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Benchmarks
How to Decrease a Recipe
Substitutions
Metric
Baking Pan Metric Conversion
BENCHMARKS
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16 oz.
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1 pound
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1000g
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1 kilogram
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500g
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Replaces but is not equal to 1 pound
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900g
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Replaces 2 pound package
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HOW TO DECREASE A RECIPE
When dividing a recipe, keep the following in mind:
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1 cup
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16 tablespoons
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1/2 cup
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8 tablespoons
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1/3 cup
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5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon
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1/4 cup
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4 tablespoons
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1/8 cup
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2 tablespoons
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1 tbsp
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3 teaspoons
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If your 6 serving recipe calls for 2 servings:
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1/4 tsp
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Pinch
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1 tbsp
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1 teaspoon
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2 tbsp
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2 teaspoons
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1/4 cup
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1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon
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1/2 cup
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2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons
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2/3 cup
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3 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons
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3/4 cup
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1/4 cup
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If your 4 serving recipe calls for 2 servings:
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1/4 tsp
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1/8 teaspoon or a pinch
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1 tbsp
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1 1/2 teaspoons
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3 tbsp
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2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons
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1/4 cup
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2 tablespoons
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1/3 cup
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2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons
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2/3 cup
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1/3 cup
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3/4 cup
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6 tablespoons
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SUBSTITUTIONS
If your recipe calls for ___________ Use:
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1/4 tsp baking soda plus
1/2 tsp cream of tarter
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3 tbsp cocoa plus
1 tbsp fat (not oil)
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1 cup milk
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1/3 cup skim milk powder plus
1 cup minus 1 tbsp water
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1 cup buttermilk
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1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice plus enough milk or sour milk to make
1 cup (let stand 5 minutes)
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1/3 cup
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2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons
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1 cup butter/margarine
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1 cup vegetable shortening plus
1/2 tsp salt
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1 cup cake flour
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1 cup sifted all purpose flour
less 2 tbsp
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1 tbsp cornstarch
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2 tbsp flour
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1 cup breadcrumbs
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1 cup finely crushed breakfast cereal flakes, cracker crumbs or wheat germ
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1 tsp dry mustard
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1 tbsp prepared mustard
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1 tbsp fresh herbs
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1 tsp dried herbs
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METRIC
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100g
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is a little less than 1/4 lb
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250g
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is a little more than 1/2 lb
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500g
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is a little more than 1 lb
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is a little less than 2 lbs
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2 kg
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is a little more than 4 lbs
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5 kg
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is a little more than 10 lbs
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SIZE OF EXISTING BAKING PANS
If you are buying new baking pans or casseroles, most of these will be in litres. The chart below will assist you in determining the size of your existing baking pans when you use them with metric recipes.
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Utensil
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Metric Volume
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Closest Size in Centimetres
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2 L
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20cm x 20cm square
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2.5 L
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22cm x 22cm square
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3 L
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30.5 cm x 20cm rectangular
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3.5 L
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32cm x 21cm rectangular
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4 L
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33cm x 22cm rectangular
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5 L
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35.5 cm x 25cm rectangular
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1 L
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25cm x 19cm
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2 L
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38cm x 25cm
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1.5 L
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20cm x 12cm
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2 L
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22cm x 12cm
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3 L
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25cm x 12cm
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Round layer cake pan/dish
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1.2 L
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20cm x 3.5cm
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1.5 L
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22cm x 3.5cm
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2 L
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18cm x 9cm
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3 L
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22cm x 10cm
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