Useful conversions for the kitchen

Ready reckoner for temperatures for cooking:


  • Description:
  • cool
  • warm
  • moderate
  • quite hot
  • hot
  • very hot
  • ºF
  • 225-275
  • 275-350
  • 350-375
  • 375-425
  • 425-475
  • 475
  • ºC
  • 107-135
  • 135-177
  • 177-191
  • 191-218
  • 218-246
  • 218
  • Gas Mk
  • 1/4-1/2
  • 1 -3
  • 4-5
  • 5-7
  • 7-9
  • 9
  • Use For:
  • Warming food
  • Slow cooking
  • Baking
  • Baking, Meat\poultry
  • Meat\poultry
  • Meat\poultry


Convert between UK & US pints:

1 UK pint = 1.2 US pints (liquid)

1 UK pint = 1 US pint (dry)

1 US pint (dry) = 1 UK pint

1 US pint (liquid) = .8 UK pints

Convert between UK & US teaspoons:

1 US teaspoon = 1.4 UK tsp (nearly 1 1/2 UK tsp)

1 UK teaspoon = .7 US tsp (so 2 UK tsp is almost 1 1/2 US tsp)

Convert between UK, US & metric tablespoons:

UK, US and metric tablespoons are very close to each other so you will *normally* be ok using whichever type of tablespoon you have

Convert between Liters, US liquid pints, US dry prints and UK pints

1 Liter = 2.11 US liquid pints, 1.81 US dry pints, or 1.76 UK pints

1 US liquid pint = .47 Liters, .86 US dry pints, or .83 UK pints

1 US dry pint = 1.16 US liquid pints, .55 Liters, or .97 UK pints

1 UK pint = 1.20 US liquid pints, 1.03 US dry pints, or .57 Liters


We hope these conversions are of use, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] if you feel there is anything missing from these cooking conversions

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