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January 10, 2005
Recipe Conversions
One stick of butter is 1/4 pound or about 117 grams.
Butter in the US is sold in one pound boxes, each box containing 4 sticks.
Pound, cups, tablespoon and teaspoon conversions assume the base weight-volume of water
1 pound = 2 cups
1 ounce = 2 tablespoons
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 0.5 oz = 15 grams
1 teaspoon = 0.17 oz = 5 grams
pinch is less than 1/8 teaspoon
dl = deciliter = 1/10 of a liter = 1/2 cup
Weight-volume of:
Flour: 1 pound = 3 1/2 cups
Sugar: 1 pound = 2 1/4 cups
Sugar Substitution Charts
What does it mean?
c = cup
t = tsp = teaspoon
T = tbsp = tablespoon
C = Celsius
F = Fahrenheit
g = gr = gram
kg = kilogram
Metric Conversion Chart
1/4 tsp 1 mL
1/2 tsp 2 mL
1 tsp 5 mL
1 Tbl 15 mL
1/4 cup 50 mL
1/3 cup 75 mL
1/2 cup 125 mL
2/3 cup 150 mL
3/4 cup 175 mL
1 cup 250 mL
1 quart 1 liter
Weight
1 ounce 30 grams
2 " 55 "
3 " 85 "
4 " 115 "
8 " 225 "
16 " 455 "
Temperatures
Fahrenheit Celsius
32 degrees 0 degrees
212 " 100 "
250 " 120 "
275 " 140 "
300 " 150 "
325 " 160 "
350 " 180 "
375 " 190 "
400 " 200 "
425 " 220 "
450 " 230 "
475 " 240 "
500 " 260 "
Posted by talia at January 10, 2005 9:26 AM