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Mar
29

Weights & Volumes

Posted by Hash

U.S. UNITS     METRIC UNITS

1/5 teaspoon

 1 ml
1 teaspoon  5 ml
1 tablespoon  15 ml
1 fluid oz.  30 ml
1/5 cup  50 ml
1 cup  240 ml
2 cups (1 pint)  470 ml
4 cups (1 quart)  .95 liter
4 quarts (1 gal.)  3.8 liters

      WEIGHT                 U.K. / U.S. UNITS     METRIC UNITS

1 ounce

1/16 pound

28.34952 grams

1 pound

16 ounces

453.592 grams

1 milligram

0.00003527 ounces

0.001 gram

1 centigram

0.00035274 ounces

0.01 gram

1 decigram

0.0035274 ounces

0.1 gram

1 gram

0.035274 ounces

1.0 gram

1 decagram

0.35274 ounces

10 grams

1 hectogram

3.5274 ounces

100 grams

1 kilogram

35.274 ounces

1000 grams

1 kilogram

2.204625 pounds

1000 grams

 Length Conversion Units:

LENGTH

U.K. / U.S. UNITS METRIC UNITS
1 inch 1/12 foot 2.54 centimeters
1 foot 12 inches 30.48 centimeters
1 yard 36 inches 91.44 centimeters
1 millimeter 0.03937 inches 0.1 centimeter
1 centimeter 0.3937 inches 1.0 centimeters
1 meter 39.37 inches 100 centimeters

Fraction Conversion:

Fraction

Decimal
1/16 0.0625
1/8 0.125
1/6 0.1667
3/16 0.1875
1/4 0.25
5/16 0.3125
1/3 0.3333
3/8 0.375
7/16 0.4375
1/2 0.5
9/16 0.5625
5/8 0.625
2/3 0.667
11/16 0.6875
3/4 0.75
13/16 0.8125
5/6 0.833
7/8 0.875
15/16 0.9375

 General Cooking Equivalents:

INGREDIENT QUANTITY EQUIVALENT
Active Dry Yeast 1 package 1 cake compressed
Apples 1 medium 1 cup sliced
Bananas 3 medium 1 cup mashed
Beans 1 cup dry 2 1/2 cups cooked
Bread Crumbs 4 slices 1 cup dry crumbs
Bread Crumbs 1 slice 3/4 cup soft crumbs
Butter 1 pound 2 cups
Butter 1 pound 4 sticks
Butter 1 stick 1/4 pound (113 grams)
Butter 1 stick 1/2 cup
Cabbage 1 pound 4 cups shredded
Cheese, American 1 lb shredded 4 cups
Cheese, Bleu 1/4 lb crumbled 1 cup
Cheese, Cheddar 1 pound 4 cups grated
Cheese, Cheddar 4 ounces 1 cup grated
Cheese, Cottage 1 pound 2 cups
Cheese, Cream 1/2 pound 8 ounces
Cheese, Cream 6 ounces 3/4 cup
Cherries 1 quart 2 cups pitted
Chocolate 1 ounce 1 square
Chocolate Chips 6 ounces 1 cup
Corn Flakes 3 cups 1 cup crushed
Crackers, Soda 28 crackers 1 cup crumbs
Crackers, Graham 14 squares 1 cup crumbs
Cranberries 1 pound 3 cups sauce
Cream 1 cup un-whipped 2 cups whipped
Dates 1 lb whole 1 1/2 cups pitted & cut
Eggs 5 medium 1 cup
Egg Whites 8 to 10 1 cup
Egg Yolks 12 to 14 1 cup
Fat 2 cups 1 pound
Flour, Sifted 4 cups 1 pound
Flour, Cake 4 1/2 cups 1 pound
Flour, Whole Wheat 3 1/2 cups 1 pound
Horseradish 1 Tbsp fresh 2 Tbsp bottled
Lemon 1 medium 3 Tbsp juice
Macaroni 1/2 pound 4 cups cooked
Marshmallows 10 miniatures 1 large
Mushrooms 1 lb fresh 6 oz canned
Onions 1 medium 1/2 cup chopped
Orange 1 medium 1/3 cup juice
Peanuts 5 ounces 1 cup
Pecans, chopped 4 1/2 ounces 1 cup
Pecans, halves 3 3/4 ounces 1 cup
Rice 1 cup uncooked 3 1/2 cups cooked
Sugar, Granulated 2 cups 1 pound
Sugar, Powdered 3.5 to 4 cups 1 pound
Sugar, Brown 2 1/4 cups packed 1 pound
Spaghetti 7 ounces 4 cups cooked
Vanilla Wafers 22 wafers 1 cup crumbs
Walnuts, chopped 4 1/2 ounces 1 cup
Walnuts, halves 3 1/2 ounces 1 cup
Walnuts 1 lb unshelled 1 1/2 cups shelled