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COOKING WITH GALA

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Conversion Tables - Weights, Volumes, Temperatures

Basics:
5ml = 1 tsp
15 ml = 1 tbsp
250ml = 1 cup
1 liter = 4 cups
28.3g = 1 ounce
100g = 3.5 ounces
454g = 1 pound
1 cup = 8 ounces or 227 grams
1 pound = 454 grams
Recipe Measurements:
10 drops = dash
1 tsp. = 6 dashes
1 tsp. = 5 milliliters
3 tsp. = 1 Tbsp.
8 tsp. = 1 ounce
1 Tbsp. = 1/8 fluid ounce or 15 milliliters
2  Tbsp. = 1 fluid ounces
4  Tbsp. = 1/4 cup or 2 ounces
16 Tbsp. = 1 cup or 8 ounces
1/8 cup = 1 ounces
1/8 cup = 2 Tbsp.
3/8 cup = 6 Tbsp.
1/3 cup = 5 Tbsp. + 1 tsp.
1/2 cup = 8 Tbsp. or 4 ounces
1 cup = 1/2 pint (8 ounces)
1 cup = 240 milliliters
2 cups = 16 ounces or 1 pint
4 cups = 1 quart

 

One Pound:
2 cups butter
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
3 1/2 c. powdered sugar
2 2/3 cups brown sugar
2 cups milk
Butter - 1 lb. = 32 Tbsp.,  2 cups
Cheese - 1 lb. = 4 cups grated
Eggs - 1/2 cup = 2 large or 3 medium
Doneness Temperatures:
Beef:
Rare 120-125º
Medium Rare 130-135º
Medium 140-145º
Medium Well 150-155º
Overdone 160º or more
Lamb:
Rare 135º
Medium Rare 140-145º
Medium 160º
Poultry:
Chicken 165-175º
Turkey 165-175º
Pork: 150º
Oven Temperatures:
Note: Recipes are in Fahrenheit
225 F = 110 C (Celsius)
250 F = 130 C
275 F = 140 C
300 F = 150 C
325 F = 170 C
350 F = 180 C
375 F = 190 C
400 F = 200 C
425 F = 220 C
450 F = 230 C
475 F = 240 C
To Convert Fº to Cº subtract 32 from the degrees in Fahrenheit, divide by 5, then multiply by 9