Thread: Converting to metric

piedmont wrote on Thu, 27 May 2010 14:49:31 +0000 (UTC):

> I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.

I'm not aware of metric "cups" or "spoonfuls" tho' the 8 floz of the US
would be 0.236 or just under a quarter liter. The weight held in a cup
does depend on packing, especially flour, which is often sifted to get
some consistency.

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On Thu, 27 May 2010 14:49:31 +0000 (UTC), piedmont <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I have found websites that convert US to Metric, but,,, converting fluids
>is not a problem for me, what is throwing me is cups, tablespoons,
>teaspoons, etc, into what? Are there equivalent metric substitutes for US
>measuring cups and table/teaspoons?
>
>I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.

http://foodforu.ca/convert.html

On 5/27/2010 10:49 AM, piedmont wrote:
> I have found websites that convert US to Metric, but,,, converting fluids
> is not a problem for me, what is throwing me is cups, tablespoons,
> teaspoons, etc, into what? Are there equivalent metric substitutes for US
> measuring cups and table/teaspoons?
>
> I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.
>
>
Cups, tablespoons etc are volume measurements. There are numerous
calculators and charts available to do this.

For example a chart of US cups to liters:

http://www.asknumbers.com/CupToLiter.aspx

or tablespoons to liters:

http://www.metric-conversions.org/cg...4&from=25&to=2

piedmont wrote:

> I have found websites that convert US to Metric, but,,, converting
> fluids is not a problem for me, what is throwing me is cups,
> tablespoons, teaspoons, etc, into what? Are there equivalent metric
> substitutes for US measuring cups and table/teaspoons?
>
> I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.
>
>

Cups are considered as "volume" measurements, IME - and therefore are
measured in milliliters when converting to the metric system; but then
again I suppose it depends on the size of the cup you're using ;-)

If you wanna nit-pick here are the [alleged] equivalents...

1 cup (US) = 236.58 milliliters
1 cup (Canada) = 227.3 milliliters

.... although I usually just use 250ml if the recipe says to use a cup of
something - and if we're talking things like flour I just use 250
grams. Sosueme.

I'm too lazy to type up the tablespoon, teaspoon etc. equivalents - but
the conversions for those are also listed on the RFC website on
the "Unit conversions" page.

http://www.recfoodcooking.com/cvtunits.html
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piedmont <[email protected]> wrote in news:htm0pr$ldp$[email protected]:

> I have found websites that convert US to Metric, but,,, converting fluids
> is not a problem for me, what is throwing me is cups, tablespoons,
> teaspoons, etc, into what? Are there equivalent metric substitutes for US
> measuring cups and table/teaspoons?
>
> I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.
>
>



Try this program...... it's got just about everything on it........ including
cups etc.... and UK/US conversions........


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




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Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Simple Simon met a pie man going to the fair.
Said Simple Simon to the pie man
'What have u got there?'
Said the pie man unto Simon
Pies you dickhead.

On Thu, 27 May 2010 11:05:12 -0400, James Silverton wrote:

> piedmont wrote on Thu, 27 May 2010 14:49:31 +0000 (UTC):
>
>> I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.
>
> I'm not aware of metric "cups" or "spoonfuls" tho' the 8 floz of the US
> would be 0.236 or just under a quarter liter. The weight held in a cup
> does depend on packing, especially flour, which is often sifted to get
> some consistency.

What we in the states use is for example, 1 tsp of whatever, what would
they do in say, england? would they use a scale!? to measure each of what
we would call a tsp?



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piedmont <[email protected]> wrote in news:htm3g4$ldp$[email protected]:

> On Thu, 27 May 2010 11:05:12 -0400, James Silverton wrote:
>
>> piedmont wrote on Thu, 27 May 2010 14:49:31 +0000 (UTC):
>>
>>> I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.
>>
>> I'm not aware of metric "cups" or "spoonfuls" tho' the 8 floz of the US
>> would be 0.236 or just under a quarter liter. The weight held in a cup
>> does depend on packing, especially flour, which is often sifted to get
>> some consistency.
>
> What we in the states use is for example, 1 tsp of whatever, what would
> they do in say, england? would they use a scale!? to measure each of
what
> we would call a tsp?
>
>
>



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




--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Simple Simon met a pie man going to the fair.
Said Simple Simon to the pie man
'What have u got there?'
Said the pie man unto Simon
Pies you dickhead.

