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As the enjoyment of good home-made food and the love of
cooking spreads throughout the world, it's important to have easy-to-follow
conversions of measures in our recipes.
In some countries they use
metric measures, in other imperial measures, and many cooks like to use handy
cup and spoon measures.
In Australia, we use metric measures and cup and
spoon measures approved by the Standards Association of Australia.
conversion table
| DRY MEASURES |
LIQUID MEASURES |
HELPFUL MEASURES |
| Metric |
Imperial |
Metric |
Imperial |
Metric |
Imperial |
| 15g |
½ oz |
30ml |
1 fluid oz |
3mm |
1/8 in |
| 30g |
1 oz |
60ml |
2 fluid oz |
6mm |
¼ in |
| 60g |
2 oz |
100ml |
3 fluid oz |
1cm |
½ in |
| 90g |
3 oz |
125ml |
4 fluid oz |
2cm |
¾ in |
| 100g |
3 ½ oz |
150ml |
5 fluid oz |
2.5cm |
1 in |
| 125g |
4 oz (1/4 lb) |
|
(1/4 pint/1gill) |
5cm |
2 in |
| 155g |
5 oz |
185ml |
6 fluid oz |
6cm |
2 ½ in |
| 185g |
6 oz |
250ml |
8 fluid oz |
8cm |
3 in |
| 220g |
7 oz |
300ml |
10 fluid oz |
10cm |
4 in |
| 250g |
8 oz (1/2 lb) |
|
(1/2 pint) |
13cm |
5 in |
| 280g |
9 oz |
500ml |
16 fluid oz |
15cm |
6 in |
| 315g |
10 oz |
750ml |
24 fluid oz |
18cm |
7 in |
| 345g |
11 oz |
1000ml |
32 fluid oz |
20cm |
8 in |
| 375g |
12 oz (3/4 lb) |
(1 litre) |
(1 ¾ pints) |
23cm |
9 in |
| 440g |
14 oz |
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25cm |
10 in |
| 470g |
15 oz |
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28cm |
11 in |
| 500g |
16 oz (1lb) |
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30cm |
12 in (1ft) |
| 750g |
24 oz (1 ½ lb) |
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| 1kg |
32 oz (2 lb) |
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oven temperatures*
|
C (Celsius) |
F (Fahrenheit) |
Gas Mark |
| Very slow |
120 |
250 |
1 |
| Slow |
150 |
300 |
2 |
| Moderately slow |
160 |
325 |
3 |
| Moderate |
180 |
350 |
4 |
| Moderately hot |
190 |
375 |
5 |
| Hot |
200 |
400 |
6 |
| Very hot |
230 |
450 |
7 |
microwave power levels**
All microwave ovens are different. They vary in size and power. Check the chart
below to ensure that you are using the correct power level regardless of which
brand microwave you own.
| WHIRLPOOL |
SHARP/PANASONIC |
SAMSUNG/SANYO |
| Output Wattage |
Power Level |
% Power |
| 850 - 800 watts |
High |
100% |
| 650 watts |
Medium High |
70% |
| 500 watts |
Medium |
50 – 60% |
| 350 watts |
Medium Low/Defrost |
30% |
| 160 watts |
Low |
20% |
| 90 watts |
Very Low |
10%
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Source: Catherine Saxelby's Busy Body Cookbook, Hodder & Stoughton 1996 |
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Source: Janelle Bloom's Microwave Cookbook, Viking 1996 |
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