USEFUL FACTS AND FIGURES

USEFUL FACTS AND FIGURES FOR BAKING

OVEN TEMPERATURES

The Table below gives recommented equilents

	Centigrade	Fahrenheit	Gas Mark
Very cool	110	225	¼
	120	250	½
Cool or Slow	140	275	1
	150	300	2
Warm	160	325	3
Moderate	180	350	4
Moderately hot	190	375	5
Fairly hot	200	400	6
Hot	220	425	7
Very hot	230	450	8
	240	475	9
British		American		Australian
1 teaspoon		1teaspoon		1teaspoon
1tablespoon		1tablespoon		1tablespoon
2tablespoons		3tablespoons		2tablespoons
3 ½ tablespoons		4tablespoons		3tablespoons
4 tablespoons		5tablespoons		3 ½ tablespoons

Notes for American and Australian users

In America the 8-oz measuring cup is used cup is used. In Australia metric measures are now used in conjunction with the standard 250-ml measuring cup. The imperial pint, used in Britain and Australia, is 20 fl oz, while the American pint is 16 fl oz. It is important to remember that the Australian tablespoon differs from both the British and American tablespoons; the table above gives a comparison. The British standard tablespoon holds 17.7ml, the American 14.2 ml, and the Australian 20 ml. A teaspoon holds approximately 5 ml in all countries.