Stu wrote:

> On Thu, 27 May 2010 14:49:31 +0000 (UTC), piedmont <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>I have found websites that convert US to Metric, but,,, converting
>>fluids is not a problem for me, what is throwing me is cups,
>>tablespoons, teaspoons, etc, into what? Are there equivalent metric
>>substitutes for US measuring cups and table/teaspoons?
>>
>>I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.
>
> http://foodforu.ca/convert.html

Heh. And how, may I humbly ask, is that page going to help Mike figure
out how much a cup/tablespoon/teaspoon etc. is in milliliters? Just
curious.
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Chatty Cathy

ChattyCathy <[email protected]> wrote in news:6EwLn.39130$_84.13155
@newsfe18.iad:

> Stu wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 27 May 2010 14:49:31 +0000 (UTC), piedmont <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I have found websites that convert US to Metric, but,,, converting
>>>fluids is not a problem for me, what is throwing me is cups,
>>>tablespoons, teaspoons, etc, into what? Are there equivalent metric
>>>substitutes for US measuring cups and table/teaspoons?
>>>
>>>I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.
>>
>> http://foodforu.ca/convert.html
>
> Heh. And how, may I humbly ask, is that page going to help Mike figure
> out how much a cup/tablespoon/teaspoon etc. is in milliliters? Just
> curious.



He could use this..........

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




--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Simple Simon met a pie man going to the fair.
Said Simple Simon to the pie man
'What have u got there?'
Said the pie man unto Simon
Pies you dickhead.

piedmont wrote:

> On Thu, 27 May 2010 11:05:12 -0400, James Silverton wrote:
>
>> piedmont wrote on Thu, 27 May 2010 14:49:31 +0000 (UTC):
>>
>>> I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.
>>
>> I'm not aware of metric "cups" or "spoonfuls" tho' the 8 floz of the
>> US
>> would be 0.236 or just under a quarter liter. The weight held in a
>> cup does depend on packing, especially flour, which is often sifted
>> to get some consistency.
>
> What we in the states use is for example, 1 tsp of whatever, what
> would they do in say, england? would they use a scale!? to measure
> each of what we would call a tsp?

IMO, seeing as how England has a reputation for being rather fond of tea
chances are most of them would also have a few teaspoons lurking in
their homes... So I'm fairly sure they'd just use a teaspoon to measure
a 'tsp of whatever' <laugh>

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

piedmont wrote:
> I have found websites that convert US to Metric, but,,, converting fluids
> is not a problem for me, what is throwing me is cups, tablespoons,
> teaspoons, etc, into what? Are there equivalent metric substitutes for US
> measuring cups and table/teaspoons?
>
> I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.


Volume measurements are pretty easy. A cup is pretty darned close to
250ml. A teaspoon is roughly the same as 5 ml, and since there are 3
teaspoons in one tablespoon, then i tablespoon is 15 ml.

On Thu, 27 May 2010 17:57:00 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:

> Stu wrote:
snip
>>>I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.
>>
>> http://foodforu.ca/convert.html
>
> Heh. And how, may I humbly ask, is that page going to help Mike figure
> out how much a cup/tablespoon/teaspoon etc. is in milliliters? Just
> curious.

Yes, conversion scales are all over internet, so all these folks trying
to help by posting more isn't helping. i clearly stated so in my initial
post, they must not be reading all the way through. Hopefully someone in
a 'metric' country can help? are there teaspoon like instruments but in
volume which makes more sense than weighing what would be US 1/4 teaspoon
but in metric?





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On Thu, 27 May 2010 17:57:00 +0200, ChattyCathy
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Stu wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 27 May 2010 14:49:31 +0000 (UTC), piedmont <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I have found websites that convert US to Metric, but,,, converting
>>>fluids is not a problem for me, what is throwing me is cups,
>>>tablespoons, teaspoons, etc, into what? Are there equivalent metric
>>>substitutes for US measuring cups and table/teaspoons?
>>>
>>>I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.
>>
>> http://foodforu.ca/convert.html
>
>Heh. And how, may I humbly ask, is that page going to help Mike figure
>out how much a cup/tablespoon/teaspoon etc. is in milliliters? Just
>curious.

smoooochy

Stu wrote:

> On Thu, 27 May 2010 17:57:00 +0200, ChattyCathy
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Stu wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 27 May 2010 14:49:31 +0000 (UTC), piedmont <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have found websites that convert US to Metric, but,,, converting
>>>>fluids is not a problem for me, what is throwing me is cups,
>>>>tablespoons, teaspoons, etc, into what? Are there equivalent metric
>>>>substitutes for US measuring cups and table/teaspoons?
>>>>
>>>>I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.
>>>
>>> http://foodforu.ca/convert.html
>>
>>Heh. And how, may I humbly ask, is that page going to help Mike figure
>>out how much a cup/tablespoon/teaspoon etc. is in milliliters? Just
>>curious.
>
> smoooochy

huggles
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

piedmont <[email protected]> wrote in news:htm0pr$ldp$1
@news.albasani.net:

> Are there equivalent metric substitutes for US
> measuring cups and table/teaspoons?

