"chef_riggy" > wrote in message
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> Well, stamped or molded into most spoon sets are the metric equivalents.
>
> 1 Tbsp = 15 ml
> 1 tsp = 5 ml
>
> and most cups also share this feature.
>
> I use a recipe ar work calling for 1/3 cup oil and 1/3 cup milk, and the
> cups at work don't have thirds and I'm bad about guessing, so I use 80ml
of
> each, the metric being calibrated finer and is easier to guess at (just a
> shade over the 75ml tick, and just a shade under the 175ml tick for the
> 2/3c).
>
> The only dry weight I know off-hand is that 16oz (US) = 2.2kg, and 7g =
> .25oz advorpoise (about 28g/oz).
>
>
Actually, it is 2.2lbs (i.e., 35.2oz) = 1kg
2.2kg = 4lbs 13.6oz