Approximate metric cup/tablespoon conversions
In The Cook’s Companion, Stephanie Alexander has put together a fantastically handy table full of approximate conversions from cup and tablespoons to grams. I have included a small selection below –
– - – - – - – 1 tbsp – - ⅓ cup – - ½ cup – - -1 cup
butter
– - – - – - – - – 20g – - – 80g – - – 120g – - – 240g
flour
– plain – - – - 15g – - – 50g – - – 75g – - – 150g
pasta
– small – - – - 10g – - – 40g – - – 60g – - – 110g
sugar
– icing – - – - 10g – - – 55g – - – 80g – - – - 160g
– castor – - – 15g – - – 75g – - – 110g – - – 220g – brown – (packed) –
firmly – - – - 20g – - – 75g – - – 110g – - – 220g
loosely- – - – 20g – - – 60g – - – 90g – - – - 150g
Produce
Asparagus Asparagus - select and store Autumn - fruit, vegies & seafood Basil Beetroot Beetroot - select and store Buffalo Mozzarella Chilli Coriander Eggs Garlic Mushroom Mushroom - enoki Mushroom - oyster Mushroom - select and store Mushroom - shiitake Mushroom - Swiss brown Parsley Potato Potato - maincrop Potato - select and store Potato – early or new crop Potato – floury varieties and their uses Potato – waxy varieties and their uses Pumpkin Spring - fruit, vegies & seafood Summer - fruit, vegies & seafood Tomato Tomato - heirloom Winter - fruit, vegies & seafood
Methods
Asparagus - cook Beetroot - cook Capsicum - peeling and de-seeding Garlic - cooking with Potato - boil or steam Tomato - peeling and de-seeding
Miscellaneous
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Methods
Miscellaneous
