BRITISH
COOKERY EQUIVALENTS
Oven temperatures
US recipes always give oven temperatures
in degrees Fahrenheit. The table below gives the approximate
Centigrade and Gas Mark equivalents (for fan ovens, check the
manufacturer's instructions) - there are considerable variations
in different references when it comes to the "gas mark"
equivalents!
|
Farenheit |
Centigrade |
Gas
Mark |
|
80 |
30 |
- |
|
100 |
40 |
- |
|
240 |
115 |
1/4 |
|
265 |
130 |
1/2 |
|
290 |
140 |
1 |
|
300 |
150 |
- |
|
310 |
155 |
2 |
|
325 |
160 |
- |
|
335 |
170 |
3 |
|
350 |
175 |
- |
|
355 |
180 |
4 |
|
375 |
190 |
- |
|
380 |
195 |
5 |
|
400 |
200 |
6 |
|
425 |
220 |
7 |
|
450 |
230 |
8 |
|
470 |
245 |
9 |
A Note on
Butter and Margarine: When
a US recipe calls for "half a stick of butter", it
is referring to the fact that butter and other fats are sold
in "sticks". You normally buy butter in packs of a
pound, consisting of four sticks, and they're usually marked
in quarters (sometimes also in eighths), making it easy to measure
off, say, 2 ounces of butter, or "half a stick".
For more information, check out
the USDA's Food & Nutrition Information Center Web site at
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/index.html.
In many cases, the database (which can be downloaded) gives the
weights of a cup or spoonful of each of many different food items.
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