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Conversion Charts
Temperatures, Weights and Measures
Cookery books from different countries, even different periods in the same country use different units of measurements. They are a minefield of confusion. Change to metric system in recent times has made life easier, but many people are resistant to change. I read somewhere; "if God had meant humans to use the metric system, he'd have given us ten fingers!!" I have attempted below to make some sense of this confusion, hope you will find what you are looking for. Generally speaking, rounding up a conversion to the nearest complete figure, e.g. 28.4 ml to 30 ml, is enough.

Oven Temperature
Always warm the oven for at least 10 minutes or until the indicator light goes out telling you that the desired temperature has been reached. Oven temperatures vary. Fan ovens should be kept around 10-15? C lower than ordinary ones.
Fahrenheit Centigrade Gas Oven Mark Description 475F 450F 425F 400F 375F 350F 325F 300F 275F 250F 225F 246C 232C 218C 204C 191C 177C 163C 149C 135C 121C 110C 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Very Hot Very Hot Fairly Hot Fairly Hot Moderately Hot Warm Warm Cool Cool Very Cool Very Cool

Metric and Imperial Weights

It is a good idea to have one large weighing scale that will measure up to 5 kg. A smaller scale, the type often used by people on a diet, is good for measuring very small quantities accurately. For general use, approximate measures of conversions work quite well and are easier to calculate. Here are some common conversion required in everyday cooking; 5 ml. = 1 teaspoon 15 ml. = 1 tablespoon

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15 ml. = 3 teaspoons 250 ml. = 1 cup or 8 fluid oz 125 ml. = 1/2 cup 65 ml. = 1/4 cup 125 gm. = 1/4 lb. (4 oz.) 250 gm. = 1/2 lb. (8 oz.) 500 gm. = 1 lb. (1 pound or 16 oz.) 750 gm. = 1 1/2 lbs. 1 kilogram = 2 lbs. A pinch = 1 ml. More accurate measures:
10 gm. 20 gm. 25 gm. 50 gm. 75 gm. 0.5 oz. 0.75 oz. 1 oz. 2 oz. 3 oz

110 gm. 4 oz. 150 gm. 5 oz. 175 gm. 6 oz. 200 gm. 7 oz. 225 gm. 8 oz. 250 gm. 9 oz. 275 gm. 9.5 oz. 300 gm.. 10.5 oz. 350 gm. 12 oz. 375 gm. 13 oz. 400 gm. 14 oz. 425 gm. 15 oz. 450 gm. 1 lb. (pound) 500 gm. 1 lb. 2 oz. 700 gm. 1 lb. 9 oz. 750 gm. 1 lb. 10 oz. 1 kg. 1.5 kg. 2 kg.
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2 lb. 3 oz. 3 lb. 5 oz. 4 lb. 6 oz.

1.25 kg. 2 lb. 12 oz. 1.75 kg. 3 lb. 14 oz.

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2 kg. 2.5 kg. 3 kg.

4 lb. 6 oz. 5 lb. 8 oz. 6 lb. 10 oz.

2.25 kg. 4 lb. 15 oz. 2.75 kg. 6 lb. 1 oz.

1 US stick of butter = 1/4 pounds = 113.5 gm.

Volumes/Liquid Measure
Spoons and cups are slightly different sizes, not only in different countries but even within the same country. Therefore, it is a good idea to buy a set of measuring spoons. They are available from all good kitchen stores and often come on a chain, so that they do not get separated. Buy a measuring jug that has litres, millilitres, pints and fluid ounces marked. Generally, rounding up a conversion to the nearest complete figure, e.g. 28.4 ml as 30 ml, is enough. 128 fl.oz.
1.25 ml. (millilitres) 1/4 teaspoon 2.5 ml. 5 ml. 15 ml 20 ml. 30 ml. (28.4ml.) 50 ml. 59 ml. 74 ml. 118 ml. 150 ml. 200 ml. 240 ml 300 ml 425 ml 480 ml 600 ml 700 ml 850 ml 1 Litre 1.2 Litre 2 Litre 3800 ml 4800 ml 1 US gallon 1 UK gallon 8 pints or 160 fl.oz. 8 fl. oz. 10 fl. oz. 15 fl. oz. 16 fl. oz. 20 fl. oz. 23 fl. oz. 28 fl. oz. 33 fl. oz. 1 quart 0.5 pint 075 pint 1 US pint 1 pint 1.25 pints 1.5 pints 1.75 pints 2 pints 3 pints 4 fl. oz. 0.5 (UK) pint 0.66 pint 1 US Cup 1 UK Cup 1/2 teaspoon 1 level teaspoon 1 tablespoon 1 dessertspoon 1 fl. oz. (fluid ounce) 29.5 ml. US 2 fl. oz. 1/4 US Cup 1/4 UK Cup 1/2 US Cup 1/2 UK Cup 1/2 fl. oz. (fluid ounce)

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Old Indian Measures

These old Indian measures are from my dad's old recipe book. Some very old recipes still mention them.
1 masha 8 ratti 1 tola 1 pav 1 ser 1 chatak 5 tola 4 pav 1 gram 60 grams 1 kilogram

12 masha 12 grams 4 chatak 250 grams

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