Equivalents and Conversions....

From Nigella Lawson:
http://www.nigella.com/
I love the fact that the site is a global community, but of course it does raise issues and problems, sourcing products is one (and see Sources & Stockists) and another thorny area is weights and  measures. Obviously, when you move from one system of measurement to another, you are obliged to round up or down, so it's always going to be an approximation,  but here is a table of conversions and equivalents, which should at least help!

Equivalents

As we welcome such an international audience to this site you may not recognise some of the ingredients listed in the recipes section. Here is our UK / US equivalents guide to give you a helping hand...

Double cream	Heavy cream
Single cream	Light cream
Cornflour	Corn starch
Shortcrust	Pie crust
Caster sugar	Superfine sugar
Icing sugar	Confectioners' sugar
Grill	Broil
Aubergine	Eggplant
Courgette	Zucchini
Mangetout	Snow peas
Coriander	Cilantro
Clingfilm	Saran wrap
Beef mince	Ground beef
Prawns	Shrimp
Digestive biscuits	Graham crackers (substitute)
Sultanas	Raisins
Trifle sponges	Ladyfingers
Spring onions	Scallions
Semi-skimmed milk	2% milk
Dark/plain chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids)	Bittersweet chocolate
Milk/plain chocolate (less than 70% cocoa solids)	Semi-sweet chocolate
Bicarbonate of soda	Baking soda
Horlicks	UK brand of malted milk powder
Maltesers	UK brand of malted milk balls

TEMPERATURES

Gas Mark 1	140C	275F	Very cool
Gas Mark 2	150C	300F	Cool
Gas Mark 3	160C	325F	Warm
Gas Mark 4	180C	350F	Moderate
Gas Mark 5	190C	375F	Fairly Hot
Gas Mark 6	200C	400F	Fairly Hot
Gas Mark 7	210C	425F	Hot
Gas Mark 8	220C	450F	Very Hot
Gas Mark 9	240C	475F	Very Hot

VOLUME AND LIQUID MEASUREMENTS

5 ml	one-sixth fl oz	1 teaspoon
15ml	half fl oz	1 tablespoon (NOTE: Australian tablespoon = 20ml)
30ml	1 fl oz	2 tablespoons
45ml	1 and half fl oz	3 tablespoons
60ml	2 fl oz	quarter cup
75ml	2 and half fl oz	one-third cup
125ml	4 fl oz	half cup
150ml	5 fl oz	two-thirds cup
175ml	6 fl oz	three-quarters cup
250ml	8 fl oz	1 cup
600ml	1 pint	2 and half cups
900ml	1 and half pints	3 and three-quarter cups
1 litre	1 and three-quarter pints	4 cups

SOME USEFUL CUP CONVERSIONS

Please note that these are approximations

1 cup sugar	200g
1 cup icing sugar	125g
1 cup flour	140g
1 cup rice	200g
1 cup frozen peas	125g
1 cup fresh breadcrumbs	70g
1 cup grated cheese	100g
1 cup chocolate chips	175g
1 cup sultanas	150g
1 cup honey/syrup	300g
1 stick of butter	110g 4oz

WEIGHT CONVERSIONS

15g	half oz
30g	1 oz
45g	1 and half oz
60g	2 oz
75g	2 and half oz
90g	3 oz
100g	3 and half oz
125g	4 oz
150g	5 oz
175g	6 oz
200g	7 oz
250g	8 oz
275g	9 oz
300g	10 oz
325g	11 oz
350g	12 oz
375g	13 oz
400g	14 oz
450g	15 oz
500g	1 lb

CAKE TINS SIZES

20cm	8 inch
23cm	9 inch
25cm	10 inch

LOAF TIN SIZES

450g	1lb
900g	2lb