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It is generally not a good idea to scale a recipe up or down by more than 3 or 4 times. All measurements presented on this page are in Imperial (U.K.) units.
Liquid Measurements
teaspoon dessert-
spoontablespoon fluid
ouncegill breakfast
cuppint quart gallon 1 teaspoon = 1 1/2 1/3 0.21 1/24 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 dessertspoon = 2 1 2/3 0.42 1/12 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 tablespoon = 3 1 ½ 1 5/8 1/8 1/16 - - - - - - - - - 1 fluid ounce = 4.8 2.4 1.6 1 1/5 1/10 1/20 - - - - - - 1 gill = 24 12 8 5 1 1/2 1/4 1/8 - - - 1 breakfast cup = 48 24 16 10 2 1 1/2 1/4 1/16 1 pint = 96 48 32 20 2 2 1 1/2 1/8 1 quart = 192 96 64 40 8 4 2 1 1/4 1 gallon = 768 384 256 160 32 16 8 4 1
Weight
The Imperial system uses the same units of weight as the U.S. system. Do not confuse the ounce of weight with the fluid ounce, because they are not the same; there is no standard conversion between weight and volume unless you know the density of the ingredient.
16 ounces = 1 pound
Length
Both Imperial and U.S. units of length are identical.
inch foot yard 1 inch = 1 1/12 1/36 1 foot = 12 1 1/3 1 yard = 36 3 1 1 mile = - - - 5280 1760
