These conversion tables are
intended to help all users of Pan cookery books
- Wherever they live in the world. The following
tables show you how to convert the various
weights and measures simply.
International Measures
Measure
UK
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
1 pint
20 fl oz
20 fl oz
20 fl oz
20 fl oz
1 cup
10 fl oz
8 fl oz
8 fl oz
8 fl oz
1 tablespoon
5/8 fl oz
1/2 fl oz
1/2 fl oz
1/2 fl oz
1 teaspoon
1/5 fl oz
1/8 fl oz
1/6 fl oz
1/6 fl oz
Conversion of fluid ounces to
metric
35 fl oz (approx 1¾
Imperial pints)
=
1 litre(1000 milliliters or
10 deciliters)
1 Imperial pint (20 fl oz)
=
approx 600 ml (6 dl)
1/2 Imperial pint (10 fl oz)
=
200 ml (3 dl)
1/4 Imperial pint ( 5 fl oz)
=
150 ml (1½
dl)
4 tablespoons (2½
fl oz)
=
70 ml (7 centiliters)
2 tablespoons (1¼
fl oz)
=
35 ml (3½
cl)
1 tablespoon (⅝
fl oz)
=
18 ml (2 cl)
1 teaspoon (1/5 fl oz)
=
6 ml
(All the above metric
equivalents are approximate)
Conversion of Solid Weights to
Metric
2 lb 3 oz
=
1 kg (kilogram)
1 lb
=
453 grams
12 oz
=
339 grams
8 oz
=
225 grams
4 oz
=
113 grams
2 oz
=
56 grams
1 oz
=
28 grams
Equivalents
1 UK (old BSI standard) cup
equals 1¼ cups in
Commonwealth countries
4 UK tablespoons equals 5 Commonwealth
tablespoons
5 UK teaspoons equal 6 New Zealand or 6 Canada
or 8 Australia
In British cookery books, a gill usually 5 fl oz
(1/4 pint), but in a few localities in the UK it
can mean 10 fl oz (1/2 pint).
Other non-standardized measures include:
Breakfast cup
=
approx
10 fl oz
Tea
=
6 fl
oz
Coffee cup
=
3 fl
oz
Oven Temperatures
These temperatures are only an
approximate guide as all ovens vary slightly,
according to the make and country of
manufacture.
