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“GOT PORK?” — Michael Symon

Conversions

Volume Equivalents

1 dash = 1/16 teaspoon

1 pinch = 1/8 teaspoon

1 teaspoon = 1/3 tablespoon = 1/6 ounce

2 teaspoons = 2/3 tablespoon = 1/3 ounce

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon = 1/2 ounce = 1/16 cup = 15 ml

2 tablespoons = 1/8 cup = 1 ounce  = 30 ml

4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup = 2 ounces = 59 ml

5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup = 2 2/3 ounces = 79 ml

8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup = 4 ounces = 118 ml

10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup = 5 1/3 ounces = 158 ml

12 tablespoons – 3/4 cup = 6 ounces = 177 ml

16 tablespoons = 1 cup = 8 ounces = 237 ml

2 cups =1 pint = 1/2 quart = 16 ounces

4 cups = 2 pints = 1 quart = 32 ounces

16 cups = 8 pints = 4 quarts = 1 gallon

 

Temperature Conversions

275°F = 140°C

300°F = 150°C

325°F = 165°C

350°F = 180°C

375°F = 190°C

400°F = 200°C

425°F = 220°C

450°F = 230°C

475°F = 240°C

 Pan Conversions from inch to centimetre

1 inch = 2.5 cm

2 inches = 5 cm

3 inches = 7.5 cm

4 inches = 10 cm

5 inches = 12.5 cm

6 inches = 15 cm

7 inches = 17.5 cm

8 inches = 20 cm

9 inches = 22.5 cm

10 inches = 25 cm

11 inches = 27.5 cm

12 inches = 30 cm

Ingredient Equivalents

Butter

1 stick = 4 ounces = 8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup

4 sticks = 16 ounces = 32 tablespoons = 2 cups

Chocolate

1 ounce = 1/4 cup grated

6 ounces chips = 1 cup chips

1 pound cocoa = 4 cups cocoa

Creams

Half and half = 1/2 milk + 1/2 cream = 10 1/2% to 18% butterfat

Light cream = 18% butterfat

Light whipping cream = 26% to 30% butterfat

Heavy cream = whipping cream = 36% or more butterfat

Double cream = clotted or Devonshire cream = 42% butterfat

Eggs

1 large egg (approximately) = 1 tablespoon yolk + 2 tablespoons white

1 cup = 4 jumbo = 4 to 5 extra-large = 5 large = 5 to 6 medium = 7 small

Flour

1 pound = 4 cups all-purpose or bread flour = 4 3/4 cups cake flour

1 cup sifted cake flour = 7/8 cup sifted all-purpose flour

1+ cup self-rising flour = 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour + 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder + 1/2 teaspoon salt

Lemon

1 lemon = 1 to 3 tablespoons juice, 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons grated zest

4 large lemons = 1 cup juice = 1/4 cup grated zest

Sugars

1 pound white = 2 cups white = 454 grams

1 pound packed brown = 2 1/4 cups packed brown

1 cup packed brown = 1 cup white

1 pound superfine sugar = 1 cup white sugar = 190 grams

1 pound powdered sugar = 3 1/2 to 4 cups

1 3/4 cups powdered sugar = 1 cup white sugar

1 cup powdered sugar = 80 grams

100 grams white sugar = 1/2 cup

Yeast

1 cake = 3/5 ounce = 1 packet dry = 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 teaspoons dry