Converting a recipe from UK to US measurements and found this web site
http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index....s/Measures.cfm
Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share? Gourmet
Sleuth's is more comprehensive, but it's also harder to use.

TIA

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In article >,
sf > wrote:

> Converting a recipe from UK to US measurements and found this web site
> http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index....s/Measures.cfm
> Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share? Gourmet
> Sleuth's is more comprehensive, but it's also harder to use.

This one is very simple, and is copyrighted by the CABAL (TINC):

http://www.recfoodcooking.com/cvtunits.html

It only converts one thing at a time, though, not a whole recipe.

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Petaluma, California USA

On Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:50:10 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
> > Converting a recipe from UK to US measurements and found this web site
> > http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index....s/Measures.cfm
> > Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share? Gourmet
> > Sleuth's is more comprehensive, but it's also harder to use.
>
> This one is very simple, and is copyrighted by the CABAL (TINC):
>
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/cvtunits.html
>
> It only converts one thing at a time, though, not a whole recipe.

Thanks for the reminder - I'd completely forgotten about it. Too bad
I converted the recipe before posting, because using the rfc web site
would have saved me 5-10 minutes.

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Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On 11/20/2010 4:14 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:50:10 -0800, Dan > wrote:
>
>> In >,
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Converting a recipe from UK to US measurements

....... snip

>> This one is very simple, and is copyrighted by the CABAL (TINC):
>>
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/cvtunits.html
>>
>> It only converts one thing at a time, though, not a whole recipe.
>
> Thanks for the reminder - I'd completely forgotten about it. Too bad
> I converted the recipe before posting, because using the rfc web site
> would have saved me 5-10 minutes.

Er, DOH! <VBG!>

Sky, who couldn't resist ;D

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Dan Abel > wrote in
:

> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
>> Converting a recipe from UK to US measurements and found this web site
>>
http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index....easures/Measur
>> es.cfm Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share?
>> Gourmet Sleuth's is more comprehensive, but it's also harder to use.
>
> This one is very simple, and is copyrighted by the CABAL (TINC):
>
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/cvtunits.html
>
> It only converts one thing at a time, though, not a whole recipe.
>



This one does everything........


and it's free..........


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




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Tasmania

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whether it's a full Sunday roast or a jam sandwich,
but only when done with love.

On 2010-11-20, sf > wrote:

> Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share?

Google Search:

http://tinyurl.com/2dkv57f

Sometimes you have to spell the unit measurement out instead of
abbreviating it, but I can't recall a single unit measurement it will
NOT convert, no matter how bizarre.

nb

On 20 Nov 2010 21:58:11 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> On 2010-11-20, sf > wrote:
>
> > Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share?
>
> Google Search:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2dkv57f
>
> Sometimes you have to spell the unit measurement out instead of
> abbreviating it, but I can't recall a single unit measurement it will
> NOT convert, no matter how bizarre.
>
Yeah, but google didn't do the conversions I needed. I was just
curious if anyone had something more complete than the one I posted
and not as complicated as Gourmet Sleuth and had forgotten there was a
conversion calculator on the web site.


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On 2010-11-20, sf > wrote:

> Yeah, but google didn't do the conversions I needed.

What conversion was that?

nb

On 20 Nov 2010 22:28:49 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> On 2010-11-20, sf > wrote:
>
> > Yeah, but google didn't do the conversions I needed.
>
> What conversion was that?
>
Convert 3 grams to teaspoons.

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In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On 20 Nov 2010 22:28:49 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
> > On 2010-11-20, sf > wrote:
> >
> > > Yeah, but google didn't do the conversions I needed.
> >
> > What conversion was that?
> >
> Convert 3 grams to teaspoons.

It's pretty simple. The basic formula is 4 feet per gallon. You can
work out the math from there, I'm sure.

:-)

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:12:06 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On 20 Nov 2010 22:28:49 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
>> On 2010-11-20, sf > wrote:
>>
>> > Yeah, but google didn't do the conversions I needed.
>>
>> What conversion was that?
>>
>Convert 3 grams to teaspoons.

3 grams of what? It does make a difference.
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48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
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On 20 Nov 2010 21:58:11 GMT, notbob wrote:

> On 2010-11-20, sf > wrote:
>
>> Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share?
>
> Google Search:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2dkv57f
>
> Sometimes you have to spell the unit measurement out instead of
> abbreviating it, but I can't recall a single unit measurement it will
> NOT convert, no matter how bizarre.
>
> nb

yep. very handy.

your pal,
blake

blake wrote on Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:17:21 -0500:

>> On 2010-11-20, sf > wrote:
>>
>>> Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share?

>> Google Search:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2dkv57f
>>
>> Sometimes you have to spell the unit measurement out instead
>> of abbreviating it, but I can't recall a single unit
>> measurement it will NOT convert, no matter how bizarre.
>>
>> nb

> yep. very handy.

Have you tried buying, say sliced meats, at a delicatessen counter? You
can't ask for ounces since the scales read in 1/100ths of a pound; a
quarter pound *sometimes* works and I've had some amazing variations on
"point two" and "point three" pounds etc.

