FLOURS/DRY

The various flours available in stores today, cater for many different dietary requirements, conscious health choices or even to give a recipe an entirely new texture or flavour. The quantities may only vary slightly, but it could be make or break.

	1/2 Cup	1 Cup
Plain Flour	85g	170g
Self Raising Flour	85g	170g
Wholemeal Flour	80g	160g
Coconut Flour (Packed)	75g	150g
Rice Flour	88g	175g
Cocoa (Packed)	50g	100g

SUGARS

Sugars were not all created equally. However, at the end of the day, they are all there to add a little sweetness to our lives. Whether you’re after refilled or unrefined sugars, there are lots to choose from. Educate yourself, taste the differences and get experimenting.

	1/2 Cup	1 Cup
White Sugar	125g	250g
Caster Sugar	120g	240g
Icing Sugar	85g	170g
Soft Brown Sugar (Packed)	123g	245g
Raw Sugar	110g	220g
Coconut Sugar	85g	170g
Panela Sugar	95g	190g
Demerara Sugar	125g	250g

GRAINS/NUT/MEALS

There are endless amounts of ingredients that don’t fall under flours or sugars. So here are a bunch of miscellaneous, yet relevant, ingredients you may find useful from day to day in the kitchen.

	1/2 Cup	1 Cup
Coconut – Dessicated	43g	85g
Coconut – Shredded	48g	95g
Almond Meal	58g	115g
Rolled Oats	50g	100g
Buckwheat Groats	110g	220g
Amaranth	115g	230g
Millet	80g	160g
Quinoa Grain	100g	200g

BUTTER

Occasionally when browsing food websites (particularly American) I would come across recipes that ask for a stick of butter. Here in New Zealand it comes in a block and that sounds like more than a stick. For those who have also come across this predicament, below the mystery has been solved.

	Cup	Grams	Tablespoons
Stick	1/2	113g	8
1/2 Stick	1/4	57g	4
Double Stick	1	227g	16

LIQUIDS

I use a measuring jug for all of my liquids, however it still feels like a guessing game using your eye to judge the amount. The same goes with measuring spoons, whether you have any on hand, I also feel these vary so much and all you can do is hope for the best. Below are some standard conversions for liquid that may be helpful.

Metric	Cups & Spoons
5ml	1 tsp
15-20ml	1 tbps
60ml	1/4 Cup
125ml	1/2 Cup
250ml	1 Cup
375ml	1 1/2 Cup
500ml	2 Cups
750ml	3 Cups
1 litre	4 Cups

OVEN TEMPS

I’ve yet to use a gas oven, but in New Zealand we primarily use ovens that measure temperature in degrees celsius. With that said, lots of recipes still talk about fahrenheit which then leads us to Google to double check we won’t burn anything.