Cookbook:kg

Cookbook | Units of measurement

The kg, meaning kilogram or kilogramme, is a unit of mass measurement. It is equal to 1000 g or 2.2 lb. In common usage, the kg is used to measure weight.

As many recipes have been crudely converted from one system to another, a similarly crude conversion back may yield the original recipe. Crude conversions are as follows:

0.3 2/3 lb
0.45 1 lb
0.5 1 lb
0.5 1.1 lb
0.9 2 lb
1 2 lb
1 2.2 lb
1 2 and 1/4 lb