In my Boston kitchen, I have access to my favorite stainless steel measuring cups and spoons, as well as my Kitchenaid mixer, blender, food processor, etc. Here in my French kitchen, I've learned how to be a minimalist cook and baker. I basically use a large stainless steel bowl, stainless steel measuring spoons (sans cups), a few wooden spoons, 1 spatula, and a scale (in grams).
Without my measuring cups, I find myself constantly having to convert from Cups to Grams (darn us Americans for not using the metric system like the rest of the world!). To help you convert from American to Metric, I've converted some of the most basic baking items for you.
For Yeast, refer to the table below, or use this handy calculator: http://www.traditionaloven.com/conversions_of_measures/yeast_converter.html
TEMPERATURES | ||||||
To calculate yourself:
1. Take the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and subtract 32.
2. Divide by 1.8.
3. The result is degrees Celsius.
| Celsius | Fahrenheit |
| 79 | 175 |
| 93 | 200 |
| 121 | 250 |
| 149 | 300 |
| 177 | 350 |
| 191 | 375 |
| 204 | 400 |
| 218 | 425 |
| 232 | 450 |
| 246 | 475 |
| CALCULATING IT YOURSELF | ||||||
| If I don't have it converted for you below, you can also do your own calculation using these conversion units. | ||||||
| 1 ounce = 28.34 grams | ||||||
| 1 pound = .453 kilograms | ||||||
| 1 gram = .035 ounces | ||||||
| 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds | ||||||
| 1 fluid oz = 29.57 milliliters | ||||||
| MEASURING SPOONS | ||||||
| 1 tablespoon = .5 fluid oz or 14.79 ml | ||||||
| 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon | ||||||
| 4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup | ||||||
| 16 tablespoons = 1 cup | ||||||
| LIQUID VOLUME | ||||||
| 100 ml = 0.1 l = 1/10 L | ||||||
| 1 cl = 0.01 L = 1/100 L | ||||||
| 10 cl = 0.1 L = 1/10 L | ||||||
| DRY GOODS | Ounces in 1 Cup | Grams in 1 Cup | Grams in 1/2 Cup | Grams in 1/3 Cup | Grams in 1/4 Cup | Grams in 2 TBS |
| Baking powder 1 Tablespoon = 12 g | 24.0 | |||||
| Chocolate chips 1 cup = 5.35 oz | 5.35 | 151.7 | 75.8 | 50.6 | 37.9 | |
| Cocoa powder 1 cup = 4.51 oz | 4.52 | 128.0 | 64.0 | 42.7 | 32.0 | |
| Coconut, dry shredded 1 cup = 2.5 oz | 2.5 | 70.9 | 35.4 | 23.6 | 17.7 | |
| Cornmeal, coarse 1 cup = 4.85 oz | 4.85 | 137.5 | 68.7 | 45.8 | 34.4 | |
| Cornmeal, fine 1 cup = 6.3 oz | 6.3 | 178.6 | 89.3 | 59.5 | 44.7 | |
| Flour, All purpose 1 cup = 4.5 oz | 4.5 | 127.6 | 63.8 | 42.5 | 31.9 | |
| Flour, Bread 1 cup = 4.8 oz | 4.8 | 136.1 | 68.0 | 45.4 | 34.0 | |
| Flour, Cake 1 cup = 3.9 oz | 3.9 | 110.6 | 55.3 | 36.9 | 27.6 | |
| Flour, Pastry 1 cup = 4.25 oz | 4.25 | 120.5 | 60.2 | 40.2 | 30.1 | |
| Flour, Whole Wheat 1 cup = 4.25 oz | 4.25 | 120.5 | 60.2 | 40.2 | 30.1 | |
| Oats, rolled 1 cup = 3 oz | 3 | 85.0 | 42.5 | 28.3 | 21.3 | |
| Salt 1 Tablespoon = 18 g | 36.0 | |||||
| Walnut/pecan halves 1 cup = 3.5 oz | 3.5 | 99.2 | 49.6 | 33.1 | 24.8 | |
| Walnuts, chopped 1 cup = 4.3 oz | 4.3 | 121.9 | 61.0 | 40.6 | 30.5 | |
| EGGS and DAIRY | Ounces in 1 Cup | Grams in 1 Cup | Grams in 1/2 Cup | Grams in 1/3 Cup | Grams in 1/4 Cup | Grams in 2 TBS |
| Butter 1 cup = 8 oz | 8 | 226.8 | 113.4 | 75.6 | 56.7 | 28.3 |
| Cream cheese 1 cup = 8.2 oz | 8.2 | 232.5 | 116.2 | 77.5 | 58.1 | |
| Egg 1 egg yolk = .7 oz | 0.7 | 19.8 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 5.0 | |
| Egg 1 whole large egg = 1.7 oz | 1.7 | 48.2 | 24.1 | 16.1 | 12.0 | |
| Cream, heavy 1 cup = 8.4 oz | 8.4 | 238.1 | 119.1 | 79.4 | 59.5 | |
| Milk 1 cup = 8 oz | 8 | 226.8 | 113.4 | 75.6 | 56.7 | |
| Sour cream/yogurt 1 cup = 8.6 oz | 8.6 | 243.8 | 121.9 | 81.3 | 61.0 | |
| SUGARS, SYRUPS, and OILS | Ounces in 1 Cup | Grams in 1 Cup | Grams in 1/2 Cup | Grams in 1/3 Cup | Grams in 1/4 Cup | Grams in 2 TBS |
| Corn syrup 1 cup = 11.5 oz | 11.5 | 326.0 | 163.0 | 108.7 | 81.5 | 40.8 |
| Honey 1 cup = 12 oz | 12 | 340.2 | 170.1 | 113.4 | 85.0 | 42.5 |
| Molasses 1 cup = 11.6 oz | 11.6 | 328.9 | 164.4 | 109.6 | 82.2 | 41.1 |
| Oil, vegetable 1 cup = 7.7 oz | 7.7 | 218.3 | 109.1 | |||
| Solid shortening 1 cup = 7.25 oz | 7.25 | 205.5 | 102.8 | |||
| Sugar, brown packed 1 cup = 7.75 oz | 7.75 | 219.7 | 109.9 | 73.2 | 54.9 | |
| Sugar, granulated 1 cup = 7.1 oz | 7.1 | 201.3 | 100.6 | 67.1 | 50.3 | 25.2 |
| Sugar, powdered sifted 1 cup = 3.6 oz | 3.6 | 102.1 | 51.0 | |||
| Sugar, powdered unsifted 1 cup = 4.4 oz | 4.4 | 124.7 | 62.4 | |||
| YEAST | Ounces AD | Grams AD | Teaspooons AD | Ounces Instant | Grams Instant | Teaspoons Instant |
| Active Dry 1 envelope | 1/4 | 7 | 2 1/4 | 0.17 | 4.72 | 2 1/4 |