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Potomac, Maryland

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On 2010-11-21, James Silverton > wrote:

> Have you tried buying, say sliced meats, at a delicatessen counter? You
> can't ask for ounces since the scales read in 1/100ths of a pound; a
> quarter pound *sometimes* works and I've had some amazing variations on
> "point two" and "point three" pounds etc.

Only if you flunked basic math.

..5 lb = 1/2 lb
..25 lb = 1/4 lb
..125 lb = 1/8 lb
..062 lb = 1/16 lb

..1 lb = 1/10 lb
..2 lb = 2/10 lb
..5 lb = 1/2 lb
..75 lb = 3/4 lb
..875 lb = 7/8 lb
etc

If that's too hard for you, yer screwed.

nb

"James Silverton" > wrote
> Have you tried buying, say sliced meats, at a delicatessen counter? You
> can't ask for ounces since the scales read in 1/100ths of a pound; a
> quarter pound *sometimes* works and I've had some amazing variations on
> "point two" and "point three" pounds etc.
>

It has been decades since I worked at a deli counter, but I've never heard
anyone in the store order by ounces. Always quarter, half, or pound. I
did hear one lady order 6 slices though.

I did have a few encounters in Europe ordering a quarter kilo or 250 grams
though.

Ed wrote on Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:20:48 -0500:


> "James Silverton" > wrote
>> Have you tried buying, say sliced meats, at a delicatessen
>> counter? You can't ask for ounces since the scales read in
>> 1/100ths of a pound; a quarter pound *sometimes* works and
>> I've had some amazing variations on "point two" and "point
>> three" pounds etc.
>>
> It has been decades since I worked at a deli counter, but I've
> never heard anyone in the store order by ounces. Always
> quarter, half, or pound. I did hear one lady order 6 slices
> though.

>I did have a few encounters in Europe ordering a quarter kilo or 250
>grams though.

Of course, the "pfund" for half kilo has not died in Germany yet but I
seem to remember ordering delicatessen in 100 gram units. While not
really accurate, 100g is near enough to 4 oz for most purposes.

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Potomac, Maryland

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Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>"James Silverton" > wrote

>> Have you tried buying, say sliced meats, at a delicatessen counter? You
>> can't ask for ounces since the scales read in 1/100ths of a pound; a
>> quarter pound *sometimes* works and I've had some amazing variations on
>> "point two" and "point three" pounds etc.

>It has been decades since I worked at a deli counter, but I've never heard
>anyone in the store order by ounces. Always quarter, half, or pound. I
>did hear one lady order 6 slices though.

>I did have a few encounters in Europe ordering a quarter kilo or 250 grams
>though.

Most deli counters around do not like either of the following:

3 ounces
.2 pounds

So one is reduced to asking for "somewhat less than a quater pound".

Steve

On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:20:48 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> "James Silverton" > wrote
>> Have you tried buying, say sliced meats, at a delicatessen counter? You
>> can't ask for ounces since the scales read in 1/100ths of a pound; a
>> quarter pound *sometimes* works and I've had some amazing variations on
>> "point two" and "point three" pounds etc.
>>
>
> It has been decades since I worked at a deli counter, but I've never heard
> anyone in the store order by ounces. Always quarter, half, or pound. I
> did hear one lady order 6 slices though.

i have gotten one slice of american cheese before, which does raise
eyebrows. hey, i'm making one cheeseburger, sue me.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:07:46 -0500, James Silverton wrote:

> blake wrote on Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:17:21 -0500:
>
>>> On 2010-11-20, sf > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share?
>
>>> Google Search:
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/2dkv57f
>>>
>>> Sometimes you have to spell the unit measurement out instead
>>> of abbreviating it, but I can't recall a single unit
>>> measurement it will NOT convert, no matter how bizarre.
>>>
>>> nb
>
>> yep. very handy.
>
> Have you tried buying, say sliced meats, at a delicatessen counter? You
> can't ask for ounces since the scales read in 1/100ths of a pound; a
> quarter pound *sometimes* works and I've had some amazing variations on
> "point two" and "point three" pounds etc.

yeah, i do that quite a lot, quarter pounds in particular. usually it does
end up to be at least .30 pound, but i'll just make a sandwich a little
thicker.

they will screw around with removing slices if you're particular.

your pal,
blake

sf wrote on Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:12:55 -0800:

> Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share? Gourmet
>Sleuth's is more comprehensive, but it's also harder to use.

I've never had much of a problem with mental arithmetic. There aren't
really a lot of factors to memorize and, when we rented apartments in
Europe, we never had much trouble remembering the approximate needed
weight in grams for various foodstuffs. Cooking is not an exact science
:-)






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Potomac, Maryland

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On 2010-11-20, James Silverton > wrote:

> weight in grams for various foodstuffs. Cooking is not an exact science

Baking is.

nb

On 20 Nov 2010 23:02:26 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> On 2010-11-20, James Silverton > wrote:
>
> > weight in grams for various foodstuffs. Cooking is not an exact science
>
> Baking is.
>
Not really, although it's a standard line given by people who advocate
weights.


