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Appendix

Weights
and Measures

Volume
(Liquid Measures)

imperial

metric

us cups

½ fluid ounce

15 millilitres

1 tablespoon

1 fluid ounce

30 millilitres

2 tablespoons

2 fluid ounces

60 millilitres

¼ cup

2½ fluid ounces

75 millilitres

⅓ cup

4 fluid ounces

120 millilitres

½ cup

5 fluid ounces

150 millilitres

⅔ cup

6 fluid ounces

180 millilitres

¾ cup

8 fluid ounces

250 millilitres

1 cup

10 fluid ounces
(½ pint)

310 millilitres

1¼ cups

20 fluid ounces
(1 pint)

620 millilitres

2½ cups

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Weights
(Rough Equivalents)

imperial

metric

½ ounce

15 grams

1 ounces

30 grams

2 ounces

60 grams

3 ounces

90 grams

4 ounces

110 grams

5 ounces

140 grams

6 ounces

170 grams

7 ounces

200 grams

8 ounces

225 grams

9 ounces

255 grams

10 ounces

280 grams

11 ounces

310 grams

12 ounces

340 grams

13 ounces

370 grams

14 ounces

400 grams

15 ounces

425 grams

16 ounces (1 pound)

450 grams

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Ingredient Weights
(Rough Equivalents)

item

us cups

imperial

metric

butter

1

8 ounces

225 grams

oatmeal

1

3 ounces

85 grams

sugar, granulated

1

7 ounces

200 grams

sugar,
soft brown

1

8 ounces

220 grams

sugar, powdered

1

4 ounces

110 grams

flour

1

4½ ounces

125 grams

apples, sliced

1

4 ounces

223 grams

cheese, grated

1

4 ounces

110 grams

cornflour (cornstarch)

1

4 ounces

110 grams

mayonnaise

1

8 ounces

225 grams

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Temperatures

fahrenheit

celsius

32°F

0°C (freezing point)

70°F

21°C (average room temperature/lukewarm)

212°F

100°C (boiling point
of water

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Oven Temperatures

celsius

fahrenheit

gas mark

description

110

225

¼

Very cool/slow

130

250

½

140

275

1

Cool

150

300

2

170

325

3

180

350

4

Moderate

190

375

5

200

400

6

220

425

7

Hot

230

450

8

245

475

9

Very hot

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