Appendix B
Metric Conversion Guide
Note: The recipes in this book weren’t developed or tested using metric measurements. There may be some variation in quality when converting to metric units.
Volume
|
U.S. Units |
Canadian Metric |
Australian Metric |
|
1⁄4 teaspoon |
1 milliliter |
1 milliliter |
|
1⁄2 teaspoon |
2 milliliters |
2 milliliters |
|
1 teaspoon |
5 milliliters |
5 milliliters |
|
1 tablespoon |
15 milliliters |
20 milliliters |
|
1⁄4 cup |
50 milliliters |
60 milliliters |
|
1⁄3 cup |
75 milliliters |
80 milliliters |
|
1⁄2 cup |
125 milliliters |
125 milliliters |
|
2⁄3 cup |
150 milliliters |
170 milliliters |
|
3⁄4 cup |
175 milliliters |
190 milliliters |
|
1 cup |
250 milliliters |
250 milliliters |
|
1 quart |
1 liter |
1 liter |
|
11⁄2 quarts |
1.5 liters |
1.5 liters |
|
2 quarts |
2 liters |
2 liters |
|
21⁄2 quarts |
2.5 liters |
2.5 liters |
|
3 quarts |
3 liters |
3 liters |
|
4 quarts (1 gallon) |
4 liters |
4 liters |
Weight
|
U.S. Units |
Canadian Metric |
Australian Metric |
|
1 ounce |
30 grams |
30 grams |
|
2 ounces |
55 grams |
60 grams |
|
3 ounces |
85 grams |
90 grams |
|
4 ounces (1⁄4 pound) |
115 grams |
125 grams |
|
8 ounces (1⁄2 pound) |
225 grams |
225 grams |
|
16 ounces (1 pound) |
455 grams |
500 grams (1⁄2 kilogram) |
Length
|
Inches |
Centimeters |
|
0.5 |
1.5 |
|
1 |
2.5 |
|
2 |
5.0 |
|
3 |
7.5 |
|
4 |
10.0 |
|
5 |
12.5 |
Temperature (Degrees)
|
Fahrenheit |
Celsius |
|
32 |
0 |
|
212 |
100 |
|
250 |
120 |
|
275 |
140 |
|
300 |
150 |
|
325 |
160 |
|
350 |
180 |
|
375 |
190 |
|
400 |
200 |
|
425 |
220 |
|
450 |
230 |
|
475 |
240 |
|
500 |
260 |