A lil help with the units...
U.S. vs Metric
In all recipes on DutchJamaica.com I use the U.S. and British kitchen units.
Why?
Dunno, does that matter? ;-)
But for all my European readers who use the metric system, the table below will help to convert the U.S. teaspoons in European ones.
U.S. vs Metric
In all recipes on DutchJamaica.com I use the U.S. and British kitchen units.
Why?
Dunno, does that matter? ;-)
But for all my European readers who use the metric system, the table below will help to convert the U.S. teaspoons in European ones.
| from U.S. to metric | ||||
| capacity | ||||
| 1/5 teaspoon |
= | 1 ml | ||
| 1 teaspoon | = | 5 ml | ||
| 1 tablespoon | = | 15 ml | ||
| 1 fluid oz. | = | 30 ml | ||
| 1/5 cup | = | 50 ml | ||
| 1 cup | = | 240 ml | ||
| 2 cups (1 pint) | = | 470 ml | ||
| 4 cups (1 quart) | = | .95 liter | ||
| 4 quarts (1 gal.) | = | 3.8 liters | ||
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| weight | ||||
| 1 oz. |
= | 28 grams | ||
| 1 pound | = | 454 grams | ||
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| from metric to U.S. | ||||
| capacity | ||||
| 1 milliliter |
= | 1/5 teaspoon | ||
| 5 ml | = | 1 teaspoon | ||
| 15 ml | = | 1 tablespoon | ||
| 30 ml | = | 1 fluid oz. | ||
| 100 ml | = | 3.4 fluid oz. | ||
| 240 ml | = | 1 cup | ||
| 1 liter | = = = = = |
34 fluid oz 4.2 cups 2.1 pints 1.06 quarts .26 gallon |
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| weight | ||||
| 1 gram |
= | .035 ounce | ||
| 100 grams | = | 3.5 ounces | ||
| 500 grams | = | 1.10 pounds | ||
| 1 kilogram 1 kilogram |
= = |
2.205 pounds 35 oz. |
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| table- & teaspoons, cups & pints | ||||
| 16 tablespoons |
= | 1 cup | ||
| 12 tablespoons | = | 3/4 cup | ||
| 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons | = | 2/3 cup | ||
| 8 tablespoons | = | 1/2 cup | ||
| 6 tablespoons | = | 3/8 cup | ||
| 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon | = | 1/3 cup | ||
| 4 tablespoons | = | 1/4 cup | ||
| 2 tablespoons | = | 1/8 cup | ||
| 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons | = | 1/6 cup | ||
| 1 tablespoon | = | 1/16 cup | ||
| 2 cups | = | 1 pint | ||
| 2 pints | = | 1 quart | ||
| 3 teaspoons | = | 1 tablespoon | ||
| 48 teaspoons | = | 1 cup | ||
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| abbreviations | ||||
| lb. | means | pound | ||
| oz. | means | ounce | ||
| pt. | means | pint | ||
| fl. oz. | means | fluid ounce | ||
| tsp(s). | means | teaspoon(s) | ||
| tbsp(s). / tbs(s). |
means | tablespoon(s) | ||
| kg. | means | kilogram | ||
| g. | means | gram | ||
| l. | means | liter | ||
| ml. | means | milliliter | ||
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