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Metric Kitchen
Welcome to the NIST Metric Kitchen! The most frequent measurements made in the home are those used for cooking and baking.
Recipe Gallery | Culinary Measurement Tips | Cookware and Tools
Culinary Temperature | Cooking Measurement Equivalencies
Completing a metric recipe is an opportunity to apply culinary math, expand measurement skills, interpret instructions, complete steps in a necessary sequence, troubleshoot, build self confidence, and enjoy the delicious results! For young chefs, these activities offer an opportunity to refine fine motor skills and coordination, practice selecting appropriate cooking tools, opening containers, mixing, pouring without spilling, counting, weighing, as well as reading and interpreting a digital scale readout or oven thermometer.
EXPLORE THE METRIC PROGRAM
Becoming Familiar with SI | Everyday Estimation | Metrication FAQs | Prefixes | Metric Kitchen | SI Education and Training | SI Publications | Understanding Metric | Writing with Metric Units | National Metric Week | NEST-R (STEM Registry) | NIST Education Resources
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