These guidelines were developed to simplify the conversion from Imperial measures to metric. The numbers have been rounded for convenience. When cooking from a recipe, work in the same system throughout the recipe; do not use a combination of the two.*
Celsius: C
Liter: L
Milliliter: mL
Kilogram: kg
Gram: g
Centimeter: cm
Millimeter: mm
IMPERIAL: ¼ inch
METRIC: 5 mm
IMPERIAL: ⅓ inch
METRIC: 8 mm
IMPERIAL: ½ inch
METRIC: 1 cm
IMPERIAL: ¾ inch
METRIC:2 cm
IMPERIAL: 1 inch
METRIC: 2.5 cm
IMPERIAL: 2 inches
METRIC: 5 cm
IMPERIAL: 4 inches
METRIC: 10 cm
IMPERIAL: 1 ounce
METRIC: 25 g
IMPERIAL: 2 ounces
METRIC: 50 g
IMPERIAL: ¼ pound
METRIC: 125 g
IMPERIAL: ½ pound (8 ounces)
METRIC: 250 g
IMPERIAL: 1 pound
METRIC: 500 g
IMPERIAL: 2 pounds
METRIC: 1 kg
IMPERIAL: 3 pounds
METRIC: 1.5 kg
IMPERIAL: 5 pounds
METRIC: 2.2 kg
IMPERIAL: 8 pounds
METRIC: 3.5 kig
IMPERIAL: 10 pounds
METRIC: 4.5 kg
IMPERIAL: 11 pounds
METRIC: 5 kg
IMPERIAL: 250 degrees F
METRIC: 120 degrees C
IMPERIAL: 275 degrees F
METRIC: 140 degrees C
IMPERIAL: 300 degrees F
METRIC: 150 degrees C
IMPERIAL: 325 degrees F
METRIC: 160 degrees C
IMPERIAL: 350 degrees F
METRIC: 180 degrees C
IMPERIAL: 375 degrees F
METRIC: 190 degrees C
IMPERIAL: 400 degrees F
METRIC: 200 degrees C
IMPERIAL: 425 degrees F
METRIC: 220 degrees C
IMPERIAL: 450 degrees F
METRIC: 230 degrees C
IMPERIAL: 475 degrees F
METRIC: 240 degrees C
IMPERIAL: 500 degrees F
METRIC: 260 degrees C
IMPERIAL: ¼ teaspoon
METRIC: 1 mL
IMPERIAL: ½ teaspoon
METRIC: 2 mL
IMPERIAL: ¾ teaspoon
METRIC: 4 mL
IMPERIAL: 1 teaspoon
METRIC: 5 mL
IMPERIAL: 2 teaspoon
METRIC: s 10 mL
IMPERIAL: 1 tablespoon
METRIC: 15 mL
IMPERIAL: 2 tablespoons
METRIC: 25 mL
IMPERIAL: ¼ cup
METRIC: 50 mL
IMPERIAL: ⅓ cup
METRIC: 75 mL
IMPERIAL: ½ cup
METRIC: 125 mL
IMPERIAL: ⅔ cup
METRIC: 150 mL
IMPERIAL: ¾ cup
METRIC: 175 mL
IMPERIAL: 1 cup
METRIC: 250 mL
IMPERIAL: 4 cups
METRIC: 1 L
IMPERIAL: 5 cups
METRIC: 1.25 L
VOLUME
4 ounces
114 mL
10 ounces
284 mL
14 ounces
398 mL
10 ounces
540 mL
28 ounces
796 mL
4 ounces
113 g
5 ounces
142 g
6 ounces
170 g
7 ounces
220 g
15 ounces
425 g