Dan'z kitchen: Kitchen Tips

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Kitchen Tips

On 10th July 2011.

Shallot Substitute
Substitute an equivalent amount of onion plus a little garlic.For example,if you need 2 tablespoon of minced shallot, use 2 tablespoon of minced shallot and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic...
Ref. How to Break An Egg.

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Measurement Equivalents

1 tablespoon (tbsp) = 3 teaspoons (tsp)
1/16 cup =1 tablespoon
1/8 cup =2 tablespoons
1/6 cup =2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1/4 cup =4 tablespoons
1/3 cup =5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
3/8 cup =6 tablespoons
1/2 cup =8 tablespoons
2/3 cup =10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
3/4 cup =12 tablespoons
1 cup = 48 teaspoons
1 cup = 16 tablespoons
8 fluid ounces (fl oz) = 1 cup
1 pint (pt) =2 cups
1 quart (qt) =2 pints
4 cups =1 quart
1 gallon (gal) =4 quarts
16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb)
1 milliliter (ml) =1 cubic centimeter (cc)
1 inch (in) =2.54 centimeters (cm)
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Us to Metric

1/5 teaspoon =1 milliliter
1 oz =28 grams
1 teaspoon =5 ml
1 pound=454 grams
1 tablespoon =15 ml
1 fluid oz =30 ml
1/5 cup =47 ml
1 cup =237 ml
2 cups (1 pint) =473 ml
4 cups (1 quart) =.95 liter
4 quarts (1 gal.) =3.8 liters
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Metric to US

1 milliliter =1/5 teaspoon
1 gram =.035 ounce
5 ml =1 teaspoon
100 grams =3.5 ounces
15 ml =1 tablespoon
500 grams=1.10 pounds
100 ml =3.4 fluid oz
1 kilogram =2.205 pounds= 35 ounces
240 ml =1 cup
1 liter=34 fluid oz= 4.2 cups= 2.1 pints= 1.06 quarts= 0.26 gallon