{"id":10498,"date":"2016-03-27T22:15:30","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T22:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/?p=10498"},"modified":"2016-03-28T00:12:54","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T00:12:54","slug":"weights-and-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/weights-and-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Weights and Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Cooking Abbreviations<\/h1>\n<h2>This is what Grandpa uses, anyway<\/h2>\n<p>1 gm = 1 gram<br \/>\n1 cc = 1 cubic centimeter<br \/>\n1 tsp = 1 teaspoon<br \/>\n1 TBL = 1 tablespoon<br \/>\n1 oz = 1 ounce<br \/>\n1 C = 1 cup<br \/>\n1 LB = 1 pound<br \/>\n1 pt = 1 pint<br \/>\n1 qt = 1 quart<\/p>\n<h1>Conversions provided by Google<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/?gws_rd=ssl#q=weight+converter\">CLICK HERE<\/a> for a weight converter<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/?gws_rd=ssl#q=volume+converter\">CLICK HERE<\/a> for a volume converter<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/?gws_rd=ssl#q=length+converter\">CLICK HERE<\/a> for a length converter<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/?gws_rd=ssl#q=height+converter\">CLICK HERE<\/a> for a height converter<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/?gws_rd=ssl#q=currency+google+converter\">CLICK HERE<\/a> for a currency converter<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/\">CLICK HERE<\/a> for a long URL shortener converter<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtubetime.com\/\">CLICK HERE<\/a> for YouTube direct positioning<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/?gws_rd=ssl#q=area+converter\">CLICK HERE<\/a> for an area converter<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/\">CLICK HERE<\/a> for a language converter<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/?gws_rd=ssl#q=metric+converter\">CLICK HERE<\/a> for a converter<\/p>\n<h1>Frequently Used Conversions<\/h1>\n<h2>Liquid: From smallest to largest<\/h2>\n<p>1 milligram\u2009 = \u20090.015 grain = <strong>A teeny tiny ant<\/strong>, or a <strong>mosquito<\/strong> that has not yet eaten<br \/>\n1 grain\u2009 = \u200964.8 milligrams = \u20091\/7,000 pound\u2009 = \u20091\/437.5 ounce = <strong>1 single grain of barley<\/strong> or long grained rice<br \/>\n1 CC = about <strong>5 drops<\/strong> =  ABOUT 1 gram (just barely under)<br \/>\n1 CC = 1 milliliter<br \/>\n1 CC = 1 gram\u2009= use just the tip of your measuring spoon<br \/>\n<strong><em>1 tsp = 5 cc = ABOUT 5 gm<\/em><\/strong> = the weight of a <strong>single nickle<\/strong><br \/>\n1 TBL = 3 tsp = 1\/2 oz = 15 cc<br \/>\n1 ounce\u2009 = \u20092 TBL = \u20091\/128 U.S. gallon\u2009 = \u20091\/16 U.S. pint<br \/>\n<strong><em>1\/4 C = 2 oz = 4 TBL<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n1 deciliter\u2009 = \u20091\/10 liter = 100 milliliters<br \/>\n<strong><em>1\/2 C = 4 oz<\/em><\/strong> = 1 gill = 119 cc<br \/>\n<strong><em>1 C = 16 TBL = 8 oz<\/em><\/strong> = 238 gm<br \/>\n<strong>1 PT = 2 C<\/strong> = 16 oz = \u20091\/2 quart = \u20091\/8 gallon<br \/>\n<strong>1 QT = 2 PT<\/strong> = 32 oz = .946 liter = 1\/4 gallon<br \/>\n1 liter = 1,000 CC = 1 qt + 3 TBL = \u20091.06 U.S. quarts<br \/>\n<strong>1 gallon = 4 qts<\/strong> = 128 oz = 3.78 liter<\/p>\n<p>1 U.S. gallon (basic unit of liquid capacity in the United States)\u2009 = \u2009231 cubic inches of water<br \/>\n1 imperial gallon = 1.2 US gallons\u2009 = \u2009277.4 cubic inches<\/p>\n<h2>Dry Measures: From smallest to largest<\/h2>\n<p>1 cubic centimeter\u2009 = \u20090.06 cubic inch<br \/>\n1 cubic inch\u2009 = \u200916.4 cubic centimeters<br \/>\n1 dry pint\u2009 = \u20091\/64 bushel\u2009 = \u20091\/2 dry quart<br \/>\n1 dry quart\u2009 = \u20091\/32 bushel\u2009 = \u20091\/8 peck<br \/>\n1 peck\u2009 = \u20091\/4 bushel<br \/>\n1 U.S. bushel (basic unit of dry capacity in the United States)\u2009 = \u20092,150.4 cubic inches<br \/>\n1 imperial bushel (basic unit of dry capacity in some Commonwealth nations)\u2009 = \u20092,219.4 cubic inches<br \/>\n1 cubic yard\u2009 = \u20090.765 cubic meter<br \/>\n1 cubic meter\u2009 = \u20091.3 cubic yards<br \/>\n1 U.S. bushel\u2009 = \u20090.97 imperial bushel\u2009 = \u20093.5 dekaliters<\/p>\n<h2>Weight: From lightest to heaviest<\/h2>\n<p>1 milligram\u2009 = \u20090.015 grain = <strong>A teeny tiny ant<\/strong>, or a <strong>mosquito<\/strong> that has not yet eaten<br \/>\n1 grain\u2009 = \u200964.8 milligrams = 0.0648 gm<br \/>\n1 gram\u2009 = \u20090.035 avoirdupois ounce<br \/>\n1 pennyweight\u2009 = \u200924 grains\u2009 = \u20091\/20 troy ounce<br \/>\n1 dram\u2009 = \u20091\/256 pound\u2009 = \u20091\/16 ounce = .0625 ounces = 1.77 gram<br \/>\n5 gm = the exact weight of one nickle<br \/>\n1 oz = \u20091\/16 pound = <strong>12 dimes<\/strong> = 28.5 gm<br \/>\n1 pound = \u20090.454 kilogram = <strong>Typical 16 oz canned goods<\/strong><br \/>\n1 kilogram (basic unit of weight or mass) = 2.205 pounds<br \/>\n1 metric ton\u2009 = \u20091,000 kilograms = \u20091.1 short tons<br \/>\n1 short ton\u2009 = \u20092,000 pounds = \u20090.9 metric ton<br \/>\n1 long ton\u2009 = \u20092,240 pounds<\/p>\n<h2>Length: From shortest to longest<\/h2>\n<p>1 millimeter\u2009 = \u20091\/1,000 meter = The diameter across this zero \u00ba<br \/>\n1 centimeter\u2009 = \u20091\/100 meter = \u20090.39 inch<br \/>\n1 inch\u2009 = \u20092.54 centimeters = \u20091\/36 yard\u2009 = \u20091\/12 foot<br \/>\n1 foot\u2009 = \u20091\/3 yard = \u20090.305 meter<br \/>\n1 yard (basic unit of length) = \u20090.914 meter<br \/>\n1 meter (basic unit of length) = just more than a yardstick = 39.37 inches = \u20093.28 feet = \u20091.094 yards<br \/>\n1 fathom\u2009 = \u20096 feet<br \/>\n1 rod\u2009 = \u20095 1\/2 yards<br \/>\n1 furlong\u2009 = \u2009220 yards\u2009 = \u200940 rods<br \/>\n1 kilometer\u2009 = \u20091,000 meters = \u20090.62 mile<br \/>\n1 mile\u2009 = \u20091,760 yards\u2009 = \u20095,280 feet\u2009 = \u20091.609 kilometers<br \/>\n1 nautical mile\u2009 = \u20096,076.1 feet<\/p>\n<h1>Area<\/h1>\n<h2>Liquid: From smallest to largest<\/h2>\n<p>1 square centimeter\u2009 = \u20091\/10,000 square meter = \u20090.155 square inch<br \/>\n1 square inch\u2009 = \u20091\/1,296 square yard\u2009 = \u20091\/144 square foot = \u20096.45 square centimeters<br \/>\n1 square decimeter\u2009 = \u20091\/100 square meter<br \/>\n1 square foot\u2009 = \u20091\/9 square yard<br \/>\n1 square yard (basic unit of area)<br \/>\n1 square meter (basic unit of area)<br \/>\n1 square rod\u2009 = \u200930 1\/4 square yards<br \/>\n1 are\u2009 = \u2009100 square meters<br \/>\n1 acre\u2009 = \u20094,840 square yards\u2009 = \u2009160 square rods\u2009 = \u20090.405 hectare<br \/>\n1 hectare\u2009 = \u200910,000 square meters\u2009 = \u2009100 ares = \u20092.47 acres<br \/>\n1 square kilometer\u2009 = \u20091,000,000 square meters = \u20090.386 square mile<br \/>\n1 square mile\u2009 = \u20093,097,600 square yards\u2009 = \u2009640 acres = \u20092.59 square kilometers<\/p>\n<h1>Volume<\/h1>\n<h2>Length, Width, Height: From smallest to largest<\/h2>\n<p>1 cc = 1 cubic centimeter\u2009  = \u20090.06 cubic inch = \u20091\/1,000,000 cubic meter<br \/>\n1 cc = 1 milliliter\u2009 = \u20091\/1,000 liter<br \/>\n1 cubic inch\u2009 = \u20091\/46,656 cubic yard\u2009 = \u20091\/1,728 cubic foot\u2009 = \u200916.4 cubic centimeters<br \/>\n1 cubic foot\u2009 = \u20091\/27 cubic yard<br \/>\n1 cubic yard (basic unit of volume) = \u20090.765 cubic meter<br \/>\n1 cubic meter\u2009 = \u20091 stere (basic unit of volume)\u2009 = \u20091.3 cubic yards<br \/>\n1 centiliter\u2009 = \u20091\/100 liter<br \/>\n1 deciliter\u2009 = \u20091\/10 liter<br \/>\n1 liter\u2009 = \u20091 cubic decimeter (basic unit of capacity)<br \/>\n1 dekaliter\u2009 = \u200910 liters<br \/>\n1 hectoliter\u2009 = \u2009100 liters\u2009 = \u20091\/10 cubic meter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cooking Abbreviations This is what Grandpa uses, anyway 1 gm = 1 gram 1 cc = 1 cubic centimeter 1 tsp = 1 teaspoon 1 TBL = 1 tablespoon 1 oz = 1 ounce 1 C = 1 cup 1 LB = 1 pound 1 pt = 1 pint 1 qt = 1 quart Conversions &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/weights-and-measures\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Weights and 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