Volume
1 US gallon = 4/5 UK (imperial) gallon or 3.78 litres
1 UK gallon (imperial) = 1 and 1/5 US gallons or 4.54 litres
1 US pint = 4/5 UK (imperial) pints = 473ml
1 UK (imperial) pint = 1 and 1/5 US pints = 568ml
1 metric pint = 600ml
1 US quart = 4/5 UK (imperial) quart = 946 ml
1 UK (imperial) quart = 1 and 1/5 US quarts = 1137ml
1 US fluid oz = 1 UK (imperial) fluid oz (near enough) = 30ml
1 US tablespoon = 4/5 UK (imperial) tablespoon = 15ml
1 UK (imperial) tablespoon = 1 and 1/5 US tablespoons = 18ml
1 Australian metric tablespoon = 3/5 oz = 20ml
1 US teaspoon = 4/5 UK (imperial) teaspoon = 1 metric teaspoon = 5ml
1 UK (imperial) teaspoon = 1 1/5th US teaspoons = 6ml
1 salt spoon = 1/2 teaspoon
1 dessert spoon = 2 teaspoons
1 US coffee spoon = 1/2 teaspoon = 2.5ml
1 kitchen spoon = 1 teaspoon
a pinch = 1/8 teaspoon
a vintage dash = 12 drops, although use your own judgment
a modern dash = 3 drops
a dram = 1/8 oz = 3.5ml
1 UK (imperial) gill or jill = 1/4 of a UK (imperial) pint or 142ml
1 US gill or jill = 1/4 of a US pint or 118ml
1 cup (tumbler or glassful) US = 1 cup UK (imperial) = 240ml
1 metric cup = 8 1/2oz = 250ml
1 scant cup = 1 US cup minus 2 US tablespoons = (240ml-30ml) 210ml
1 heaping cup = 1 US or UK imperial cup plus 2 teaspoons (approx) = 1 metric cup or 250ml
1 UK teacup = 6 1/2 oz = 190ml
1 UK breakfast cup = 9 1/2 oz = 285ml
1 wineglass = 1/4 US or imperial cup = 60ml
1 jigger = 1.5 oz = 44ml
1 coffee cup = a scant US/imperial cup = 210ml1 peck = 2 gallons (dry). Use the gallon measurement for whichever country in which your recipe was published – US 7.6 litres – UK 9 litres
1 saucer = 1 heaping US/imperial cup = 1 metric cup = 250ml
butter the size of an egg = 1/4 US/imperial cup or 2 ounces = 56gm
butter the size of a walnut = 1 US tablespoon = 3/4 Australian/UK tablespoon or 3 teaspoons = 15ml
butter the size of a hazelnut = 1 teaspoon = 5ml
Weight
1 US oz weight = 1 UK (imperial) oz weight = 28gm
1 lb = 454gm
1 stone = 6.35kg
1 pennyweight = 1/20 oz = 1.5gm
Temperatures
Very slow oven = below 300 degrees F = below 150 degrees C
Slow oven = 300 degrees F = 150 degrees C
Moderately slow oven = 325 degrees F = 160 degrees C
Moderate oven = 350 degrees F = 180 degrees C
Moderately hot oven = 375 degrees F = 190 degrees C
Quick oven = 375 – 400 degrees F = 190 – 205 degrees C
Hot oven = 400 – 425 degrees F = 205 – 220 degrees C
Very hot oven = 450 – 475 degrees F = 230 – 250 degrees C
Extremely hot oven = 500 degrees F or more = 260 degrees C or more
Packet Sizes
Cans (US)
#1 = 1-1/3 US/imperial cups = 320 ml
#1 tall = 2 US/imperial cups = 480 ml
#1 square = 2 US/imperial cups = 480 ml
#2 = 2-1/2 US/imperial cups = 600 ml
#2-1/2 = 3-1/2 US/imperial cups = 840 ml
#2-1/2 square = scant 4 US/imperial cups = 960 ml
#3 = 4 US/imperial cups = 960 ml
#3 squat= 2-3/4 US/imperial cups = 660 ml
#5 = 7-1/3 US/imperial cups = 1776 ml
#10 = 12 US/imperial cups = 2880 ml
#300 = 1-3/4 US/imperial cups = 420 ml
#303 = 2 US/imperial cups = 480 ml
Chocolate
1 square = 1oz US = 28gm
Gelatine
Envelope = 3 teaspoons or 1 US tablespoon
Yeast
Package of dried yeast = 3/5 oz = 17gm
Cake of compressed yeast = 3/5 oz = 17gm
