Metric Cooking

Annotates US cooking units with their metric equivalent (e.g. 1 3/4 cups sugar [350 g])

Metric Cooking - Chrome Extension for Converting US Cooking Units

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.

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By: Falk Hüffner

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.00

(17)

Version: 1.8 (Last updated: 2024-10-14)

Creation date: 2016-10-01

Permissions:

activeTab
scripting

Size: 19.67K

Email: fa*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

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# 23,665 ▼ 48

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#27 in Household

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Metric Cooking (v1.7)

258 4.42

(12)

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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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.

User reviews

Here is one site you can start with: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/51535/fresh-southern-peach-cobbler/

John Miller, 2024-05-31

So sick of seeing Imperial units and Fahrenheit, this works great, saved me so much strife.

Rina Fontes Malka, 2024-05-16

It's great, but it can be improved by ability to read a single character fractions like ⅜ .

Miloš Radovanović, 2023-12-20

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Metric Cooking does not require any sensitive permissions.

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High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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