Conversion Charts

Explanations of commonly used baking terms so you know what to do.

Oven Temperatures

With fan ovens, general rules cannot apply. Some manufacturers recommend baking for a shorter time and at a lower temperature while others recommend baking at the same temperature and just reduce baking time!

For best results it is very important that you consult the instructions manual for your oven.

Celcius	Fahrenheit	Gas mark	Description
110	225	1/4	Very Cool
130	250	1/2
140	275	1	Cool
150	300	2
170	325	3	Moderate
180	350	4
190	375	5	Moderately Hot
200	400	6
220	425	7	Hot
230	450	8
240	475	9	Very Hot

Length Measurement

Imperial	Metric
1/4 inch	6mm
1/2 inch	12mm
1 inch	2.5cm
2 inch	5cm
4 inch	10cm
8 inch	20cm
9 inch	23cm
10 inch	25cm
12 inch	30cm

Weight Conversion

In this guide we have given quantities in both metric and imperial. Since exact conversion from imperial to metric does not usually give practical working quantities, the metric measures have been rounded to the nearest unit of 25 grams.

The tables below give the recommended equivalents. Remember, though, when using any of the recipes in the book, follow only one set of measure as they are not interchangeable.

Gram (g)	Ounce (oz)	Pound (lb)
25	1
50	2
75	3
125	4	1/4
150	5
175	6
200	7
225	8	1/2
250	9
275	10
300	11
350	12
375	13
400	14
425	15
450	16	1

Liquid Conversion Figures

Millilitre (ml)	Fluid Ounce (fl oz)	Pint (pt)
25	1
50	2
75	3
125	4
150	5	1/4
175	6
200	7
225	8
250	9
275	10
300	11	1/2
350	12
375	13
400	14
425	15
450	16	3/4
475	17
500	18
550	19
575	20	1

Tin Conversions

In situations where you do not have the required tin size or you would like to make a recipe in another shape, please use the following conversion figures.

Approximate conversion values indicate that when converting from a round tin to a square tin to reduce by 2 cm or 1 inch.

Round	Square Equivalent
6″ / 15 cm	5″ / 13 cm
8″/ 20 cm	7″ / 18 cm
9″ / 23 cm	8″ / 20 cm
11″ / 28 cm	10″ / 25.5 cm