Here in America we use the Imperial measurements carried over from when we were British colonies.
When converting from metric (European measurements) to the imperial system approximate conversions are given.
Example; 1 oz is equal to 28 grams and in the recipe 25 grams are either rounded up to 1 oz or down to 30 g are rounded off to 1 oz. Please note metric units are more precise than the imperial ones.
Imperial Metric Imperial Metric
2 lb. 4oz 1kg 1-1/2 pints 1 litre
1 lb 2oz 500 g 18 fl oz 500 ml
14 oz 400 g 14 fl oz 400 ml
10- 1/2 oz 300 g 10fl oz(1/2 pint) 300ml
7 oz 200 g 7fl oz (1/2pint) 200ml
3-1/2 oz 100 g 3-1/2 fl oz 100 ml
2-1/2 oz 70 g 2-oz 50 ml
2oz 50 g 3 tbsp 45 ml
1/-1/2 oz 40 g 2 tbsp 30 ml
1-1/2 oz 35 g 1 tbsp 20 ml
1 oz 25 g 2tsp (1tbsp) 10 ml
1/2 oz 10 g
kg = kilogram
g = gram
l = litre (liquid measure)
ml = mililitre
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