German Recipes Conversion
Conversion Chart - Umrechnungstabelle
Metric Conversion Chart for Cooking and Baking
Conversions for
WEIGHT | VOLUME | TEMPERATURE
In German (European) cooking, recipe ingredients tend to be measured by weight, rather than volume (US). If you don't have a Küchenwaage, or kitchen scale, to measure cooking ingredients, here's a conversion chart that can help. The following tables allow you to convert units of weight (grams) to units of volume (tablespoons, teaspoons) for use with the recipes in our collection. There is also a Celsius to Fahrenheit table for oven temperatures.
How to Use the Metric Chart: Find the ingredient you want to measure, and then the English unit you want to convert to. For example, if you want to convert 130 grams of flour to the English system, you first find Mehl on the chart. Go across on the chart to find "HTS" ("heaping tablespoon") and the number of grams in a heaping tablespoon (15). 130 grams of flour = 8.6 heaping tablespoons (130/15=8.6). For larger amounts, use the cups conversion chart (for liquids). Note: These conversions are only approximate measures. For best results use a kitchen scale or a liter measuring cup.
Also see our recipe conversion links below and the German Metric Calculator.
| Maßeinheiten - Umrechnungstabelle | |||
| Conversion Chart - Weight Metric Weight to English Volume |
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| KEY to Symbols: HTS=heaping tablespoon, LTS=level tablespoon, TSP=level teaspoon |
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| Ingredient - Unit of Measure | HTS | LTS | TSP |
| Backpulver (baking powder) in grams | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Butter, Margarine in grams | 25 | 15 | 6 |
| Grieß (semolina) in grams | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| Mehl (flour) in grams | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| Salz (salt) in grams | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| Wasser, Milch (water, milk) in ml | - | 15 | 5 |
| Zucker (sugar) in grams | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| These measurements are only approximate. For best results use a kitchen scale. BACK > German Recipes BACK > German-English Recipe Glossary |
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| Cups Conversion (Liquids) Metric to US Standard Cups |
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| Note: These are approximate measures that only apply to liquid measure. The tables below do not apply to UK or Australian cups: 1 US cup = 237 ml (milliliters), 1 UK cup = 284 ml, 1 Aus. cup = 250 ml |
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| Metric | US Standard | Metric | US Standard |
| 60 ml | 1/4 cup | 75 ml | 1/3 cup |
| 115 ml | 1/2 cup | 150 ml | 2/3 cup |
| 175 ml | 3/4 cup | 230 ml | 1 cup |
| Conversion Chart Metric to English Units |
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| KEY to Symbols: g=gram, kg=kilogram, l=liter, ml=milliliter |
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| Metric | English | Metric | English |
| 1 g | 0.035 oz | 10 g | 0.35 oz |
| 100 g | 3.5 oz | 1 l | 0.88 qt |
| 500 g | 1.1 lbs | 1 ml | 0.338 oz |
| 1 kg | 2.2 lbs | 10 ml | 3.38 oz |
| Das Pfund: A metric pound = 500 grams = 1.1 U.S. pounds | |||
| Oven Temperatures Celsius to Fahrenheit (1.8 x C + 32 = F) |
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| Celsius | Fahrenheit | Celsius | Fahrenheit |
| 100 C | 212 F | 110 C | 230 F |
| 120 C | 248 F | 130 C | 266 F |
| 140 C | 284 F | 150 C | 302 F |
| 160 C | 320 F | 170 C | 338 F |
| 180 C | 356 F | 190 C | 374 F |
| 200 C | 392 F | 210 C | 410 F |
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Also see: German Metric Calculator
Web Links - Conversion
Cook's Calculator
A handy online calculator for weight, temperature and volume from Epicurean.com.
German Metric Calculator
A temperature and measurements conversion calculator (this site).
Equivalent Measures
A calculator and chart for converting liquid and volume measures to and from metric. From Cafe Creosote.
Metric Conversions - Allmath.com
A general conversion site for all sorts of measurements: temperature, volume, etc.
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