Metric Cooking
Annotates US cooking units with their metric equivalent (e.g. 1 3/4 cups sugar [350 g])
What is Metric Cooking?
Metric Cooking is a handy Chrome extension specially designed for those who struggle with understanding US cooking measurements. It not only converts units like cups and tablespoons into their metric equivalents but also translates volumes into weights, rendering the use of a kitchen scale simpler. From specifying what a 'stick of butter' is in grams to interpreting 'a cup plus two tablespoons', this tool makes following American recipes straightforward for users around the globe.
Extension stats
By: Falk Hüffner
Users: 1,000+ 
Rating: 4.00
(17)
Creation date: 2016-10-01
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
- activeTab
- scripting
Size: 19.67K
Email: fa*****@gmail.com
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Extension summary
Do you have no idea what "a stick of butter" is, or how to measure "a cup plus two tablespoons"? This add-on provides a button that when pressed, annotates US cooking units with their metric equivalent, while also trying to convert from volumes to weights, such that you can simply use your kitchen scale. Examples, where the part in [] would be added by this add-on:
- I used about 1/4 to 1/3 of a cup [60–80 ml]
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed light-brown sugar [190 g]
- 1 1/2 sticks chilled unsalted butter [175 g]
- a tablespoon of heavy cream [15 g]
- 2/3 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano [65 g]
- sides about 2 1/2 to 3 inches [6.5–7.5 cm] high
- ¾ cup plus 2 Tbs sugar [175 g]
- mandoline set to 1/16th of an inch [2 mm].
- a 5- to 6-quart [4.75–5.75 l] heavy pot
- between 12 ounces and a pound [350–450 g]
- at about 350-380 degrees (F) [175–195 °C]
- Butter a 13- by 9- by 2-inch [32.5×22.5×5 cm] baking pan
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Works well for converting ingredients from Imperial to metric units.
- Effectively catches written fractions and odd measurements.
- Saves time for users tired of googling conversions.
- Easy to use for most types of cooking.
- Good for recipes with plain text.
Cons
- Insists on converting volume to weight, which some users find unnecessary.
- Requires the extension to be turned off and on for each new page.
- Inconsistent conversion results for the same ingredients on different websites.
- Not precise enough for baking measurements.
- Slow and buggy in some cases.
Most mentioned
- Converts everything into ml, which is not ideal for all users.
- Needs improvement for handling single character fractions.
- Users would prefer options for volume-to-volume conversions.
- Inconsistent gram weights reported for the same ingredient.
Recent reviews
Here is one site you can start with:
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/51535/fresh-southern-peach-cobbler/
by 
John Miller, 2024-05-31
John Miller, 2024-05-31So sick of seeing Imperial units and Fahrenheit, this works great, saved me so much strife.
by 
Rina Fontes Malka, 2024-05-16
Rina Fontes Malka, 2024-05-16It's great, but it can be improved by ability to read a single character fractions like ⅜ .
by 
Miloš Radovanović, 2023-12-20
Miloš Radovanović, 2023-12-20Extension safety
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