Posted by: Swee | June 2, 2006

Baking Tips : Measuring Equivalents

Hi all,
I’ve people telling me that they have only a measuring scale, and some of the recipes uses ‘cups’ .. But no worries, to convert those, all u need is … A Calculator

Ok. To convert litres to cups, multiply the number of litres by 4.224 (1 litre = about 4 1/2 cups; 2 litres = about 8 1/2 cups), and to convert cups to litres, multiply the number of cups by 0.237. Litres are the same as kilograms.. then u’ll just need to do some mathematics and it’s done..

1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoon = 1/2 fluid ounce = 14.8 ml
1/4 cup = 4 tbsp = 2 fluid ounces = 59.2 ml
1 cup = 16 tbsp = 8 fluid ounces = 236.8 ml

Means, if u need 2 cups of flour and u dont have a measuring cup, just multiply 2 to 0.237 and u get 0.474 Litre.. which means, 474 gm of flour.

And to convert grams to ounces, divide grams by 28.35
grams to pounds, divide grams by 453.6
To convert them the other way round, just multiply the number

1 pound = 16 ounces = 453.6 gm
2.2 pounds = 1kg

I hope that helps ;)

P/s : remember to write the conversion at the recipe book / paper. So if you need to bake it again, you’ll save the hassle of calculating them again

Have a nice day

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