It’s no coincidence that I took this phrase from an old funny advertisement, since in many recipes the authors quite rarely indicate all kinds of sizes for their ingredients – in grams, in ounces (oz) or cups (cup).
Metric system | Imperial | Cups (US) |
250 ml | 8 fl oz | 1 |
If you need a different amount, simply divide or multiply in terms of the desired one.
Weight – without cups
Everything is a little more complicated here, since different ingredients have different densities, and below I will give a few tables.
To start – ounces
Imperial | System Metric |
1 ounce (oz) | 30 grams |
Similarly with liquids – if you need a different amount, simply divide or multiply in terms of the desired one.
Spoons
A simple rule (if, of course, the manufacturer complies with dimensional rules)
1 tablespoon (tbs) = 3 teaspoons (ts)
1 dessert spoon (ds) = 2 teaspoons (ts)
1 teaspoon 5 ml
2 teaspoons = 1 dessert spoon 10 ml
1 tablespoon 30 ml
Now “convert” spoons into cups: 16 tablespoons = 1 cup
Weight – in terms of cups
Plain flour and powdered sugar (you can find it in the name icing)
Metric system | Imperial | Cups (US) |
125 grams | 4 1/2 ounces | 1 |
Sugar granulated, that is, regular (caster or granulated)
Metric system | Imperial | Cups (US) |
200 grams | 7 oz | 1 |
Soft brown sugar
Metric system | Imperial | Cups (US) |
220 grams | 7 3/4 ounces | 1 |
Honey and syrups
Metric system | Imperial | Cups (US) |
340 grams | 12 ounces | 1 |
Butter and margarine
Metric system | Imperial | Cups (US) |
225 grams | 8 ounces | 1 |
Other ingredients
Name | Metric system | Imperial | Cups (US) |
Chocolate buttons | 150 grams | 5 ounces | 1 |
Powdered coconut | 125 grams | 4 1/4 ounces | 1 |
Walnuts and pecans ground | 125 grams | 4 1/4 ounces | 1 |
Grated cheddar | 120 grams | 4 ounces | 1 |
Grated Parmesan | 80 grams | 2 3/4 | 1 |
Couscous | 175 grams | 5 3/4 | 1 |
Lentils | 190 grams | 6 1/3 | 1 |
Raisins (including sultan) | 170 grams | 5 3/4 | 1 |
Breadcrumbs | 120 grams | 4 ounces | 1 |