Abbreviations and Measures

Kitchen weights

Abbreviations and Measures


All of these recipes use British Imperial measures, although metric alternatives are given. As the conversions used in the recipes are approximate, use either the metric or Imperial measures for each recipe; do not mix them.

Product Brand Names


Some of the recipes include brand names of products. These are all products available in the UK; Equivalent products may or may not be available in other countries.

A tin of any food generally refers to a 16 ounce (454 gram) tin.

A small tin is usually about 300 grams

tsp

Teaspoon, about 5 millilitres

tbsp

Tablespoon, about 15 millilitres

lb

Imperial pound, 454 grams

oz

Imperial ounce, 28 grams

fl. oz

Fluid ounce, about 28 millilitres

pint

568 millilitres