Conversion Chart – Recipes Conversion

Here in Germany our recipe ingredients are measured by weight. In case you do not own a kitchen scale, I have prepared a conversion chart for you guys. You can now convert untis of weight (grams) to units of volume (tablespoons, teaspoons). Oven temperatures are different too, so you get the information on that as well.

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US Dry Volume Measurements
US Liquid Volume Measurements
US to Metric Conversions (cups to grams etc.)
Metric to US Conversions
Pan Size Equivalents
Oven Temperatures
Measures for Pans and Dishes
Measurement Abbreviations
Online Converters

US Dry Volume Measurements
Measure	Equivalent
1/16 teaspoon	dash
1/8 teaspoon	a pinch
3 teaspoons	1 Tablespoon
1/8 cup	2 tablespoons (= 1 standard coffee scoop)
1/4 cup	4 Tablespoons
1/3 cup	5 Tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon
1/2 cup	8 Tablespoons
3/4 cup	12 Tablespoons
1 cup	16 Tablespoons
1 Pound	16 ounces
US liquid volume measurements
8 Fluid ounces	1 cup
1 Pint	2 cups (= 16 fluid ounces)
1 Quart	2 Pints (= 4 cups)
1 Gallon	4 Quarts (= 16 cups)
US to Metric Conversions
1/5 teaspoon	1 ml (ml stands for milliliter, one thousandth of a liter)
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)	0.95 liter
4 quarts (1 gal.)	3.8 liters
1 oz.	28 grams
1 pound	454 grams
Metric to US Conversions
1 milliliter	1/5 teaspoon
5 ml	1 teaspoon
15 ml	1 tablespoon
30 ml	1 fluid oz.
100 ml	3.4 fluid oz.
240 ml	1 cup
1 liter	34 fluid oz.
1 liter	4.2 cups
1 liter	2.1 pints
1 liter	1.06 quarts
1 liter	0.26 gallon
1 gram	.035 ounce
100 grams	3.5 ounces
500 grams	1.10 pounds
1 kilogram	2.205 pounds
1 kilogram	35 oz.
Pan Size Equivalents
9×13-inches baking dish	22×33-centimeter baking dish
8×8-inches baking dish	20×20-centimeter baking dish
9×5-inches loaf pan	23×12-centimeter loaf pan (=8 cups or 2 liters in capacity)
10-inch tart or cake pan	25-centimeter tart or cake pan
9-inch cake pan	22-centimeter cake pan

Oven Temperature Conversions

Farenheit	Celsius	Gas Mark
275º F	140º C	gas mark 1-cool
300º F	150º C	gas mark 2
325º F	165º C	gas mark 3-very moderate
350º F	180º C	gas mark 4-moderate
375º F	190º C	gas mark 5
400º F	200º C	gas mark 6-moderately hot
425º F	220º C	gas mark 7- hot
450º F	230º C	gas mark 9
475º F	240º C	gas mark 10- very hot

Selected foods

Measure	Equivalents
Butter
1 T. 1 stick	14 grams 4 ounces=113 grams	1 Tablespoon 8 tablespoons	½ cup
4 sticks	16 ounces=452 grams	32 tablespoons	2 cups
Lemon
1 lemon	1 to 3 tablespoons juice, 1 to 1½ teaspoons grated zest
4 large lemons	1 cup juice	¼ cup grated zest
Chocolate
1 ounce	¼ cup grated                           40 grams
6 ounces chips	1 cup chips                             160 grams
cocoa powder	1 cup                                    115 grams

Measures for Pans and Dishes

Inches	Centimeters
9×13-inches baking dish	22×33-centimeter baking dish
8×8-inches baking dish	20×20-centimeter baking dish
9×5-inches loaf pan (8 cups in capacity)	23×12-centimeter loaf pan (2 liters in capacity)
10-inch tart or cake pan	25-centimeter tart or cake pan
9-inch cake pan	22-centimeter cake pan

Measurement Abbreviations

tsp	= teaspoon
Tbsp	= tablespoon
fl	= fluid
oz	= ounce
pkg	= package
c	= cup
pt	= pint
qt	= quart
gal	= gallon
lb	= pound
g	= gram
kg	= kilogram
ml	= mililiter

Note: These conversions are approximate measures. If you want the exact measures, you should have a kitchen scale or a measuring cup.

Hope this helps a little bit.

There is also great online metric converters on the web, check out these links to get started:

COOKING:
Cooking Conversion Online

BAKING (I use this a lot):
Conversion Calculatoers – Dianas Desserts

Cooking Equivalent Measurements (great!):
U.S. vs. Metric

Not food specific Conversion Chart:
Worldwide Metric – General conversion chart

Blessings everyone,
niner