Cooking & Recipe conversions


Dry measures Cake tin substitutions
Liquid measures Cup conversions
Oven temperature conversion Converting old recipes
Cake tin sizes  

Dry measures

Imperial Metric
1 oz 30g
2 oz 55g
3 oz 85g
4 oz (¼ lb) 115g
5 oz 140g
6 oz 170g
7 oz 200g
8 oz (½ lb) 225g
9 oz 255g
10 oz 285g
16 oz (1 lb) 450g
32 oz (2 lb) 900g

Liquid measures

Imperial Metric
1 fl oz 2 tablespoon
2 fl oz 1/4 cup (60ml)
2¾ fl oz 1/3 cup (80ml)
4 fl oz (1/4 pint /1 gill) 1/2 cup (125ml)
5 fl oz 2/3 cup (150ml)
6 fl oz 3/4 cup (175ml)
8 fl oz 1 cup (250ml)
10 fluid oz (½ pint) 300 ml
20 fluid oz (1 pint) 600 ml
1 quart 1 litre
1 teaspoon (5ml)    1 tablespoon (15ml)
Australia metric tablespoon is 20ml

Oven temperature conversion

  °C °F GAS
slow oven 120 250 1 – Very Slow
slow-moderate oven 150 300 2 – Slow
moderate oven 180 350 4 – Moderate
hot oven 200 400 6 – Hot
quick oven 220 450 7 – Very Hot

Cake tin sizes

Imperial Metric
6 inches 15cm
7 inches 18cm
8 inches 20cm
9 inches 23cm
10 inches 25cm
11 inches 28cm

Cake tin substitutions

Recipe calls for this tin: This tin can be used:
20cm x 10cm, loaf 20cm, round
23cm, round 20cm, square
20cm, square 23cm, round
23cm, square 20 to 24 muffin cups
23cm x 12.5cm, loaf 16 to 20 muffin cups
27.5cm x 17.5cm, rectangle 23cm x 12.5cm, loaf
25cm Bundt or fluted ring pan Two 23cm, round
The baking time may change, so make sure to check for signs of doneness.

Cup conversions

  1/4 cup 1/3 cup 1/2 cup 1 cup
breadcrumbs, dry 25g (1 oz) 30g (1¼ oz) 55g (2 oz) 115g (4 oz)
butter 55g (2 oz) 75g (2½ oz) 115g (4 oz) 225g (8 oz)
cheese, shredded/grated 30g (¾ oz) 35g (1¼ oz) 50g (1¾ oz) 100g (3½ oz)
choc bits 40g (1¾ oz) 50g (2¼ oz) 85g (3 oz) 170g (6 oz)
coconut, desiccated 30g (¾ oz) 30g (1 oz) 45g (1½ oz) 85g (3 oz)
flour, plain/self-raising 50g (1¾ oz) 55g (2 oz) 75g (2½ oz) 130g (4¾ oz)
rice, uncooked 50g (1¾ oz) 60g (2¼ oz) 110g (3¼ oz) 175g (6½ oz)
sour cream 35g (1¼ oz) 85g (3 oz) 110g (3¾ oz) 210g (7½ oz)
sugar, brown – lightly packed 35g (1¼ oz) 55g (2 oz) 75g (2½ oz) 140g (5 oz)
sugar, brown – firmly packed 50g (1¾ oz) 65g (2¼ oz) 100g (3¼ oz) 175g (6½ oz)
sugar, caster 40g (1¼ oz) 75g (2½ oz) 110g (3¾ oz) 200g (7 oz)
sugar, icing 50g (1¼ oz) 55g (2 oz) 75g (2½ oz) 145g (4¾ oz)
sugar, white 50g (1¾ oz) 75 (2½ oz) 100g (3½ oz) 200g (7 oz)
sultanas 45g (1½ oz) 55g (2 oz) 80g (2¾ oz) 150g (5½ oz)
yoghurt 60g (2¼ oz) 85g (3 oz) 115g (4 oz) 215g (8¼ oz)
These conversions have been rounded for cookery purposes

Converting old recipes

Dry & solids measurements
Breakfast cup 1 standard cup + 2 tablespoons
Teacup is 1/2 a standard cup + 1 tablespoon

  breakfast cup teacup
flour 160g 80g
mixed fruit 150g 75g
sugar 250g 125g
brown sugar 250g 115g
butter 225g 115g
coconut 85g 40g
wholemeal 85g 40g

Liquid measurements
1 standard cup = 225 ml
1 breakfastcup = 1/2 pint = 275ml
1/2 breakfastcup = 1 gill = 150 ml
1 teacup = 200 ml
2 tablespoon = 2 fluid ounce = 55ml

A salt spoon is 1/4 tsp.
A pinch is picked up with your thumb and finger pinched together (approximately 1/8 tsp).


Inches to Centimeters