Measurements Outside the USA?

[dburgess49ers]

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.

[Suzanne]

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.

[dburgess49ers]

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

[pjm333]

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

[dburgess49ers]

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