Measurement Abbreviations and Conversions

0 Comments | February 25, 2013

Recipes are full of culinary codes like abbreviations and weird measurements (how big is a pinch?). You can find common abbreviations for measurements here, as well as conversions of various ingredient measurements

Common Abbreviations for Measurements

Abbreviation(s) What It Stands For
C, c cup
g gram
kg kilogram
L, l liter
lb pound
mL, ml milliliter
oz ounce
pt pint
t, tsp teaspoon
T, TB, Tbl, Tbsp tablespoon

This table lists common conversion measurements.

Converting Measurements

This Measurement . . . . . . Equals This Measurement
Pinch or dash less than 1/8 teaspoon
3 teaspoons 1 tablespoon
2 tablespoons 1 fluid ounce
1 jigger 1 1/2 fluid ounces
4 tablespoons 1/4 cup
5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon 1/3 cup
12 tablespoons 3/4 cup
16 tablespoons 1 cup
1 cup 8 fluid ounces
2 cups 1 pint or 16 fluid ounces
2 pints 1 quart or 32 fluid ounces
4 quarts 1 gallon

 

Mass (weight)*

10g 1/4oz
15g 1/2oz
30g 1oz
60g 2oz
90g 3oz
125g 4oz (1/4 lb)
155g 5oz
185g 6oz
220g 7oz
250g 8oz (1/2 lb)
280g 9oz
315g 10oz
345g 11oz
375g 12oz (3/4 lb)
410g 13oz
440g 14oz
470g 15oz
500g (1/2 kg) 16oz (1 lb)
750g 24oz (1 1/2 lb)
1kg 32oz (2 lb)
1.5kg 48oz (3 lb)
2kg 64oz (4 lb)

 

Cup conversions for metric & imperial*

ingredient 1 cup 1/2 cup 1/3 cup 1/4 cup
breadcrumbs, dry 90g 2 3/4oz 45g 1 1/2oz 30g 1oz 25g 3/4oz
butter 250g 8oz 125g 4oz 80g 2 1/2oz 60g 2oz
cheese, shredded/grated 80g 2 1/2oz 40g 1oz 35g 1oz 25g 3/4oz
choc bits 190g 6oz 95g 3oz 70g 2 1/4oz 55g 1 3/4oz
coconut, desiccated 85g 2 3/4oz 45g 1 1/2oz 35g 1oz 20g 1/2oz
flour, plain/self-raising 150g 4 3/4oz 75g 2 1/2oz 50g 1 1/2oz 40g 1 1/2oz
rice, uncooked (long-grain/basmati/jasmine) 200g 6 1/2oz 100g 3oz 70g 2 1/4oz 50g 1 1/2oz
sour cream 235g 7 1/2oz 125g 4oz 85g 2 1/2oz 65g 2oz
sugar, brown – lightly packed 160g 5oz 80g 2 1/2oz 60g 2oz 45g 1 1/2oz
sugar, brown – firmly packed 200g 6 1/2oz 100g 3oz 70g 2 1/4oz 55g 1 3/4oz
sugar, caster 220g 7oz 115g 3 3/4oz 80g 2 1/2oz 60g 2oz
sugar, icing 150g 4 3/4oz 80g 2 1/2oz 60g 2oz 45g 1 1/2oz
sugar, white 225g 7oz 110g 3 1/2oz 80g 2 1/2oz 60g 2oz
sultanas 170g 5 1/2oz 90g 3oz 65g 2oz 45g 1 1/2oz
yoghurt 260g 8 1/4oz 130g 4oz 90g 3oz 70g 2 1/4oz

 

Oven temperatures

celsius
(electric)
celcius
(fan forced)
fahrenheit
gas
120º
100º
250º
1
very slow
150º
130º
300º
2
slow
160º
140º
325º
3
moderately slow
180º
160º
350º
4
moderate
190º
170º
375º
5
moderately hot
200º
180º
400º
6
hot
230º
210º
450º
7
very hot
250º
230º
500º
9
very hot

If using a fan-forced oven, your cooking time may be a little quicker, so start checking your food a little earlier.

Liquids*

metric cup imperial
30ml 1 fl oz
60ml 1/4 cup 2 fl oz
80ml  1/3 cup 2 3/4 fl oz
100ml 3 1/2 fl oz
125ml 1/2 cup 4 fl oz
150ml 5 fl oz
180ml 3/4 cup 6 fl oz
200ml 7 fl oz
250ml 1 cup 8 3/4 fl oz
310ml 1 1/4 cups 10 1/2 fl oz
375ml 1 1/2 cups 13 fl oz
430ml 1 3/4 cups 15 fl oz
475ml 16 fl oz
500ml 2 cups 17 fl oz
625ml 2 1/2 cups 21 1/2 fl oz
750ml 3 cups 26 fl oz
1L 4 cups 35 fl oz
1.25L 5 cups 44 fl oz
1.5L 6 cups 52 fl oz
2L 8 cups 70 fl oz
2.5L 10 cups 88 fl oz

 

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