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On 2010-11-20, sf > wrote:

> Not really, although it's a standard line given by people who advocate
> weights.

What weights are those? Teaspoons?

nb

On 20 Nov 2010 23:39:49 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> On 2010-11-20, sf > wrote:
>
> > Not really, although it's a standard line given by people who advocate
> > weights.
>
> What weights are those? Teaspoons?
>
weights - as in using a scale to measure.

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On Sat, 20 Nov 2010 17:57:53 -0500, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

> sf wrote on Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:12:55 -0800:
>
> > Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share? Gourmet
> >Sleuth's is more comprehensive, but it's also harder to use.
>
> I've never had much of a problem with mental arithmetic. There aren't
> really a lot of factors to memorize and, when we rented apartments in
> Europe, we never had much trouble remembering the approximate needed
> weight in grams for various foodstuffs. Cooking is not an exact science
> :-)

You go right ahead and do that. I round up or down to standard US
measurements after I find out what the real conversion is.

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sf > wrote in news:nfdge654l3nlbjpah8htv3c6mcq5pkl1ag@
4ax.com:

> Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share?

My brain? We here in Canada are still hampered by remnants of the Imperial
system. Butter is sold by the 454g. Although Canada is metric (litres,
kg, etc), you cannot buy 500g of butter in a single brick, or 100g for that
matter, a much more efficient purchase and common in Europe.

Most recipes are still written in Imperial avoirdupoids and fluid measures
but more recent ones provide metric equivalences. However US publications
rarely provide metric equivalences which makes them much less useful here.

Many of the recipes I use are in Imperial, so you need to have measuring
tools with both scales or you are reduced to quick mental calculations.

Living with an antiquated and inefficient system based on the length of the
foot of a long-dead monarch, you quickly learn:

1 lb = 454g
1 kg = 2.2 lb
1/2 lb = 227g

1 tbsp = 15ml
1 tsp = 5ml
1 cup = 250ml (roughly)

From that you should be able to perform most routine calculations by
dividing and multiplying the values.

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and carrying a cross.

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Michel wrote on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:46:09 -0600:

>> Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share?

> My brain? We here in Canada are still hampered by remnants of
> the Imperial system. Butter is sold by the 454g. Although
> Canada is metric (litres, kg, etc), you cannot buy 500g of
> butter in a single brick, or 100g for that matter, a much more
> efficient purchase and common in Europe.

> Most recipes are still written in Imperial avoirdupoids and
> fluid measures but more recent ones provide metric
> equivalences. However US publications rarely provide metric
> equivalences which makes them much less useful here.

> Many of the recipes I use are in Imperial, so you need to have
> measuring tools with both scales or you are reduced to quick
> mental calculations.

> Living with an antiquated and inefficient system based on the
> length of the foot of a long-dead monarch, you quickly learn:

> 1 lb = 454g
> 1 kg = 2.2 lb
> 1/2 lb = 227g

> 1 tbsp = 15ml
> 1 tsp = 5ml
> 1 cup = 250ml (roughly)

> From that you should be able to perform most routine
> calculations by dividing and multiplying the values.

It makes very little difference if you use less exact conversions:
1 lb = 400g will usually do and most US measuring jugs have both metric
and customary volume scales (probably need them to sell in Canada.)
Just to be picky, 1 tablespoon = 2.5 teaspoons.

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Potomac, Maryland

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"James Silverton" > wrote in news:iced6k$7t3
:

> Just to be picky, 1 tablespoon = 2.5 teaspoons.

It's actually closer to three as 1 tsp is 5 ml and 1 tbsp is 15 ml.

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and carrying a cross.

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Michel wrote on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:46:04 -0600:

>> Just to be picky, 1 tablespoon = 2.5 teaspoons.

> It's actually closer to three as 1 tsp is 5 ml and 1 tbsp is
> 15 ml.

Sez you! Try "The Joy of Cooking" or Fannie Farmer's original
prescription.

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Potomac, Maryland

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On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:50:12 -0500, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

> Michel wrote on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:46:04 -0600:
>
>>> Just to be picky, 1 tablespoon = 2.5 teaspoons.
>
>> It's actually closer to three as 1 tsp is 5 ml and 1 tbsp is
>> 15 ml.
>
>Sez you! Try "The Joy of Cooking" or Fannie Farmer's original
>prescription.


In my part of the US, since 1960 or so at least, 1tblsp=3tsp.

In 1918 Fanny Farmer was already on board with the 3/1 rule-
http://www.bartleby.com/87/0002.html

Methinks you mis-remember something.

Jim

James Silverton wrote:
> Michel wrote on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:46:04 -0600:
>
>>> Just to be picky, 1 tablespoon = 2.5 teaspoons.
>
>> It's actually closer to three as 1 tsp is 5 ml and 1 tbsp is
>> 15 ml.
>
> Sez you! Try "The Joy of Cooking" or Fannie Farmer's original prescription.
>

Some of the old books had 4 tsps per tbsp. Is that what you are
alluding to?

--
Jean B.