Weights & measurement charts

Precise measurements can be vital to cooking and baking success. Keep our essential guide handy for all the weights and measures you might need.

Taste also now offers a series of calculators to help you with some of the conversions in these charts.

Does your equipment measure up?

Use Australian Standard measuring cups and spoons. The plastic ones found in supermarkets and kitchenware shops are a perfect choice. Check the metal ones and overseas brands as most are not Australian standard and therefore not suitable for Australian recipes.

Use cup and spoon measures for dry and solid ingredients and a measuring jug for liquid ingredients.

When measuring dry ingredients, dip the cup or spoon measure into the food and lift out. Use the edge of a knife to scrape across the surface, removing excess ingredients so the surface is flat. When measuring liquids, place the jug onto a flat surface and bend down to check at eye level.

Download our handy weights & measurement chart to stick on your fridge.

Pan measurements
muffin pans
mini	30ml	1 1/2 Tbs
regular 1	80ml	1/3 cup
regular 2	125ml	1/2 cup
Texas	180ml	3/4 cup

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. Use the same method to measure regular or Texas muffin pans.

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	1/3 cup	2 3/4 fl oz
100ml		3 1/2 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 & imperial*
ingredient	1 cup		1/2 cup		1/3 cup		1/4 cup
breadcrumbs, dry	90g	2 3/4oz	45g	1 1/2oz	30g	1oz	25g	3/4oz
butter	250g	8oz	125g	4oz	80g	2 1/2oz	60g	2oz
cheese, shredded/grated	80g	2 1/2oz	40g	1oz	35g	1oz	25g	3/4oz
choc bits	190g	6oz	95g	3oz	70g	2 1/4oz	55g	1 3/4oz
coconut, desiccated	85g	2 3/4oz	45g	1 1/2oz	35g	1oz	20g	1/2oz
flour, plain/self-raising	150g	4 3/4oz	75g	2 1/2oz	50g	1 1/2oz	40g	1 1/2oz
rice, uncooked (long-grain/basmati/jasmine)	200g	6 1/2oz	100g	3oz	70g	2 1/4oz	50g	1 1/2oz
sour cream	235g	7 1/2oz	125g	4oz	85g	2 1/2oz	65g	2oz
sugar, brown – lightly packed	160g	5oz	80g	2 1/2oz	60g	2oz	45g	1 1/2oz
sugar, brown – firmly packed	200g	6 1/2oz	100g	3oz	70g	2 1/4oz	55g	1 3/4oz
sugar, caster	220g	7oz	115g	3 3/4oz	80g	2 1/2oz	60g	2oz
sugar, icing	150g	4 3/4oz	80g	2 1/2oz	60g	2oz	45g	1 1/2oz
sugar, white	225g	7oz	110g	3 1/2oz	80g	2 1/2oz	60g	2oz
sultanas	170g	5 1/2oz	90g	3oz	65g	2oz	45g	1 1/2oz
yoghurt	260g	8 1/4oz	130g	4oz	90g	3oz	70g	2 1/4oz