Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Basic kitchen guides

Here's the list of basic kitchen guides that you should follow when cooking and baking.

Let's start with

Common ABBREVIATIONS;
tsp or t - teaspoon

tbsp or T - tablespoon

c - cup

fl oz - fluid ounce

pt - pint

qt - quart

gal or G - gallon

oz - ounce

ml - mililiter

L - liter

g - gram

kg - kilogram


Oven Temperature Guide

descriptive term Fahrenheit/Celsius

Very slow oven 250-300/121-149

slow oven 300-325/149-163

moderate oven 350-375/177-190

hot oven 400-425/200-220

very hot oven 450-475/233-246

extremely hot oven 500-525/260-274

Common Measurements and equivalents

pinch or dash = 1/8 tsp or less

2 tablespoons = 1 fluid oz

3 teaspoons = 1 tbsp

4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup

5tbsp + 1 tsp = 1/3 cup

8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup

12 tbsp = 3/4 cup

16tbsp = 1cup

= 8 fluid oz

2cups = 1pint

2 pints = 1 quart

= 32 fl oz

4 quarts = 1 gallon

1 pound = 454 grams

= 16oz


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