[Sca-cooks] Measurement query for European members

[Elaine Koogler]

My problem comes with the dry measurements.  I get hold of a recipe that
calls for grams.  Now I can convert this to ounces, but it's fluid rather
than dry.  Can anyone tell me how to get grams to teaspoons/tablespoons or
dry ounces?

Kiri

micaylah wrote:

> > Very easy:  2 cups to a pint, 2 pints to a quart, 4 quarts to a
> gallon; or
> > cup = 8 oz., pint = 16 oz., quart = 32 oz., gallon = 128 oz.
> >
> > What throws me is the Imperial pint is 20 oz.
> >
> > Raoghnailt
>
> Never said it wasnt easy, just agreed it was a pain. I much prefer
> metric even though I am old enough to have grown up with imperial first
> off (Im Canadian). I will admit though to many pieces of paper taped up
> to the insides of my cupboards detailing substitutions/equivalents/etc.
> I hate it when recipes call for, say, 3 tsps of something when it just
> would've been easier to say 1 tbsp. Anybody know if there is a logical
> reason for this?
>
> Micaylah
>
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