Australian Cooking Problem Solved! Preparing US Recipes When You Live in Australia

You cook, what looks like a great recipe and it is a total flop. Finding recipes on the internet is a great way to try different things, but sometime a recipe that gets rave reviews taste like garbage; when you cook it.

• The food pictures and food videos, caused you to drool.
• The ingredients sounded like all the things you like.
• You followed the directions exactly.
• Still, the meal was so bad you had to order a pizza to feed your family.

 Inaccurate measurements may be the culprit.  A US measuring cup and Australia measuring cup are pretty close in volume. Not exact, but will work in most recipes, but measuring spoons are a different story.

To Add to The Confusion

Both countries share the same size Teaspoon. They both hold 5ml but when we get to the Tablespoon the problem starts. 

A Tablespoon, isn’t always a Tablespoon

          On the other hand, anAustralian Tablespoon holds 20ml, 

          an American one, only 15ml. 

So if an American recipe calls for a tablespoon of vinegar and you use an Australia Tablespoon you are going to be puckering some lips. Of course if you are measuring chocolate you will probably be forgiven. 

There is a solution

       If you are cooking an American Recipe, but measuring 
       with an Australian measuring spoons use 3 teaspoons in
       place of a tablespoon. 

You might want to watch this video for a more thorough explanation