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Page added on March 21st, 2000

 
I've had problems with every unit converter I've tried to link to, so now I'm just going to give tables of approximate equivalents. I've included the mathematical formulas for those who want more precise conversions.
Temperature Liquid measures
Dry measures Other Equivalents

My favorite conversion website

Temperatures

Celcius/Centigrade Fahrenheit Approximates
100 212 very low heat
110 225  
120 250  
140 275 low heat
150 300  
175 350 medium heat
180 356  
190 375 medium-high heat
200 400  
220 425 high heat
240 475 very high heat
C to F C = 5/9 x (F - 32)  
F to C F = (9/5 x C) + 32  
The difference between the U.S. and Imperial (British) measuring systems is small, and cooking is not an art where a few milliliters or grams more or less matter very much.
These  approximates are based on the U.S. system.

Liquid measures

Milliliters (ml) Fluid ounces   Milliliters (ml) Fl.oz Pints
25 0,85   400 13,6 0,85
50 1,7   500 17 1,00
75 2,5   600 20,4 1,3
100 3,4   700 23,8 1,5
125 4,25   800 27,2 1,7
150 5,1   900 30,6 1,9
175 6   1000 34 2,1
200 6,8   1500 51 3,2
250 8,5   2000 68 4,25
300 10,2      
         
ml to fl.oz. ml / 29,573   fl.oz. to ml fl.oz. X 29,573

Dry Measures

Grams (g) Ounces (oz)   grams Ounces Pounds
25 0,9   400 14 0,9
50 1,75   500 17,5 1,1
75 2,6   600 21 1,3
100 3,5   700 24,5 1,5
150 5,25   800 28 1,75
200 7   900 31,5 2,00
250 8,75   1000 35 2,1
300 10,5   1500 52,5 3,3
         
g to oz g / 28,350   oz to g oz X 28,350

Equivalents

1 cup = 16 tblsp 1 tblsp = 3 tsp 1 pinch = 1/8 tsp or less
 
Cup and spoon measures are not the same in the U.S. and Britain, so here are the capacities of each, given in milliliters. The difference is not so big when using the smaller units, but becomes pronounced when using the bigger ones. Wherever I give measures in cups and spoons, they are U.S. measures.
Measure U.S. Imperial
1 cup 237 ml 284 ml
1 tblsp 15 ml 18 ml
1 tsp 5 ml 6 ml