Metric Conversions

THE RECIPES IN THIS BOOK were developed using standard U.S. measures. The charts below offer equivalents for U.S. and metric measures. Conversions are approximate and have been rounded up or down to the nearest whole number.

WEIGHT CONVERSIONS

Ounces grams
½ 14
¾ 21
1 28
43
2 57
71
3 85
99
4 113
128
5 142
6 170
7 198
8 227
9 255
10 283
12 340
16 (1 pound) 454

VOLUME CONVERSIONS

U.S. metric
1 teaspoon 5 milliliters
2 teaspoons 10 milliliters
1 tablespoon 15 milliliters
2 tablespoons 30 milliliters
¼ cup 59 milliliters
⅓ cup 79 milliliters
½ cup 118 milliliters
¾ cup 177 milliliters
1 cup 237 milliliters
1¼ cups 296 milliliters
1½ cups 355 milliliters
2 cups (1 pint) 473 milliliters
2½ cups 591 milliliters
3 cups 710 milliliters
4 cups (1 quart) 0.946 liter
1.06 quarts 1 liter
4 quarts (1 gallon) 3.8 liters

OVEN TEMPERATURES

Fahrenheit Celsius gas mark
225 105 ¼
250 120 ½
275 135 1
300 150 2
325 165 3
350 180 4
375 190 5
400 200 6
425 220 7
450 230 8
475 245 9