Oh, shoopuf!

[azurite]

Okay, so if I spent too much time here on the comp. before, I'll be spending even more now, given that I don't have a working PS2. ;_;

And I'm pretty sure I've asked this question before, but just for the sake of things will all those that regularly use the metric system please read this!?

Now, I thought I did this conversion thing for WDKY's cooking chapters, but I'm looking it over now and still seeing tablespoons, teaspoons, and cups. I've looked at several conversion calculators, and they all come out pretty close to their so-called metric equivalents, but is there even a cup measure in the  metric cooking system? If not, what replaces it? What do you use for liquid measure and dry measure? Do your butter sticks have measuring lines on them? If so, what are the increments, and how big are the sticks, normally?

...Yes, I'm a nitpicker.

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[guardian-kysra.livejournal.com]

I don't think there is anything in the metric system that you could say takes the place of cups as the basis of the system is that everything is in units of 10. The English system . . . well, I have no frickin idea what that measurement system is based on.

There are an estimated 250 milliliters in a cup. That's 2.5 deciliters or 1/4 liter.

Liters are used for measurements of volume (i.e. liquid). Grams are used for dry ingredients. Butter sticks are usually 8 tablespoons which equals to 1/2 cup which would mean an estimated 113 grams.

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[guardian-kysra.livejournal.com]

I have that backwards, 250 milliliters is 1 cups plus .0 something or other XD

[guardian-kysra.livejournal.com]

Generally speaking, most household ingredients have both the english and metric TOTAL measurements on them with the English in just plain print and the metric in parentheses. Or, if you need specific measurements and want to convert them yourself, this site has it all broken down for you.

http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/conversions.htm