CONVERTERS AND CONVERSION CHARTS

Cooking Measurement Charts

When using a recipe from another country, you should be aware that standard measuring utensils vary greatly. It isn't only that Australia uses metrics as our standard for measuring, some of the measuring utensils also differ.

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For example an Aussie tablespoon is 20 ml while an American one is 16 ml. We hope the information below helps you with your recipes.

Australian Metric, Cup & Spoon Measurements

*Australian tablespoon is 20 ml, UK is 15 ml, and American is 16 ml.

metric	cup	metric	spoon
60 ml	¼ cup	1 ¼ ml	¼ teaspoon
80 ml	⅓ cup	2 ½ ml	½ teaspoon
125 ml	½ cup	5 ml	1 teaspoon
250 ml	1 cup	* 20 ml	1 tablespoon

Weight Measurements

metric	imperial	pounds	metric	imperial	pounds
10 g	¼ oz		315 g	10 oz
15 g	½ oz		345 g	11 oz
30 g	1 oz		375 g	12 oz	¾ lb
60 g	2 oz		410 g	13 oz
90 g	3 oz		440 g	14 oz
125 g	4 oz	¼ lb	470 g	15 oz
155 g	5 oz		500 g	16 oz	1 lb
185 g	6 oz		750 g	24 oz	1½ lb
220 g	7 oz		1 kg	32 oz	2 lb
250 g	8 oz	½ lb	1½ kg	48 oz	3 lb
280 g	9 oz		2 kg	64 oz	4 lb

Abbreviations

G
KG
OZ
FL OZ
LB
L
ML
MM
TSP
TBSP
PT
QT
GAL

Scant

Dash

Spoonful

grams
kilograms
ounces
fluid ounces
pounds
litre
millilitre
millimetre
teaspoon
tablespoon
pint
quart
gallon

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Australian Liquid Measurements

metric	imperial	cup	metric	imperial	cup
30 ml	1 fl oz		250 ml	8 ¾ fl oz	1 cup
60 ml	2 fl oz	¼ cup	375 ml	13 fl oz	1 ½ cups
80 ml	3 ½ fl oz	⅓ cup	430 ml	15 fl oz	1 ¾ cups
100 ml	2 ¾ fl oz		500 ml	17 fl oz	2 cups
125 ml	4 fl oz	½ cup	750 ml	26 fl oz	3 cups
150 ml	5 fl oz		1 L	35 fl oz	4 cups
180 ml	6 fl oz	¾ cup	1 ¼ L	44 fl oz	5 cups
200 ml	7 fl oz		2 L	70 fl oz	8 cups

American Liquid Measurements

*Australian tablespoon is 20 ml, UK is 15 ml, and American is 16 ml.

metric	imperial			metric	imperial
3.79 L	128 fl oz	1 gallon	(4 quarts)	225 ml	8 fl oz	1 cup
0.95 L	32 fl oz	1 quart	(2 pints)	*16 ml	½ fl oz	1 tablespoon
450 ml	16 fl oz	1 pint	(2 cups)	5 ml		1 teaspoon

British Liquid Measurements

1 liquid ounce (UK) equals 0.96 liquid ounce (USA).
*Australian tablespoon is 20 ml, UK is 15 ml, and American is 16 ml.

metric	imperial	metric	imperial
5 ml	1 teaspoon			⅓ pint	1 tea cup
10 ml	1 dessert spoon		10 fl oz	½ pint	1 breakfast cup
15 ml	1 tablespoon	570 ml	* 20 fl oz	1 pint

Length Measurement

Why a length chart in cooking? It can be helpful when you get a recipe that says, "place the cookie dough 2 inches apart to allow for expansion during cooking" or "cut the dough into 10 inch lengths."

metric	imperial	metric	imperial	metric	imperial
6 mm	¼ inch	51 mm	2 inch	254 mm	10 inch
13 mm	½ inch	76 mm	3 inch	305 mm	1 foot
19 mm	¾ inch	102 mm	4 inch	610 mm	2 feet
25 mm	1 inch	127 mm	5 inch	915 mm	1 yard

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