Cooking & Baking Guides

Short, practical guides to help you measure ingredients accurately and convert between recipes from different parts of the world.

• Tablespoon and Teaspoon Sizes: Does the Difference Matter?

  1 June 2026

  A UK tablespoon is 15 ml, an Australian one is 20 ml, and teaspoons vary too. Here is when spoon size matters in baking and when you can relax.

• Scandinavian Cooking Units: Convert Krm, Dl, Tsk, and Msk

  25 May 2026

  Convert Scandinavian cooking units like krm, tsk, msk, dl, and kaffekopp to millilitres, US cups, and grams so any Nordic recipe works in your kitchen.

• What is a cup measurement? US, metric and UK cups explained

  16 May 2026

  A US cup, metric cup and UK cup are not the same size, so learn what a cup measurement is and how to convert any recipe's cups to grams accurately.

• How to Measure Flour Correctly: Spoon, Level, Weigh

  15 May 2026

  Stop a heaped scoop wrecking your cake: the spoon-and-level method, what a heaped tablespoon means, and how to measure flour by weight for results that hold.

• Ancient Cooking Measurements: From Shekels to Cups

  14 May 2026

  Decode ancient and obscure cooking measurements like the shekel, noggin, and pinch, then convert them to grams and cups for any modern recipe.

• US vs UK Baking Measurements: Cups, Spoons, and Ounces

  3 May 2026

  Learn how US cups (240 ml), metric cups (250 ml), and UK spoon sizes differ, so you can convert any recipe accurately no matter which country it came from.

• Grams vs Cups: Why Weighing Ingredients is More Accurate

  2 May 2026

  Weighing baking ingredients in grams beats measuring by cups mid-recipe, with a quick reference table, US vs metric cup notes, and converter links.