giovedì 18 luglio 2013

Cooking conversion tables between Europe, America and Australia.

As a general rule, Europeans and Australians follow the metric measurement system and Americans follow the imperial system. The conversions listed here are approximate for imperial.

Oven temperatures
°C Fan°C °F Gas Description
110 90 225
¼
Very cool
120 100 250 ½ Very cool
140 120 275 1 Cool
150 130 300 2 Cool
160 140 325 3 Warm
180 160 350 4 Moderate
190 170 375 5 Moderately hot
200 180 400 6 Fairly hot
220 200 425 7 Hot
230 210 450 8 Very hot
240 220 475 8 Very hot

Weights for dry ingredients
Metric Imperial
7g ¼ oz
15g ½ oz
20g ¾ oz
25g 1 oz
40g 1½oz
50g 2oz
60g 2½oz
75g 3oz
100g 3½oz
125g 4oz
140g 4½oz 
150g 5oz
165g 5½oz  
175g 6oz
200g 7oz
225g 8oz
250g 9oz
275g 10oz
300g 11oz
350g 12oz
375g 13oz
400g 14oz
425g 15oz
450g 1lb
500g 1lb 2oz
550g 1¼lb
600g 1lb 5oz
650g 1lb 7oz
675g 1½lb
700g 1lb 9oz
750g 1lb 11oz
800g 1¾lb
900g 2lb
1kg 2¼lb
1.1kg 2½lb
1.25kg 2¾lb 
1.35kg 3lb
1.5kg 3lb 6oz
1.8kg 4lb
2kg 4½lb
2.25kg 5lb
2.5kg 5½lb
2.75kg 6lb 

Liquid measures

Metric Imperial Aus US
25ml 1fl oz    
50ml 2fl oz ¼ cup ¼ cup
75ml 3fl oz    
100ml 3½fl oz    
120ml 4fl oz ½ cup  ½ cup 
150ml 5fl oz    
175ml 6fl oz ¾ cup ¾ cup
200ml 7fl oz    
250ml 8fl oz 1 cup 1 cup
300ml 10fl oz/½ pint ½  pint 1¼ cups 
360ml 12fl oz    
400ml 14fl oz    
450ml 15fl oz 2 cups 2 cups/1 pint
600ml 1 pint 1 pint 2½ cups
750ml 1¼ pints    
900ml 1½ pints    
1 litre 1¾ pints 1¾ pints 1 quart
1.2 litres 2 pints    
1.4 litres 2½ pints     
1.5 litres 2¾ pints     
1.7 litres 3 pints    
2 litres 3½ pints      
3 litres 5¼ pints    

UK-Australian tablespoon conversions
1 x UK or Australian teaspoon is 5ml
1 x UK tablespoon is 3 teaspoons/15ml
1 Australian tablespoon is 4 teaspoons/20ml

Link: http://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/articles/cooking-conversion-tables