This document provides abbreviations and conversions for common kitchen measurements including tablespoons, cups, ounces, pounds, and temperature. It includes metric equivalents for volume measurements like cups, teaspoons, and tablespoons as well as weight measurements like ounces and pounds. Conversion charts are also provided for Fahrenheit to Celsius temperature conversions and descriptive temperature ranges for baking.

2. Kitchen Term Abbreviation Kitchen Term Abbreviation
Tablespoon Tbsp. or T medium med.
Grams g or gr. second sec.
Pounds lb. minute min.
Pint pt. hour or hours hr. or hrs.
Teaspoon tsp. or t. square sq.
Cups c gallon gal.
Ounces oz. degrees
Fahrenheit
°F
Kilo/kilogram k of kg degrees Celsius °C
Quart qt. piece or pieces pc. or pcs.

3. Cup Metric
¼ cup 60 ml
1/3 cup 80 ml
½ cup 125 ml
1 cup 250 ml
Spoon Metric
¼ teaspoon 1.25 ml
½ teaspoon 2.5 ml
1 teaspoon 5 ml
2 teaspoons 10 ml
1 tablespoon (equal to 3
teaspoons)
15 ml
Metric cup and spoon sizes

4. VOLUME: METRIC, CUP AND US
MEASUREMENT CONVERSION
Metric Cup US
30 ml 1/8 cup 1 fl oz
60 ml ¼ cup 2 fl oz
80 ml 1/3 cup 2 ¾ fl oz
100 ml 3 ½ fl oz
125 ml ½ cup 4 fl oz
150 ml 5 fl oz
180 ml ¾ cup 6 fl oz
200 ml 7 fl oz
250 ml 1 cup 8 fl oz
310 ml 1 ¼ cups 10 ½ fl oz

5. Metric Cup US
375 ml 1 ½ cups 13 fl oz
430 ml 1 ¾ cups 15 fl oz
500 ml 2 cups 16 fl oz (1 pint)
625 ml 2 ½ cups 20 fl oz
750 ml 3 cups 24 fl oz
1 L 4 cups 32 fl oz (1 quart)
1.25 L 5 cups 40 fl oz
1.5 L 6 cups 48 fl oz
2 L 8 cups 64 fl oz
2.5 L 10 cups 80 fl oz
4 L 16 cups 128 fl oz (1 gallon)

6. Metric Pound Ounces
15 g ½ oz
28 g 1 oz
100 g 3 ½ oz
113 g ¼ pound 4 oz
227 g ½ pound 8 oz
250 g (1/4 kilo or kg)
454 g 1 pound 16 oz
500 g (1/2 kilo or kg)
1000 g or 1 kilogram or
kilo
2.2 pounds

8. SUBSTITUTION OF
INGREDIENTS
Sometimes you may find it necessary to
substitute one ingredient for another in a recipe.
However, using a different ingredient may change
both the taste and texture of your baking, so it is
a good idea before substituting to understand the
role that ingredient plays in the recipe.

12. How many ounces
is 1 cup of soda?

13. FAHRENHEIT (°F) CELCIUS (°C) DESCRIPTIVE
TEMPERATURE
250 120 Very slow
300 150 Slow
325-350 160-180 Moderately slow
375-400 190-200 Moderate
425- 450 220- 230 Moderately high

14. Degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius
(°F to °C and vice versa)

15. Formulas:
°F= (°C x 1.8) + 32
°C = (°F- 32) x 0.56

16. Baking chiffon cake requires a
baking temperature of 350 °F.
What is its equivalent in
Centigrade if your oven
thermostat was set in degree
Celsius?

18. Prepared by:
Ms. Jonnalyn G. Dagale