees C	7	Hot
450 degrees F	230 degrees C	8	Hot
475 degrees F	245 degrees C	9	Hot
500 degrees F	260 degrees C	10	Very Hot

Volume

When measuring liquid, cooking measurements are quite straightforward:

Metric	Imperial	US cups
250ml	8 fl oz	1 cup
180ml	6 fl oz	3/4 cup
150ml	5 fl oz	2/3 cup
120ml	4 fl oz	1/2 cup
75ml	2 1/2 fl oz	1/3 cup
60ml	2 fl oz	1/4 cup
30ml	1 fl oz	1/8 cup
15ml	1/2 fl oz	1 tablespoon

Weight

Check this chart for basic imperial to metric conversions:

1/2 oz	15g
1 oz	30g
2 oz	60g
3 oz	90g
4 oz	110g
5 oz	140g
6 oz	170g
7 oz	200g
8 oz	225g
9 oz	255g
10 oz	280g
11 oz	310g
12 oz	340g
13 oz	370g
14 oz	400g
15 oz	425g
1 lb	450g

Spoons!

Ever stop to wonder about teaspoons, dessertspoons and tablespoons? Here are their metric equivalents. But first:

1 dessertspoon = 2 teaspoons
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon

1 teaspoon	5ml
2 teaspoons	10ml
1 tablespoon	15ml
2 tablespoons	30ml
3 tablespoons	45ml
4 tablespoons	60ml
5 tablespoons	75ml
6 tablespoons	90ml
7 tablespoons	105ml

Also know that tablespoons can be easily used to convert dry (and wet) ingredients to/from US cups. Here's a simple conversion chart:

Tablespoons to US cups

1 tablespoon	1/16 cup
2 tablespoons	1/8 cup
4 tablespoons	1/4 cup
5 tablespoons	1/3 cup
8 tablespoons	1/2 cup
10 tablespoons	2/3 cup
12 tablespoons	3/4 cup
16 tablespoons	1 cup