On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 09:56:37 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> The Cook > wrote:
>
>> On 21 Nov 2010 14:18:21 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>>
>>>On 2010-11-21, The Cook > wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:12:06 -0800, sf > wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>>>>Convert 3 grams to teaspoons.
>>>>
>>>> 3 grams of what? It does make a difference.
>>>
>>>That is why the conversion can't be done. One unit of measurement is
>>>for weight and the other unit of measurement is for volume. Duh.
>>>
>>>nb
>> \
>> Mastercook converts from grams to teaspoons just fine.
>>
>> 3 grams sugar = 3/4 teaspoon
>> 3 grams flour = 1 1/8 teaspoons
>
> I'll make another pitch for the rfc web page, which in turn points to
> the rfc FAQ:
>
> http://vsack.homepage.t-online.de/rfc_faq.html
>
> There are charts to convert between various weights and volumes,
> especially in section 2.7.5. It has a column for g/tsp (as well as
> others) for about 150 ingredients. For the example above, there are
> five different kinds of sugar, and twelve of flour. The conversions are
> quite different.

victor deserves some applause for putting that together.

your pal,
blake