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  2. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    * In the UK, teaspoons and tablespoons are formally ⁠ 1 / 160 ⁠ and ⁠ 1 / 40 ⁠ of an imperial pint (3·55 mL and 14·21 mL), respectively. In Canada, a teaspoon is historically 1 ⁄ 6 imperial fluid ounce (4.74 mL) and a tablespoon is 1 ⁄ 2 imperial fl oz (14.21 mL).

  3. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    17.453 293 × 10 −3 rad: grad; gradian; gon: grad ≡ 1 ⁄ 400 of a revolution ≡ π ⁄ 200 rad ≡ 0.9° ≈ 15.707 963 × 10 −3 rad: octant: ≡ 45° ≈ 0.785 398 rad: quadrant: ≡ 90° ≈ 1.570 796 rad: radian (SI unit) rad The angle subtended at the center of a circle by an arc whose length is equal to the circle's radius.

  4. Tablespoon - Wikipedia

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    Common tablespoons intended for use as cutlery (called dessert spoons in the UK, where a tablespoon is always a serving spoon) usually hold 7–14mL (about 0·25–0·49 imperial fluid ounce or 0·24–0·47 US fluid ounce), [5] considerably less than some tablespoons used for serving.

  5. Gram - Wikipedia

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    The gram (originally gramme; [1] SI unit symbol g) is a unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.. Originally defined as of 1795 as "the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to the cube of the hundredth part of a metre [1 cm 3], and at the temperature of melting ice", [2] the defining temperature (≈0 °C) was later changed to 4 ...

  6. Approximate measures - Wikipedia

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    2 dessertspoons = 1 tablespoon tablespoon (mouthful) tbsp. or T., rarely tbls. 1 ⁄ 2 fluid ounce or 20 mL [10] most common size: 5 fl dr or 20 mL [17] 4 fluidrachm or 16 mL, [11] or 15 mL [18] (actual range: 12.8–15.6 mL [12]) 1/2 fl oz or 15 mL [13] [15] 1 ⁄ 2: 2 tablespoons = 1 handful handful (fluid ounce, finger) m. (for manipulus ...

  7. Cooking oil - Wikipedia

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    Cooking oil (also known as edible oil) is a plant or animal liquid fat used in frying, baking, and other types of cooking. Oil allows higher cooking temperatures than water, making cooking faster and more flavorful, while likewise distributing heat, reducing burning and uneven cooking. It sometimes imparts its own flavor.

  8. Serving size - Wikipedia

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    This means that people think that a portion size equals one serving size of a food or meal. [11] This idea of "unit bias" is important in restaurants because customers often think that what they are being served is one serving of a food group or meal, but it may be way more than originally thought.

  9. Orders of magnitude (volume) - Wikipedia

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    Volume of crude oil consumed by the world in a year 5.17 × 10 9: volume of Lake Brienz: 5.2 × 10 9: Volume of the artificial Gatun Lake (Panama Canal) 6.5 × 10 9: Volume of Lake Thun: 6.5 × 10 9: volume of Lake Lugano: 1 × 10 10: Estimated volume of rock ejected during the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo: 1.4 × 10 10: volume of Lake ...