The following tables will give you an indication of measurements for your recipes. Note that US measurements are not the same as Australian or Imperial. Mostly it won't matter, but if you are concerned, Google it!
Metric cup & spoon sizes*
|
| cup |
metric |
| 1/4 cup |
60ml |
| 1/3 cup |
80ml |
| 1/2 cup |
125ml |
| 1 cup |
250ml |
| |
|
| spoon |
metric |
| 1/4 teaspoon |
1.25ml |
| 1/2 teaspoon |
2.5ml |
| 1 teaspoon |
5ml |
| 2 teaspoons |
10ml |
1 dessertspoon
| 10ml |
| 1 tablespoon (equal to 4 teaspoons) |
20ml |
Liquids*
|
| metric |
cup |
imperial |
| 30ml |
|
1 fl oz |
| 60ml |
1/4 cup |
2 fl oz |
| 80ml |
|
3 1/2 fl oz |
| 100ml |
1/3 cup |
2 3/4 fl oz |
| 125ml |
1/2 cup |
4 fl oz |
| 150ml |
|
5 fl oz |
| 180ml |
3/4 cup |
6 fl oz |
| 200ml |
|
7 fl oz |
| 250ml |
1 cup |
8 3/4 fl oz |
| 310ml |
1 1/4 cups |
10 1/2 fl oz |
| 375ml |
1 1/2 cups |
13 fl oz |
| 430ml |
1 3/4 cups |
15 fl oz |
| 475ml |
|
16 fl oz |
| 500ml |
2 cups |
17 fl oz |
| 625ml |
2 1/2 cups |
21 1/2 fl oz |
| 750ml |
3 cups |
26 fl oz |
| 1L |
4 cups |
35 fl oz |
| 1.25L |
5 cups |
44 fl oz |
| 1.5L |
6 cups |
52 fl oz |
| 2L |
8 cups |
70 fl oz |
| 2.5L |
10 cups |
88 fl oz |
Mass (weight)*
|
| 10g |
1/4oz |
| 15g |
1/2oz |
| 30g |
1oz |
| 60g |
2oz |
| 90g |
3oz |
| 125g |
4oz (1/4 lb) |
| 155g |
5oz |
| 185g |
6oz |
| 220g |
7oz |
| 250g |
8oz (1/2 lb) |
| 280g |
9oz |
| 315g |
10oz |
| 345g |
11oz |
| 375g |
12oz (3/4 lb) |
| 410g |
13oz |
| 440g |
14oz |
| 470g |
15oz |
| 500g (1/2 kg) |
16oz (1 lb) |
| 750g |
24oz (1 1/2 lb) |
| 1kg |
32oz (2 lb) |
| 1.5kg |
48oz (3 lb) |
| 2kg |
64oz (4 lb) |
Cup conversions for metric & imperial*
|
| ingredient |
1 cup |
1/2 cup |
1/3 cup |
1/4 cup |
| breadcrumbs, dry |
90g |
2 3/4oz |
45g |
1 1/2oz |
30g |
1oz |
25g |
3/4oz |
| butter |
250g |
8oz |
125g |
4oz |
80g |
2 1/2oz |
60g |
2oz |
| cheese, shredded/grated |
80g |
2 1/2oz |
40g |
1oz |
35g |
1oz |
25g |
3/4oz |
| choc bits |
190g |
6oz |
95g |
3oz |
70g |
2 1/4oz |
55g |
1 3/4oz |
| coconut, desiccated |
85g |
2 3/4oz |
45g |
1 1/2oz |
35g |
1oz |
20g |
1/2oz |
| flour, plain/self-raising |
150g |
4 3/4oz |
75g |
2 1/2oz |
50g |
1 1/2oz |
40g |
1 1/2oz |
| rice, uncooked (long-grain/basmati/jasmine) |
200g |
6 1/2oz |
100g |
3oz |
70g |
2 1/4oz |
50g |
1 1/2oz |
| sour cream |
235g |
7 1/2oz |
125g |
4oz |
85g |
2 1/2oz |
65g |
2oz |
| sugar, brown – lightly packed |
160g |
5oz |
80g |
2 1/2oz |
60g |
2oz |
45g |
1 1/2oz |
| sugar, brown – firmly packed |
200g |
6 1/2oz |
100g |
3oz |
70g |
2 1/4oz |
55g |
1 3/4oz |
| sugar, caster |
220g |
7oz |
115g |
3 3/4oz |
80g |
2 1/2oz |
60g |
2oz |
| sugar, icing |
150g |
4 3/4oz |
80g |
2 1/2oz |
60g |
2oz |
45g |
1 1/2oz |
| sugar, white |
225g |
7oz |
110g |
3 1/2oz |
80g |
2 1/2oz |
60g |
2oz |
| sultanas |
170g |
5 1/2oz |
90g |
3oz |
65g |
2oz |
45g |
1 1/2oz |
| yoghurt |
260g |
8 1/4oz |
130g |
4oz |
90g |
3oz |
70g |
2 1/4oz |
*These conversions have been rounded for cookery purposes
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