Cooking Measurements

Measuring your cooking ingredients correctly makes food taste good and a constant outcome.

The three basic measuring equipments are:

1. Measuring cup.

2. Measuring spoon.

3. Measuring jug.

 

You can found this measuring equipments in supermarket and kitchenware shop.

Use measuring spoon and cup for dry ingredients and measuring jug for liquid ingredients.

 

When measuring dry ingredient, dip the cup or

spoon measures in dry ingredients and level off with edge of knife.

When measuring liquid, place the jug onto flat

surface and check it with your eye at the level of measurement.

These conversion have been rounded for cookery purposes.
 

SPOON MEASURES
IMPERIAL                  METRIC

1/4 teaspoon               1.25 ml

1/2 teaspoon                 2.5 ml

1 teaspoon                        5 ml

1 tablespoon                   15 ml

CUP MEASURES
IMPERIAL                  METRIC

1/3 cup                            80 ml

1/2 cup                          125 ml

1 cup                              250 ml

LIQUID MEASURES
IMPERIAL                     METRIC

1 fluid oz                            30 ml

2 fluid oz                            60 ml
3 fluid oz                          100 ml

4 fluid oz                          125 ml
5 fluid oz (1/4 pint)        150 ml
6 fluid oz                          190 ml
8 fluid oz                          250 ml
10 fluid oz (1/2 pint)      300 ml
16 fluid oz                        500 ml
20 fluid oz (1 pint)          600 ml
1 3/4 pint                       1000 ml