Home cooks know that using the correct amount of every ingredient is key to the success of cooking and baking recipes. But whether you’re a kitchen newbie or a seasoned pro, it’s easy to get tripped ...

Measurement conversions in the kitchen don’t seem like a big deal — until you are busy baking and trying to do quick math in your head as you double or triple a recipe. Memorizing how many teaspoons ...

I poured liquid from this metal “cup” container four times into a quart measuring container and it says I have 3 ½ cups! Credit: David Brooks / Monitor staff I am not one of those people who gets all ...

The metric system is used to measure the length, mass or capacity of an object. Length is measured in millimetres (mm), centimetres (cm), metres (m) or kilometres (km). Mass or weight is measured in ...

Brexit minister Lord Frost announced on Thursday that the ban on making imperial measurements in shops “stand out more” than metric units could soon be lifted, as the government is looking to unpick ...

The inch, based on the length of a thumb, and the foot based on, well, the length of a foot, are inherently associated with human scale (Getty/iStock) Sign up to our free Brexit newsletter for our ...