Measurement Conversions
Primary source: Catherine Saxelby's Busy Body Cookbook, Hodder & Stoughton 1996.

 
 
CUPS AND SPOONS
1 cup 250 ml (8 fl oz)
1 Australian tablespoon 20 ml (4 teaspoons)
1 teaspoon 5 ml
1 UK tablespoon 15 ml (3 teaspoons)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese 125 g (4 oz)
1 cup plain flour 125 g (4 oz)
1 cup self-raising flour 125 g (4 oz)
1 cup caster sugar 250 g (8 oz)
1 cup soft brown sugar 185 g (6 oz)
1 cup tomato paste 250 g (8 oz)
1 cup short-grain rice 220 g (7 oz)
1 cup long-grain rice 200 g (6½ oz)
Source: Family Circle "Step by Step Mexican Cooking" Sydney: Murdoch Books, 1993.
DRY MEASURES
Metric
Imperial
15g
 ½ oz
30g
 1oz
60g
 2oz
90g
 3oz
100g
 3½oz
125g
 4oz (¼ lb)
155g
 5oz
185g
 6oz
220g
 7oz
250g
 8oz (½ lb)
280g
 9oz
315g
 10oz
345g
 11oz
375g
 12oz (¾ lb)
440g
 14oz
470g
 15oz
500g
 16oz (1 lb)
750g
 24oz 
1kg
 32oz (2 lb)
LIQUID MEASURES
Metric
 Imperial
30ml 1 fluid oz
60ml 2 fluid oz
100ml 3 fluid oz
125ml 4 fluid oz
150ml 5 fluid oz 
(1 gill)
185ml 6 fluid oz
250ml 8 fluid oz
300ml 10 fluid oz
(½ pint)
500ml 16 fluid oz
750ml 24 fluid oz
1000ml
(1 litre)		 32 fluid oz
(1¾ pints)

 
LINEAR MEASURES
Metric
Imperial
3mm
1/8 in
6mm
¼ in
1cm
½ in
2cm
¾ in
2½cm
1 in
5cm
2 in
6cm
2½ in
8cm
3 in
10cm
4 in
13cm
5 in
15cm
6 in
18cm
7 in
20cm
8 in
23cm
9 in
25cm
10 in
28cm
11 in
30cm
12 in
(1 ft)

 
 
 
OVEN TEMPERATURES
Standard Description
C
(Celsius)
F
(Fahrenheit)
Gas
Mark
Very slow
120
250
1
Slow
150
300
2
Moderately slow
160
325
3
Moderate
180
350
4
Moderately hot
190
375
5
Hot
200
400
6
Very hot
230
450
7
MICROWAVE POWER TEMPERATURES
WHIRLPOOL SHARP/
PANASONIC		 SANYO/
SAMSUNG
Output Wattage
Power Level
% Power
850-800 watts
High
100%
650 watts
Medium High
70%
500 watts
Medium
50-60%
350 watts
 Medium Low
(defrost)
30%
160 watts
Low
20%
90 watts
Very Low
10%