Thread: conversion calculator

In article <[email protected]>,
sf <[email protected]> wrote:

> Converting a recipe from UK to US measurements and found this web site
> http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index....s/Measures.cfm
> Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share? Gourmet
> Sleuth's is more comprehensive, but it's also harder to use.

This one is very simple, and is copyrighted by the CABAL (TINC):

http://www.recfoodcooking.com/cvtunits.html

It only converts one thing at a time, though, not a whole recipe.

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On 2010-11-20, sf <[email protected]> wrote:

> Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share?

Google Search:

http://tinyurl.com/2dkv57f

Sometimes you have to spell the unit measurement out instead of
abbreviating it, but I can't recall a single unit measurement it will
NOT convert, no matter how bizarre.

nb

On 20 Nov 2010 21:58:11 GMT, notbob <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2010-11-20, sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share?
>
> Google Search:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2dkv57f
>
> Sometimes you have to spell the unit measurement out instead of
> abbreviating it, but I can't recall a single unit measurement it will
> NOT convert, no matter how bizarre.
>
Yeah, but google didn't do the conversions I needed. I was just
curious if anyone had something more complete than the one I posted
and not as complicated as Gourmet Sleuth and had forgotten there was a
conversion calculator on the web site.


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On Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:50:10 -0800, Dan Abel <[email protected]> wrote:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Converting a recipe from UK to US measurements and found this web site
> > http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index....s/Measures.cfm
> > Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share? Gourmet
> > Sleuth's is more comprehensive, but it's also harder to use.
>
> This one is very simple, and is copyrighted by the CABAL (TINC):
>
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/cvtunits.html
>
> It only converts one thing at a time, though, not a whole recipe.

Thanks for the reminder - I'd completely forgotten about it. Too bad
I converted the recipe before posting, because using the rfc web site
would have saved me 5-10 minutes.

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Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On 11/20/2010 4:14 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:50:10 -0800, Dan Abel<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> In article<[email protected] >,
>> sf<[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Converting a recipe from UK to US measurements

....... snip

>> This one is very simple, and is copyrighted by the CABAL (TINC):
>>
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/cvtunits.html
>>
>> It only converts one thing at a time, though, not a whole recipe.
>
> Thanks for the reminder - I'd completely forgotten about it. Too bad
> I converted the recipe before posting, because using the rfc web site
> would have saved me 5-10 minutes.

Er, DOH! <VBG!>

Sky, who couldn't resist ;D

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On 2010-11-20, sf <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yeah, but google didn't do the conversions I needed.

What conversion was that?

nb

sf wrote on Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:12:55 -0800:

> Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share? Gourmet
>Sleuth's is more comprehensive, but it's also harder to use.

I've never had much of a problem with mental arithmetic. There aren't
really a lot of factors to memorize and, when we rented apartments in
Europe, we never had much trouble remembering the approximate needed
weight in grams for various foodstuffs. Cooking is not an exact science
:-)






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On 2010-11-20, James Silverton <[email protected]> wrote:

> weight in grams for various foodstuffs. Cooking is not an exact science

Baking is.

nb

On 20 Nov 2010 22:28:49 GMT, notbob <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2010-11-20, sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Yeah, but google didn't do the conversions I needed.
>
> What conversion was that?
>
Convert 3 grams to teaspoons.

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Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Sat, 20 Nov 2010 17:57:53 -0500, "James Silverton"
<[email protected]> wrote:

> sf wrote on Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:12:55 -0800:
>
> > Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share? Gourmet
> >Sleuth's is more comprehensive, but it's also harder to use.
>
> I've never had much of a problem with mental arithmetic. There aren't
> really a lot of factors to memorize and, when we rented apartments in
> Europe, we never had much trouble remembering the approximate needed
> weight in grams for various foodstuffs. Cooking is not an exact science
> :-)

You go right ahead and do that. I round up or down to standard US
measurements after I find out what the real conversion is.

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Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On 20 Nov 2010 23:02:26 GMT, notbob <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2010-11-20, James Silverton <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > weight in grams for various foodstuffs. Cooking is not an exact science
>
> Baking is.
>
Not really, although it's a standard line given by people who advocate
weights.


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Never trust a dog to watch your food.

Dan Abel <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Converting a recipe from UK to US measurements and found this web site
>>
http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index....easures/Measur
>> es.cfm Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share?
>> Gourmet Sleuth's is more comprehensive, but it's also harder to use.
>
> This one is very simple, and is copyrighted by the CABAL (TINC):
>
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/cvtunits.html
>
> It only converts one thing at a time, though, not a whole recipe.
>



This one does everything........


and it's free..........


http://joshmadison.com/software/convert-for-windows/




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Peter Lucas
Hobart
Tasmania

The act of feeding someone is an act of beauty,
whether it's a full Sunday roast or a jam sandwich,
but only when done with love.

On 2010-11-20, sf <[email protected]> wrote:

> Not really, although it's a standard line given by people who advocate
> weights.

What weights are those? Teaspoons?

nb

In article <[email protected]>,
sf <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 20 Nov 2010 22:28:49 GMT, notbob <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On 2010-11-20, sf <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Yeah, but google didn't do the conversions I needed.
> >
> > What conversion was that?
> >
> Convert 3 grams to teaspoons.

It's pretty simple. The basic formula is 4 feet per gallon. You can
work out the math from there, I'm sure.

:-)

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]

Dan Abel <[email protected]> wrote in news:dabel-E7CEEB.15442520112010@c-61-
68-245-199.per.connect.net.au:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 20 Nov 2010 22:28:49 GMT, notbob <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > On 2010-11-20, sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Yeah, but google didn't do the conversions I needed.
>> >
>> > What conversion was that?
>> >
>> Convert 3 grams to teaspoons.
>
> It's pretty simple. The basic formula is 4 feet per gallon. You can
> work out the math from there, I'm sure.
>
>:-)
>



Using the program I posted the link to previously......

3g = 0.1058208 ounce (avdp) (oz), which equals 0.6349248 teaspoons.



--
Peter Lucas
Hobart
Tasmania

The act of feeding someone is an act of beauty,
whether it's a full Sunday roast or a jam sandwich,
but only when done with love.

On Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:44:25 -0800, Dan Abel <[email protected]> wrote:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On 20 Nov 2010 22:28:49 GMT, notbob <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > On 2010-11-20, sf <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Yeah, but google didn't do the conversions I needed.
> > >
> > > What conversion was that?
> > >
> > Convert 3 grams to teaspoons.
>
> It's pretty simple. The basic formula is 4 feet per gallon. You can
> work out the math from there, I'm sure.
>
> :-)

In my head, no less.

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Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On 20 Nov 2010 23:39:49 GMT, notbob <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2010-11-20, sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Not really, although it's a standard line given by people who advocate
> > weights.
>
> What weights are those? Teaspoons?
>
weights - as in using a scale to measure.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:12:06 -0800, sf <[email protected]> wrote:

>On 20 Nov 2010 22:28:49 GMT, notbob <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 2010-11-20, sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > Yeah, but google didn't do the conversions I needed.
>>
>> What conversion was that?
>>
>Convert 3 grams to teaspoons.

3 grams of what? It does make a difference.
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Susan N.

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48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
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On 2010-11-21, The Cook <susan_r23666@yahoo[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:12:06 -0800, sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>

>>Convert 3 grams to teaspoons.
>
> 3 grams of what? It does make a difference.

That is why the conversion can't be done. One unit of measurement is
for weight and the other unit of measurement is for volume. Duh.

nb