U.S. /Imperial /Metric Conversions For Recipes

Volume

When measuring liquid, cooking measurements are quite straightforward:

Weight

Check this chart for basic imperial to metric conversions:

Spoons!

Ever stop to wonder about teaspoons, dessertspoons and tablespoons? Here are their metric equivalents. But first:

1 dessertspoon = 2 teaspoons
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon

Also know that tablespoons can be easily used to convert dry (and wet) ingredients to/from US cups. Here’s a simple conversion chart:

Tablespoons to US cups

Weight of common ingredients

Found a recipe in US cups? Keep in mind a cup of butter weighs much more than a cup of flour! Use this chart to convert common ingredients between cups, metric and imperial:

Plain flour and icing sugar

Porridge oats

Sugar (caster and granulated)

Brown soft sugar

Honey, treacle and syrup

Butter and margarine

Quick conversions

For other common ingredients, here are some quick conversions from US cups to metric:

1 cup chocolate chips = 150g
1 cup cocoa powder = 125g
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans = 125g
1 cup walnut or pecan halves = 100g
1 cup desiccated coconut = 75g
1 tablespoon baking powder = 15g
1 tablespoon salt = 18g
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese = 120g
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese = 80g
1 cup dried breadcrumbs = 120g
1 cup couscous = 175g
1 cup lentils = 190g
1 cup sultanas or raisins = 170g