Masuratori – Simboluri retete bucaratie / lb franceza

Temperatures

Degrees Celsius
Degrees Fahrenheit Heat Level

32 freezes water at sea level 0.0

70 - 75 room temperature 21.11 - 23.89
85 - 100 lukewarm liquid 29.44 - 37.78
165 - 175 simmer 73.89 - 79.44
212 boils water at sea level 100
375 - 400 deep fat frying 190.56 - 204.44

Oven Baking Temperatures

Degrees Celsius
Degrees Fahrenheit Oven Temperature
250 - 300 very slow 121.11 - 148.89
300 - 325 slow 148.89 - 162.78
325 - 350 moderate 162.78 - 176.67
375 moderately hot 190.56
400 - 425 hot 204.44 - 218.33
450 + very hot 232.22 +

French Abbreviated Measures

Measure English French Equals in Ounces Roughly

1 tablespoon 1 cuiller à soupe
1 c.s
1 c.c. 1 teaspoon 1 cuiller à café
fine salt regular salt + is more concentrated
1 c.c. fin sel
coarse salt sea salt - is less concentrated by 12%
1 c.c. gros sel

French Oven Temps

 Très doux = 150°F barely warm
Doux = 200°F warm
Moyen = 300°F medium
Chaud = 375°F hot
Très chaud = 500°F very hot

A Recipe calls for and French to English Meaning

1 sm petit [small]
1 md moyen [medium]
1 lg gros [large]
1 cn boite [can]
1 pk paquet [package]
1 dr goutte [drop]
1 sl tranche [slice]
1 ds pointe de couteau [dash]

1 cuillère à soupe de zeste râpé = 1 t. zest of lemon, orange, lime, etc.

|Cocotte minute = to cook in a pressure cooker |Au crock-pot = to cook in a Crockpot
|Marque = means a specific brand name

|Lait concentré =something the French have, not found in U.S. It is somewhat between milk and cream, is stored
on the grocer's shelf until opened.

Uniquely French Measures & Terms

A recipe will call for 1 sachet de levure chimique

1 sachet de = approximately a tad more than 2 teaspoons

chimique = a chemical substance [baking powder, baking soda, etc.]
levure [example] = baking powder

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U.S. to Metric Conversions

U. S. Metric
3 teaspoons 1 tablespoon 1/2 ounce 14.3 grams
2 tablespoons 1/8 cup 1 ounce 28.3 grams
4 tablespoons 1/4 cup 2 ounces 56.7 grams
5 1/3 tablespoons 1/3 cup 2.6 ounces 75.6 grams
8 tablespoons 1/2 cup 4 ounces 113.4 grams
12 tablespoons 3/4 cup 6 ounces 170 grams
16 tablespoons 1 cup 8 ounces 226.8 grams
32 tablespoons 2 cups 16 ounces 453.6 grams
64 tablespoons 4 cups 32 ounces 907.2 grams

1 oz. 30 milliliters
16 oz 1 pint 475 milliliters
32 oz 1 quart 950 milliliters
128 oz 1 gallon 3.75 liters 3750 milliliters

1/2 pound 252 grams

1.1 pounds 500 grams
2.2 pounds 1000 grams [1 kilo]

8 quarts 1 peck 8.81 liters

4 pecks 1 bushel 35.24 liters

1 lb flour 4 cups
1 lb granulated sugar 2 cups
1/4 lb butter 1/2 cup 1 stick 113.4 grams
1 lb butter 2 cups 4 sticks 453.6 grams

8 oz can 1 cup 226.8 grams

#1 can 1 1/4 cups
#303 can 2 cups 453.6 grams

1 cup 1/2 pint 8 fluid ounces 237 ml

2 cups 1 pint 16 fluid ounces 474 ml
4 cups 1 quart 32 fluid ounces 948 ml
2 pints 1 quart 32 fluid ounces 948 ml
2 quarts 1/2 gallon 64 fluid ounces 1.896 liters
4 quarts 1 gallon 128 fluid ounces 3.792 liters

1 inch 0.0254 m
1 foot 0.3048 m
1 yard 0.9144 m
1 mile 1.6 km