{"id":"metric-cooking-reference","title":"Metric Cooking","content":"Metric Cooking\n\nMEASURING:\n\nm L (milliliter): used to measure liquid or dry ingredients in most recipes.\ncm (centimeter): used to measure cookie sheets and thickness of meat.\nL (liter): used to measure volume such as soups, milk and casseroles.\nKg (kilogram): used to measure mass, not weight, of larger objects.\n°C (degree Celsius): used to measure temperature.\ng (gram): used to measure mass of lighter objects.\n\nMEASUREMENTS:\n\nDry:\n\n1/2 m L = 1/8 tsp\n1 mL = 1/4 tsp\n2 mL = 1/2 tsp\n5 mL = 1 tsp\n15 mL = 1 tbsp\n59 mL = 1/4 cup\n79 mL = % cup\n118 mL = 1/2 cup\n158 mL = % cup\n177 mL = 3/4 cup\n225 ml. = 1 cup\n450 mt. = 2 cups Liquid:\n\n30 mL = 2 tbsp\n60 mL = 1/4 cup\n125 mL = 1/2 cup\n250 ml. = 1 cup\n500 mL = 2 cups\n1 liter = 4 cups\n\nOVEN TEMPERATURES:\n\n150° C = 300° F\n160° C = 325° F\n180° C = 350° F\n190° C = 375° F\n200° C = 400° F\n220° C = 425° F\n230° C = 450° F\n240° C = 475° F\n\nBAKING PANS SIZES:\n\nCake Pan: 2.0 L = 20 x 20 cm = 8\" x 8\"\n2.5 L = 23 x 23 cm = 9\" x 9\"\n3.0 L = 30.5 x 20 cm = 12\" x 8\"\n3.5 L = 33 x 20 cm = 13\" x 8\"\n4.0 L = 33 x23 cm = 13\" x 9\"\n5.0 L = 35.5 x25 cm = 14\" x 10\"\nJelly Roll Pan: 1 L = 25 x 19 cm = 10” x 8”\n2 L = 38 x 25 cm = 15” x 10”\nLoaf Pan: 1.5 L = 20 x 12 cm = 8\" x 5\"\n2.0 L = 22 x 12 cm = 9\" x 5\"\n3.0 L = 25 x 12 cm = 10\" x 5\"","originalContent":"Metric Cooking\n\nMEASURING:\n\nm L (milliliter): used to measure liquid or dry ingredients in most recipes.\ncm (centimeter): used to measure cookie sheets and thickness of meat.\nL (liter): used to measure volume such as soups, milk and casseroles.\nKg (kilogram): used to measure mass, not weight, of larger objects.\n°C (degree Celsius): used to measure temperature.\ng (gram): used to measure mass of lighter objects.\n\nMEASUREMENTS:\n\nDry:\n\n1/2 m L = 1/8 tsp\n1 mL = 1/4 tsp\n2 mL = 1/2 tsp\n5 mL = 1 tsp\n15 mL = 1 tbsp\n59 mL = 1/4 cup\n79 mL = % cup\n118 mL = 1/2 cup\n158 mL = % cup\n177 mL = 3/4 cup\n225 ml. = 1 cup\n450 mt. = 2 cups Liquid:\n\n30 mL = 2 tbsp\n60 mL = 1/4 cup\n125 mL = 1/2 cup\n250 ml. = 1 cup\n500 mL = 2 cups\n1 liter = 4 cups\n\nOVEN TEMPERATURES:\n\n150° C = 300° F\n160° C = 325° F\n180° C = 350° F\n190° C = 375° F\n200° C = 400° F\n220° C = 425° F\n230° C = 450° F\n240° C = 475° F\n\nBAKING PANS SIZES:\n\nCake Pan: 2.0 L = 20 x 20 cm = 8\" x 8\"\n2.5 L = 23 x 23 cm = 9\" x 9\"\n3.0 L = 30.5 x 20 cm = 12\" x 8\"\n3.5 L = 33 x 20 cm = 13\" x 8\"\n4.0 L = 33 x23 cm = 13\" x 9\"\n5.0 L = 35.5 x25 cm = 14\" x 10\"\nJelly Roll Pan: 1 L = 25 x 19 cm = 10” x 8”\n2 L = 38 x 25 cm = 15” x 10”\nLoaf Pan: 1.5 L = 20 x 12 cm = 8\" x 5\"\n2.0 L = 22 x 12 cm = 9\" x 5\"\n3.0 L = 25 x 12 cm = 10\" x 5\"","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T07:59:11.106Z"}