Weights & Measures

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

New Zealand Standard metric cup and spoon measures are used in all recipes.

All measurements are level.

Easy measuring - use measuring cups or jugs for liquid measures and sets of 1 cup, ½ cup, ⅓ cup and ¼  cup for dry ingredients.

Brown sugar measurements - are firmly packed so that the sugar will hold the shape of the cup when tipped out.

Eggs - No. 6 eggs are used as the standard size.

ABBREVIATIONS

L = litre

ml = millilitre

cm = centimetre

mm = millimetre

g = gram

kg = kilogram

˚C = degrees Celsius

STANDARD MEASURES

1 cup = 250 millilitres

1 litre = 4 cups

1 Tbsp = 15 millilitres (Note an Australian Tbsp is 20ml)

1 dessertspoon = 10 millilitres

1 tsp = 5 millilitres

½ tsp = 2.5 millilitres

¼ tsp= 1.25 millilitres

APPROXIMATE METRIC/IMPERIAL CONVERSIONS IN COMMON COOKING USE 

WEIGHT

30g = 1 ounce

120g = 4 ounces

240g = 8 ounces

450g = 1 pound

VOLUME

1kg = 2¼ pounds

1 litre = 1¾ pints