All recipes have been tested using metric weights and measures, and a standard non-convection oven.
1 teaspoon = 5 ml, 1 tablespoon = 15 ml. Spoons are measured level.
If you prefer to use imperial weights and measures, you can use the following table as a guide. However, note that conversions suggested here are not exact equivalents, and that metric and imperial measurements should not be used together in the same recipe.
WEIGHTS | VOLUME MEASURES | LINEAR MEASURES |
15 g (½ oz) | 75 ml (2½ fl oz) | 3 mm (1/8 in) |
30 g (1 oz) | 90 ml (3 fl oz) | 5 mm (¼ in) |
55 g (2 oz) | 100 ml (3½ fl oz) | 1 cm (½ in) |
85 g (3 oz) | 120 ml (4 fl oz) | 2 cm (¾ in) |
100 g (3½ oz) | 150 ml (5 fl oz) | 2.5 cm (1 in) |
115 g (4 oz) | 200 ml (7 fl oz) | 5 cm (2 in) |
140 g (5 oz) | 250 ml (8½ fl oz) | 7.5 cm (3 in) |
170 g (6 oz) | 300 ml (10 fl oz) | 10 cm (4 in) |
200 g (7 oz) | 360 ml (12 fl oz) | 15 cm (6 in) |
225 g (8 oz) | 400 ml (14 fl oz) | 20 cm (8 in) |
300 g (10½ oz) | 450 ml (15 fl oz) | 25 cm (10 in) |
340 g (12 oz) | 500 ml (17 fl oz) | 30 cm (12 in) |
400 g (14 oz) | 600 ml (1 pint) | |
450 g (1 lb) | 750 ml (1¼ pints) | |
500 g (1 lb 2 oz) | 900 ml (1½ pints) | |
550 g (1¼ lb) | 1 litre (1¾ pints) | |
600 g (1 lb 5 oz) | 1.2 litres (2 pints) | |
675 g (1½ lb) | 1.5 litres (2¾ pints) | |
750 g (1 lb 10 oz) | 2 litres (3½ pints) | |
800 g (1¾ lb) | ||
900 g (2 lb) | ||
1 kg (2¼ lb) | ||
1.25 kg (2¾ lb) | ||
1.5 kg (3 lb 3 oz) | ||
2 kg (4½ lb) |