Pan measurements - muffin pans
| mini | 30ml | 1 1/2 Tbs |
| regular 1 | 80ml | 1/3 cup |
| regular2 | 125ml | 1/2 cup |
| Texas | 80ml | 3/4 cup |
Pan measurements - cake pans
| 20cm springform cake pan | 8 inch |
| 20cm square cake pan | 8 inch |
| 23cm springform cake pan | 9 inch |
| 25cm springform cake pan | 10 inch |
To check your muffin pan's capacity, for a mini muffin pan pour 1 1/2 tablespoons (30ml) water into 1 hole in your pan. If the water comes right to the top (with none left over) it is 1 1/2 tablespoon capacity.
Oven temperatures
celsius
(electric) | celcius
(fan forced) | fahrenheit | gas |
|
| 120º | 100º | 250º | 1 | very slow |
| 150º | 130º | 300º | 2 | slow |
| 160º | 140º | 325º | 3 | moderately slow |
| 180º | 160º | 350º | 4 | moderate |
| 190º | 170º | 375º | 5 | moderately hot |
| 200º | 180º | 400º | 6 | hot |
| 230º | 210º | 450º | 7 | very hot |
| 250º | 230º | 500º | 9 | very hot |
If using a fan-forced oven, your cooking time may be a little quicker, so start checking your food a little earlier
Metric cup & spoon sizes*
cup | metric |
| 1/4 cup | 60ml |
| 1/3 cup | 80ml |
| 1/2 cup | 125ml |
| 1 cup | 250ml |
spoon |
metric |
| 1/4 teaspoon | 1.25ml |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml |
| 1 teaspoon | 5ml |
| 2 teaspoons | 10ml |
1 tablespoon
(equal to 4 teaspoons) | 20ml |
Liquids*
metric | cup | imperial |
| 30ml | | 1 fl oz |
| 60ml | 1/4 cup | 2 fl oz |
| 80ml | | 3 1/2 fl oz |
| 100ml | 1/3 cup | 2 3/4 fl oz |
| 125ml | 1/2 cup | 4 fl oz |
| 150ml | | 5 fl oz |
| 180ml | 3/4 cup | 6 fl oz |
| 200ml | | 7 fl oz |
| 250ml | 1 cup | 8 3/4 fl oz |
| 310ml | 1 1/4 cups | 10 1/2 fl oz |
| 375ml | 1 1/2 cups | 13 fl oz |
| 430ml | 1 3/4 cups | 15 fl oz |
| 475ml | | 16 fl oz |
| 500ml | 2 cups | 17 fl oz |
| 625ml | 2 1/2 cups | 21 1/2 fl oz |
| 750ml | 3 cups | 26 fl oz |
| 1L | 4 cups | 35 fl oz |
| 1.25L | 5 cups | 44 fl oz |
| 1.5L | 6 cups | 52 fl oz |
| 2L | 8 cups | 70 fl oz |
| 2.5L | 10 cups | 88 fl oz |
Mass (weight)*
| 10g | 1/4oz |
| 15g | 1/2oz |
| 30g | 1oz |
| 60g | 2oz |
| 90g | 3oz |
| 125g | 4oz (1/4 lb) |
| 155g | 5oz |
| 185g | 6oz |
| 220g | 7oz |
| 250g | 8oz (1/2 lb) |
| 280g | 9oz |
| 315g | 10oz |
| 345g | 11oz |
| 375g | 12oz (3/4 lb) |
| 410g | 13oz |
| 440g | 14oz |
| 470g | 15oz |
| 500g (1/2 kg) | 16oz (1 lb) |
| 750g | 24oz (1 1/2 lb) |
| 1kg | 32oz (2 lb) |
| 1.5kg | 48oz (3 lb) |
| 2kg | 64oz (4 lb) |
Cup conversions for metric*
ingredient | 1 cup | 1/2 cup | 1/3 cup | 1/4 cup |
| breadcrumbs, dry | 90g | 45g | 30g | 25g |
| butter | 250g | 125g | 80g | 60g |
| cheese, shredded/grated | 80g | 40g | 35g | 25g |
| choc bits | 190g | 95g | 70g | 55g |
| coconut, desiccated | 85g | 45g | 35g | 20g |
| flour, plain/self-raising | 150g | 75g | 50g | 40g |
| rice, uncooked (long-grain/basmati/jasmine) | 200g | 100g | 70g | 50g |
| sour cream | 235g | 125g | 85g | 65g |
| sugar, brown – lightly packed | 160g | 80g | 60g | 45g |
| sugar, brown – firmly packed | 200g | 100g | 70g | 55g |
| sugar, caster | 220g | 115g | 80g | 60g |
| sugar, icing | 150g | 80g | 60g | 45g |
| sugar, white | 225g | 110g | 80g | 60g |
| sultanas | 170g | 90g | 65g | 45g |
| yoghurt | 260g | 130g | 90g | 70g |
Cup conversions for imperial*
ingredient | 1 cup | 1/2 cup | 1/3 cup | 1/4 cup |
| breadcrumbs, dry | 2 3/4oz | 1 1/2oz | 1oz | 3/4oz |
| butter | 8oz | 4oz | 2 1/2oz | 2oz |
| cheese, shredded/grated | 2 1/2oz | 1oz | 1oz | 3/4oz |
| choc bits | 6oz | 3oz | 2 1/4oz | 1 3/4oz |
| coconut, desiccated | 2 3/4oz | 1 1/2oz | 1oz | 1/2oz |
| flour, plain/self-raising | 4 3/4oz | 2 1/2oz | 1 1/2oz | 1 1/2oz |
| rice, uncooked (long-grain/basmati/jasmine) | 6 1/2oz | 3oz | 2 1/4oz | 1 1/2oz |
| sour cream | 7 1/2oz | 4oz | 2 1/2oz | 2oz |
| sugar, brown – lightly packed | 5oz | 2 1/2oz | 2oz | 1 1/2oz |
| sugar, brown – firmly packed | 6 1/2oz | 3oz | 2 1/4oz | 1 3/4oz |
| sugar, caster | 7oz | 3 3/4oz | 2 1/2oz | 2oz |
| sugar, icing | 4 3/4oz | 2 1/2oz | 2oz | 1 1/2oz |
| sugar, white | 7oz | 3 1/2oz | 2 1/2oz | 2oz |
| sultanas | 5 1/2oz | 3oz | 2oz | 1 1/2oz |
| yoghurt | 8 1/4oz | 4oz | 3oz | 2 1/4oz |
