Baking guides
Conversions, charts and the reasons behind them. Each guide shows the math and links to its sources.
- Oven temperature conversion chart: °F, °C, gas mark and convection350 °F is 177 °C and gas mark 4. A full oven chart from 225 °F to 500 °F with Celsius, gas mark and the convection setting for each.
- Baking pan size conversion chart (with the area math)An 8-inch square and a 9-inch round hold the same batter. A 9x13 is about 1.8 of either. Pan areas, swap factors and how to scale the recipe.
- Why weighing beats measuring cups (with the numbers)A packed cup of flour can hold 160 g instead of 120 g. A tablespoon of salt weighs 8 g to 18 g. What a kitchen scale fixes and how to start using one.
- Cups to grams for sugar: white, brown, powdered and more1 cup of granulated sugar is 198 g, packed brown sugar 213 g, powdered sugar 113 g. Charts from 1/4 cup to 1 cup for 8 sugars and 4 syrups.
- Butter conversions: sticks, cups, tablespoons and gramsOne US stick of butter is 1/2 cup, 8 tablespoons and 4 ounces, about 113 g. A full chart from 1 tablespoon to 1 pound, plus metric recipes in sticks.
- How many grams in a cup of flour? Chart by flour typeA cup of all-purpose flour weighs 120 g, but almond flour is 96 g and semolina 163 g. Grams per cup for 18 flours and starches, plus how to measure.