US/UK Cooking Terms

[Lynda]

* 1 ounce flour = 25g = quarter cup
* 4 ounces flour = 125g = One cup
* 8 ounces flour = 250g = Two cups
* 2 ounces breadcrumbs (fresh) = 60g = One cup
* 4 ounces breadcrumbs (dry) = 125g = One cup
* 4 ounces oatmeal = 125g = One cup (scant)
* 5 ounces currants = 150g = One cup
* 4 ounces shredded suet = 125g = One cup (scant)
* 4 ounces butter and other fats, including cheese = 125g = One stick
* 8 ounces butter and other fats, including grated cheese = 250g = One cup
* 7 ounces caster/granulated sugar = 200g = One cup
* 8 ounces caster/granulated sugar = 250g = One and a quarter cups
* 8 ounces meat (chopped/minced/ground) = 250g = One cup
* 8 ounces cooked, mashed potatoes = 250g = One cup
* One ounce (1oz) = One rounded tablespoon
* One tablespoon of liquid = 3 teaspoons
* One teaspoon liquid = 5ml
* One British teaspoon is the same as an American teaspoon
* One British tablespoon liquid = 17.7ml
* One US tablespoon liquid =14.2ml
* 8 tablespoons = 4 fluid ounces = 125ml = Half cup
* 8 fluid ounces = 250ml = One cup (Half a US pint)
* Half pint/10 fluid ounces = 300ml = One and a quarter cups (scant)
* Three quarters of a pint/15 fluid ounces = 450 ml =Two cups (scant) or one US pint
* One British pint/20 fluid ounces = 600ml = Two and a half cups

Ingredients

* Bacon rashers = Bacon slices
* Bannock = Flat round cake
* Bicarbonate of soda = Baking soda
* Biscuits = Crackers/cookies
* Boiling fowl = Stewing fowl
* Broad beans = Lima beans
* Cake mixture = Cake batter
* Castor sugar = Granulated sugar
* Celery stick = Celery stalk
* Chipolata sausages = Cocktail sausages
* Cornflour = Cornstarch
* Chips = French fried potatoes
* Creamed potatoes = Mashed potatoes
* Crisps = Potato chips
* Demerara sugar = Light brown sugar
* Dessicated coconut = Flaked coconut
* Digestive biscuits = Graham crackers
* Double cream = Whipping cream
* Essence = Extract
* Farls = Quarters
* Fats = Shortening
* Flaked almonds = Slivered almonds
* Frosting sugar = Powdered sugar
* Glacé = Candied
* Golden syrup = Light corn syrup
* Hough = Shank of beef
* Icing = Frosting
* Jam = Preserves
* Mince/minced beef = Ground beef
* Mixed spices = Allspice
* Nut of butter = Pat of butter
* Pinhead oatmeal = Irish oatmeal
* Rasher = Slice
* Ratafia biscuits = Almond flavoured cookies/dried macaroons
* Roast Potatoes = Oven browned potatoes
* Salt beef = Corned beef brisket
* Scone = Shortcake, biscuit
* Self raising flour = All-purpose flour with baking powder
* Single cream = Light cream
* Soft brown sugar = Light brown sugar
* Spring onion = Scallion/green onion
* Stewing steak = Braising beef
* Stoned raisins = Seedless raisins
* Strong plain flour = Unbleached white flour
* Sultanas = Seedless white raisins
* Treacle = Molasses
* Unsalted butter = Sweet butter
* Wholemeal = Wholewheat

Utensils and Methods

* Ashet = Meat dish
* Baking sheet or tray = Cookie sheet
* Case = pie shell
* Fry = Pan Fry (with fat)
* Frying pan = Skillet
* Girdle = Griddle
* Grate = Shred
* Greaseproof paper = Vegetable parchment or waxed paper
* Grill = Broil
* Gut = Clean
* Jelly bag = Layers of cheesecloth
* Knead = Punch down
* Knock Back = Punch down
* Large pot = Dutch oven or a deep cooking utensil with a tight fitting lid
* Liquidizer = Electric blender
* Mince = Grind
* Polythene = Plastic wrap
* Prove = Rise
* Pudding cloth = Cheesecloth
* Roasting tin = Roasting pan with rack
* Sandwich tins = Round-layer pans
* Sieve = Sift
* Stewpan or pan = Kettle
* Tartlet tin = Muffin pan
* Vegetable mill = Food mill
* Whisk = Beat/whip

Oven Temperatures

* Gas Mark 1 = 275F = 140C
* Gas Mark 2 = 300F = 150C
* Gas Mark 3 = 325F = 170C
* Gas Mark 4 = 355F = 180C
* Gas Mark 5 = 375F = 190C
* Gas Mark 6 = 400F = 200C
* Gas Mark 7 = 425F = 220C
* Gas Mark 8 = 455F = 230C