1 cup = 227ml
1 tbsp. = 15ml
1 tsp. = 5ml

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is frankly when it's rapidly losing its moral authority to
govern."

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piedmont wrote:

> On Thu, 27 May 2010 17:57:00 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:
>
>> Stu wrote:
> snip
>>>>I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.
>>>
>>> http://foodforu.ca/convert.html
>>
>> Heh. And how, may I humbly ask, is that page going to help Mike
>> figure out how much a cup/tablespoon/teaspoon etc. is in milliliters?
>> Just curious.
>
> Yes, conversion scales are all over internet, so all these folks
> trying
> to help by posting more isn't helping.

<laugh> Guilty as charged. Although I did give you the cup conversions
in another post as well as a link to the tablespoon/teaspoon stuff...

> i clearly stated so in my
> initial post, they must not be reading all the way through. Hopefully
> someone in a 'metric' country can help? are there teaspoon like
> instruments but in volume which makes more sense than weighing what
> would be US 1/4 teaspoon but in metric?

Anyway, to answer your question there are thingies like these available
(and I even have a set):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Me...des-In_use.jpg

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Chatty Cathy

On Thu, 27 May 2010 18:25:48 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:

> piedmont wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 27 May 2010 17:57:00 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:
>>
>>> Stu wrote:
>> snip
>>>>>I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.
>>>>
>>>> http://foodforu.ca/convert.html
>>>
>>> Heh. And how, may I humbly ask, is that page going to help Mike figure
>>> out how much a cup/tablespoon/teaspoon etc. is in milliliters? Just
>>> curious.
>>
>> Yes, conversion scales are all over internet, so all these folks trying
>> to help by posting more isn't helping.
>
> <laugh> Guilty as charged. Although I did give you the cup conversions
> in another post as well as a link to the tablespoon/teaspoon stuff...
>
>> i clearly stated so in my
>> initial post, they must not be reading all the way through. Hopefully
>> someone in a 'metric' country can help? are there teaspoon like
>> instruments but in volume which makes more sense than weighing what
>> would be US 1/4 teaspoon but in metric?
>
> Anyway, to answer your question there are thingies like these available
> (and I even have a set):
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
File:Metric_Volume_Measuring_Vessels_Frontsides-In_use.jpg

What I'm doing is converting all my sausage recipes into metric, I also
see that in using the scale down feature on my recipe manager that many
ingredients when scaled down from 10 pound to 1 pound, well, there is
nothing left of some ingredients!

I guess we are looking at this from a US perspective, and I hope to hear
from someone who uses metric what it is they use in their kitchens, I
would certainly guess they don't have US cups with metric written on them
or maybe they do!?



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On Thu, 27 May 2010 11:16:33 -0500, Stu wrote:

> On Thu, 27 May 2010 17:57:00 +0200, ChattyCathy
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Stu wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 27 May 2010 14:49:31 +0000 (UTC), piedmont <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have found websites that convert US to Metric, but,,, converting
>>>>fluids is not a problem for me, what is throwing me is cups,
>>>>tablespoons, teaspoons, etc, into what? Are there equivalent metric
>>>>substitutes for US measuring cups and table/teaspoons?
>>>>
>>>>I have a scale for metric and liquid for metric.
>>>
>>> http://foodforu.ca/convert.html
>>
>>Heh. And how, may I humbly ask, is that page going to help Mike figure
>>out how much a cup/tablespoon/teaspoon etc. is in milliliters? Just
>>curious.
>
> smoooochy

jealous?



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piedmont wrote:

> On Thu, 27 May 2010 18:25:48 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:

>>
>> Anyway, to answer your question there are thingies like these
>> available (and I even have a set):
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
> File:Metric_Volume_Measuring_Vessels_Frontsides-In_use.jpg
>
> What I'm doing is converting all my sausage recipes into metric, I
> also see that in using the scale down feature on my recipe manager
> that many ingredients when scaled down from 10 pound to 1 pound, well,
> there is nothing left of some ingredients!
>
> I guess we are looking at this from a US perspective, and I hope to
> hear from someone who uses metric what it is they use in their
> kitchens, I would certainly guess they don't have US cups with metric
> written on them or maybe they do!?

<laugh> I don't think so...

South Africa has been metric for decades, so I'm used to it. There are
scales/measuring jugs/measuring spoons etc. available but I seldom use
them.

However, if a recipe calls for a cup of this or that (which happens
pretty often on this group - as the majority of posters are not using
metric) I know it's approx. 250ml. If a recipe calls for a tablespoon
of this or a teaspoon of that, I have those at hand so no problem
there. <g>

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