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02-05-2003, 07:06 PM
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 Measurements Outside the USA? Hello Chefs, In the US, I use drops, dashes, pinches, teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, quarts, gallons, etc.. What units of measurements do chefs use the most in recipes outside the US? I am making a recipe converter and I want to include metric measurements. Thanks, David.  |
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02-07-2003, 08:04 AM
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| David -- Um...maybe no one has answered this because it's something you could easily find out on your own? Why are you "making a recipe converter" anyway, when they are printed in just about any good basic cookbook, and probably available online. |
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02-08-2003, 08:13 PM
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| Why... What I was asking was something like this: Chicken in White Wine - For 4 persons: * 1 chicken of about 1.5 kilos * 4 shallots, a clove of garlic, and parsley * 75 gr. butter * 100 gr. cream * 1 egg-yolk * ¼ litre Riesling, and a small cup of meat stock * 1 tablespoon flour * 1 spirit measure of Cognac * 150 gr. mushrooms * salt, pepper and a little nutmeg * 2 tablespoons oil What I wanted was what was the 'most' used by chefs in the UK for example. In the US we think of quarts and they do not. I work with buffets and banquets so recipes have to be mulitplied to fit the head count. Sure each measurement can be figured out to change the amounts but I want to make a program that will do the math for me and be able to save the results. Go to fruitsfromwashington.com and see what they have. I want to do something like that but in excel. David |
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02-08-2003, 08:15 PM
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| David here is a chart that i use for ounces to grams Ozs And Pounds Grams and Kilograms 1 ounce 30 grams 2 ounces 60 grams 3 ounces 85 grams 4 ounces 1/4 lb 115 grams 5 ounces 140 grams 6 ounces 175 grams 7 ounces 200 grams 8 ounces 1/2 lb 225 grams 9 ounces 250 grams 10 ounces 285 grams 12 ounces 3/4 lb 340 grams 16 ounces 1 lb 450 grams 24 ounces 1 1/2 lb 675 grams 2 pounds 900 grams 2.2 pounds 1 Kilogram 3 pounds 1350 grams 3.5 pounds 1500 grams 1 1/2 kilograms 4 pounds 1800 grams 5 pounds 2 1/4 Kilograms 10 pounds 4 1/2 Kilograms 15 pounds 6 3/4 Kilograms 20 pounds 9 Kilograms 25 pounds 11 1/4 Kilograms |
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02-08-2003, 09:30 PM
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| exact... Thanks pjm333, To convert I must have exact measurements like below: 1 ounce 28.34952 grams 2 ounce 56.69905 grams 3 ounce 85.04857 grams 4 ounce 113.3981 grams 5 ounce 141.7476 grams 6 ounce 170.0971 grams 7 ounce 198.4467 rams 8 ounce 226.7962 grams 9 ounce 255.1457 grams 10 ounce 283.4952 grams 12 ounce 340.1943 grams 16 ounce 453.5924 grams 24 ounce 680.3886 grams 2 pounds 907.1847 grams 2.204623 pounds 1 Kilogram 3 pounds 1360.777 grams 3.306934 pounds 1 1/2 kilograms 4 pounds 1814.369 grams 5 pounds 2.267962 kilograms 10 pounds 4.535924 kilograms 15 pounds 6.803886 kilograms 20 pounds 9.071847 kilograms 25 pounds 11.33981 grams I think I started something bigger than I thought it would be! Oh well, its keeping me out of trouble! David |
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