Converting from Metric to US Scales
WEIGHT
Weight|Volume|Distance|Temperature
| METRIC |
US |
| 1 gram |
.035 ounce (oz) |
| 100 grams |
3.5 ounces (oz) |
| 500 grams |
1.10 pounds (# or lbs) |
| 1 kilogram |
35 ounces (oz) |
| 1 kilogram |
2.205 pounds (# or lbs) |
VOLUME
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Weight|Volume|Distance|Temperature
| METRIC |
US |
| 1 milliliter |
1/5 teaspoon (t or tsp) |
| 5 milliliters |
1 teaspoon (t or tsp) |
| 15 milliliters |
1 tablespoon (T or Tbsp) |
| 34 milliliters |
1 fluid ounce (fl oz) |
| 100 milliliters |
3.4 fluid ounces (fl oz) |
| 240 milliliters |
1 cup (C) |
| 1 liter |
34 fluid ounces (fl oz) |
| 1 liter |
4.2 cups (C) |
| 1 liter |
2.1 pints (pt) |
| 1 liter |
1.06 quarts (Qt) |
| 1 liter |
.26 gallons (G or Gal) |
DISTANCE
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Weight|Volume|Distance|Temperature
| METRIC |
US |
| 1 centimeter |
.3937 inches (" or in) |
| 2.54 centimeters |
1 inch (" or in) |
| 1 meter |
3.2808 feet (' or ft) |
| .3048 meter |
1 foot |
TEMPERATURE*
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Weight|Volume|Distance|Temperature
| Fahrenheit |
Celsius |
| 32°F** |
0°C** |
| 40° |
4.4° |
| 50° |
10° |
| 60° |
15.6° |
| 70° |
21.1° |
| 80° |
26.7° |
| 90° |
32.2° |
| 100° |
37.8° |
| 110° |
43.3° |
| 120° |
48.9° |
| 130° |
54.4° |
| 140° |
60° |
| 150° |
65.6° |
| 160° |
71.1° |
| 170° |
76.7° |
| 180° |
82.2° |
| 190° |
87.8° |
| 200° |
93.3° |
| 212°*** |
100°*** |
| 250° |
121° |
| 300° |
149° |
| 350° |
177° |
| 400° |
205° |
| 450° |
233° |
| 500° |
260° |
*: °F=(°C*1.8)+32
*: °C=(°F-32)/1.8
**: Water Freezes
***: Water Boils
The New Professional Chef, 6th edition * 1996,
by The Culinary Institute of America,
published by John Wiley & Sons
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