Helpful Hints And Conversion Tables
Living in the Southern Hemisphere, where metric measurements are used, all my recipes list what I am used to! However, you may not be used to Celsius, litres and grams and so I hope you find the following useful to you. I know I refer to it often when using recipes from people abroad. If there are any other helpful hints you want to see here, please leave me a comment.
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OVEN TEMPERATURES: |
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| Fahrenheit | Celsius | Gas Mark |
| 200 | 100 | 1/8 |
| 225 | 110 | 1/4 |
| 250 | 120 | 1/2 |
| 275 | 140 | 1 |
| 300 | 150 | 2 |
| 325 | 160 | 3 |
| 350 | 180 | 4 |
| 375 | 190 | 5 |
| 400 | 200 | 6 |
| 425 | 220 | 7 |
| 450 | 230 | 8 |
| 475 | 240 | 9 |
| 500 | 260 | 10 |
| VOLUME / LIQUIDS: | ||
| Fluid Ounces | Millilitres | Spoons |
| 0.625 | 1/8 teaspoon | |
| 1.25 | 1/4 teaspoon | |
| 2.5 | 1/2 teaspoon | |
| 5 | 1 teaspoon | |
| 15 | 1 tablespoon * | |
| Cups | ||
| 1 | 25 | |
| 30 | 1/8 | |
| 2 | 50 | |
| 60 | 1/4 | |
| 80 | 1/3 | |
| 3½ | 100 | |
| 4 | 125 | 1/2 |
| 5 (¼ pint) | 150 | |
| 160 | 2/3 | |
| 6 | 175 | |
| 180 | 3/4 | |
| 7 | 200 | |
| 9 | 250 | 1 |
| ½ pint | 300 | |
| ¾ pint | 450 | |
| 18 | 500 | 2 |
| 1 pint | 600 | |
| Litres | ||
| 35 (1¾ pints) | 1 | |
| 1 quart | 1.2 | |
| 1 gallon | 5 | |
| * In Australia a tablespoon is 20mls! | ||
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MEASUREMENTS: |
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| Inches | Millimetres |
| 1/4 | 5 |
| 1/2 | 10 |
| 3/4 | 20 |
| 1 | 25 |
| 1 1/4 | 30 |
| 1 1/2 | 40 |
| 2 | 50 |
| 3 | 75 |
| 4 | 100 |
| 5 | 125 |
| 6 | 150 |
| 7 | 180 |
| 8 | 205 |
| 9 | 230 |
| 10 | 255 |
| 11 | 280 |
| 12 | 305 |
| WEIGHTS: | |
| Ounces | Grams |
| ½ | 15 |
| 1 | 30 |
| Pounds | |
| ½ (8oz) | 250 |
| 1 | 500 |
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ABBREVIATIONS: |
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| oz | ounce |
| fl oz | fluid ounce |
| lb | pound |
| g | gram |
| ml | millilitres |
| t / tsp | teaspoon |
| D | dessert spoon |
| T / tbsp | tablespoon |
| ˚F | degrees Fahrenheit |
| ˚C | degrees Celsius |
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CAKE TIN SIZES: |
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| Round Tins | Square Tins | Litres |
| 18cm | 12.5cm | 1 |
| 21cm | 18cm | 1.5 |
| 23cm | 21cm | 2.25 litres |
| 25cm | 23cm | 3.5 litres |
| 28cm | 25cm | 4.5 litres |
| 30cm | 28cm | 5.5 litres |
| 35cm | 30cm | 7 litres |
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HELPFUL HINTS: |
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| Agar Agar | You need 1g for every 100g of liquid |
| Butter | When using salted butter in a recipe that calls for unsalted butter, reduce the amount of salt you add |
| Cream whipping stages |
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| Egg whites weigh | 36g |
| Egg whites whipping stages |
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| Gelatine | 10g powder = 15mls / 5 leaves |
| You need 1 leaf of gelatine for every 100mls of liquid | |
| Yeast | Multiply by 0.75 to get the quantity of Instant Dry Yeast that you need if a recipe calls for Active Dry Yeast |
How much does an egg weigh?
I actually have a question for you. Do you know of a safe, natural
preservative that can extend the shelf life of a vegetable chutney
type pickle in glass jars?
Kind regards,
Beverley Joshua.
Dear Beverly,
I assume that you are canning this chutney. First proper technique used when canning will do the most. Also the ratio of sugar to vinegar or more simply the starch to the acids must be higher on the acid side to extend shelf life. Bacteria in the air becomes your next enemy. Seal with Wax or Parrifin also.
Wonderful blog and your creations are quite lovely! I would like to follow you on this sight.
I am a huge fan of lavender and lime. Nice job!
Thank you so much for the lovely compliment Sally 🙂
Excellent web site. Plenty of useful info here.
I am sending it to a few pals ans also sharing in delicious.
And certainly, thanks for your effort!
Thank you for the compliment!
Good morning from sunny California! Tell me please, how many pounds of apples in a tin of apples?
A 385g tin weighs 13.5805 ounces. This is the standard size tin that I use in my recipes.
Not understanding the gueva amount for guava concentrate. Making a guava cake and can’t find frozen guava concentrate. Please advise.
Maryann
Sorry, I cannot help you with that. Have you tried your local store?