All Metric systems are not created equal, anymore than Imperial systems are the same.
Metric and Imperial is not easily translated from one system to the other. In the scheme of things, the only thing that people who quantify measurements can agree on is: 1 teaspoon = 5 ml. After that, it is a free-for-all. Meawhile, 1 tablespoon = 20 ml Australia = 17.7 ml UK = 14.79 ml US [was 14.2 ml] = 12.5 ml [Sth Africa]
When it comes to ounces, the actual amount of 28 is rounded up to 30 in Australia, and rounded down to 25 in most other countries. Slight differences usually don't matter, but...it can make a difference in some recipes.
METRIC CONVERSION TABLE
U.S.UNITS............CANADIAN METRIC......AUSTRALIAN METRIC......EUROPEAN METRIC....ACCURATE METRIC
1/4 teaspoon............1 ml..............................1 ml
1/2 teaspoon............2 ml..............................2 1/2 ml
1 teaspoon...............5 ml..............................5 ml........................5 ml
1 tablespoon...........15 ml.............................20 ml.......................15 ml
1/4 cup..................50 ml.............................60 ml.............................................56 ml
1/3 cup..................75 ml.............................80 ml........................0.8 dl.............84 ml
1/2 cup.................125 ml............................125 ml........................1.2 dl.............112 ml
2/3 cup.................150 ml............................170 ml........................1.6 dl.............140 ml
3/4 cup.................175 ml............................190 ml............................................168 ml
1 cup...................250 ml............................250 ml........................2.4 dl............224 ml
1 quart...................1 liter.......................................................9.5 dl
1 ounce................30 grams.......................30 grams............................................................28 g
2 ounces...............55 grams........................60 grams............................................................57 g
3 ounces...............85 grams........................90 grams............................................................85 g
4 ounces..............115 grams.......................125 grams............................1.1 dg........................113 g
8 ounces..............225 grams.......................250 grams............................2.2 dg........................226.8 g
16 ounces............455 grams........................500 grams...........................4.5 dg........................453.5 g
1 pound...............455 grams.......................1/2 kilogram..........................4.5 dg
Generally speaking:
4 gills.......1 pint
2 pints.....1 quart
4 quarts...1 gallon
US MEASURES
1 US fl oz....1/16 US pint............29.6 ml
2 cups........1 pint......16 ounces...4.73 dl
4 cups........1 quart....32 ounces...9.5 dl
4 quarts......1 gallon..128 ounces...3.785 l
1 gill........4 ounces
UK MEASURES
1 UK fl oz....1/20th UK pint................28.4 ml
1 gill...........5 ounces
1 breakfast cup (UK)...1/2 pint.10 oz....2.84 dl
1 pint........20 ounces........................5.68 dl
1 quart......40 ounces
1 gallon....160 ounces........................4.55 l
AUSTRALIAN MEASURES
1 gill..........5 ounces.....150 ml
1 cup.........8 fl.oz.........250 ml.....2.5 dl
1/2 pint.....10 oz...........300 ml
1 pint........20 ounces.....600 ml
1 kilogram....2.2 pounds
European Metric is/was common in Scandanavian countries [dl, dg] but it is becoming less used. There are plenty of English-language European recipes that are written in dl/dg Metric, so it is useful to know.
Always check any measuring cups purchased for accuracy. I threw out a set that registered 1/4 c as 50ml, 1/2 c as 100 ml and 1 c as 200ml.
I keep an Australian set [obviously], an American set and an European set rather than trying to convert recipes. I only need a South African set and I'm complete.
Metric and Imperial is not easily translated from one system to the other. In the scheme of things, the only thing that people who quantify measurements can agree on is: 1 teaspoon = 5 ml. After that, it is a free-for-all. Meawhile, 1 tablespoon = 20 ml Australia = 17.7 ml UK = 14.79 ml US [was 14.2 ml] = 12.5 ml [Sth Africa]
When it comes to ounces, the actual amount of 28 is rounded up to 30 in Australia, and rounded down to 25 in most other countries. Slight differences usually don't matter, but...it can make a difference in some recipes.
METRIC CONVERSION TABLE
U.S.UNITS............CANADIAN METRIC......AUSTRALIAN METRIC......EUROPEAN METRIC....ACCURATE METRIC
1/4 teaspoon............1 ml..............................1 ml
1/2 teaspoon............2 ml..............................2 1/2 ml
1 teaspoon...............5 ml..............................5 ml........................5 ml
1 tablespoon...........15 ml.............................20 ml.......................15 ml
1/4 cup..................50 ml.............................60 ml.............................................56 ml
1/3 cup..................75 ml.............................80 ml........................0.8 dl.............84 ml
1/2 cup.................125 ml............................125 ml........................1.2 dl.............112 ml
2/3 cup.................150 ml............................170 ml........................1.6 dl.............140 ml
3/4 cup.................175 ml............................190 ml............................................168 ml
1 cup...................250 ml............................250 ml........................2.4 dl............224 ml
1 quart...................1 liter.......................................................9.5 dl
1 ounce................30 grams.......................30 grams............................................................28 g
2 ounces...............55 grams........................60 grams............................................................57 g
3 ounces...............85 grams........................90 grams............................................................85 g
4 ounces..............115 grams.......................125 grams............................1.1 dg........................113 g
8 ounces..............225 grams.......................250 grams............................2.2 dg........................226.8 g
16 ounces............455 grams........................500 grams...........................4.5 dg........................453.5 g
1 pound...............455 grams.......................1/2 kilogram..........................4.5 dg
Generally speaking:
4 gills.......1 pint
2 pints.....1 quart
4 quarts...1 gallon
US MEASURES
1 US fl oz....1/16 US pint............29.6 ml
2 cups........1 pint......16 ounces...4.73 dl
4 cups........1 quart....32 ounces...9.5 dl
4 quarts......1 gallon..128 ounces...3.785 l
1 gill........4 ounces
UK MEASURES
1 UK fl oz....1/20th UK pint................28.4 ml
1 gill...........5 ounces
1 breakfast cup (UK)...1/2 pint.10 oz....2.84 dl
1 pint........20 ounces........................5.68 dl
1 quart......40 ounces
1 gallon....160 ounces........................4.55 l
AUSTRALIAN MEASURES
1 gill..........5 ounces.....150 ml
1 cup.........8 fl.oz.........250 ml.....2.5 dl
1/2 pint.....10 oz...........300 ml
1 pint........20 ounces.....600 ml
1 kilogram....2.2 pounds
European Metric is/was common in Scandanavian countries [dl, dg] but it is becoming less used. There are plenty of English-language European recipes that are written in dl/dg Metric, so it is useful to know.
Always check any measuring cups purchased for accuracy. I threw out a set that registered 1/4 c as 50ml, 1/2 c as 100 ml and 1 c as 200ml.
I keep an Australian set [obviously], an American set and an European set rather than trying to convert recipes. I only need a South African set and I'm complete.
