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Cooking Calculators
61 free cooking calculators with clear, detailed guides.
All Cooking Calculators
Air Fryer Cooking Calculator
Convert any oven recipe to air fryer settings. Get the correct air fryer temperature and time for any food from your standard oven recipe.
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Alcohol Content (ABV) & Units Calculator
Calculate alcohol content of homemade wine, beer, or cider using original and final gravity. Find ABV from OG and FG readings.
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BBQ & Grill Cooking Time Calculator
Calculate grilling and barbecue times for burgers, steaks, chicken, sausages, and vegetables. Covers gas grill, charcoal, and direct vs indirect heat.
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BBQ Food Quantity Calculator
Calculate how much meat, burgers, sausages, and side dishes to buy for a BBQ of any size. Avoids over-buying and ensures everyone gets enough food.
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Baker's Percentage Calculator (Bread Hydration)
Calculate baker's percentages for any bread recipe. Scale up/down and convert between hydration levels for sourdough, baguette, or focaccia.
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Baking Pan Size Converter
Convert baking recipes between different tin sizes. Find the correct baking time and temperature adjustment when changing pan size.
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Batch Cooking & Freezer Meal Calculator
Calculate ingredients and portions for batch cooking. Scale any recipe for bulk preparation, calculate cost per portion, and plan freezer storage.
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Bread Baking Calculator — Hydration & Quantities
Calculate bread recipe quantities, dough hydration percentage, salt ratio, and yeast amounts for any loaf size. Scales any bread recipe up or down.
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Bread Hydration Calculator
Calculate bread dough hydration percentage. Find the perfect water-to-flour ratio for any bread recipe or adjust hydration levels.
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Bread Proofing Time Calculator
Calculate proof time for bread dough at any temperature. Adjust bulk fermentation and final proof times for fridge retarding, warm rooms, and cold kitchens.
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Brine Calculator (Wet & Dry Brining Salt %)
Calculate brine salt concentration for meat, poultry, and fish. Wet brine percentages, dry brine salt amounts, and brining times.
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Butter to Oil Converter
Convert butter to oil in any recipe. Find the right oil quantity when substituting for butter in baking and cooking.
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Cake Tin Size & Servings Calculator
Calculate how many servings from any cake size and shape. Convert between round and square tins, scale recipes, and estimate portions for events.
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Cake Tin Size Converter
Convert cake recipes between different tin sizes. Calculate whether to scale ingredients up or down when using a different size tin than specified.
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Cheese Board Calculator
Calculate how much cheese to buy for a cheese board for any number of guests. Includes crackers, chutney, grapes, and accompaniment quantities.
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Chocolate Tempering Temperature Calculator
Calculate the correct tempering temperatures for dark, milk, and white chocolate. Understand the crystallisation process for shiny, snappy tempered chocolate.
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Cocktail Recipe & Batch Calculator
Scale cocktail recipes for any number of servings. Calculate alcohol units, ABV, and sugar content per drink for popular cocktail recipes.
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Coffee Ratio Calculator
Calculate the perfect coffee-to-water ratio for any brew method. Works for espresso, pour-over, French press, AeroPress, and more.
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Cooking Unit Converter
Convert between all cooking measurements — cups to ml, tablespoons to grams, ounces to grams, Fahrenheit to Celsius, and more.
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Cups to Grams Converter
Convert US cups to grams for any ingredient. Accurate conversions for flour, sugar, butter, rice, oats, and 30+ common cooking ingredients.
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Egg Boiling Time Calculator
Calculate the perfect egg boiling time for soft, medium, or hard-boiled eggs based on egg size and whether they start at fridge or room temperature.
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Egg Substitution Calculator for Baking
Find the best egg substitute for any baking recipe. Covers vegan, allergy, and pantry-shortage scenarios with exact quantities.
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Fermentation Time & Temperature Calculator
Calculate fermentation time for beer, wine, and sourdough at different temperatures. Find the equivalent fermentation time using the temperature.
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Food Cost Per Portion & Gross Profit Calculator
Calculate food cost per portion, food cost percentage, and gross profit for any recipe. Essential for home cooks, meal preppers, and catering businesses.
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Food Portion Size Calculator
Calculate the correct portion sizes for pasta, rice, meat, vegetables, and other foods for any number of people. Based on NHS and nutritional guidelines.
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Freezer Food Storage Time Calculator
Find how long any food can safely be kept in the freezer. Get storage times for meat, fish, dairy, bread, and prepared meals.
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Gelatin & Agar Setting Calculator
Calculate the correct gelatin or agar for any set dessert or savoury preparation. Convert between leaves, powder, and agar substitute.
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High Altitude Baking Calculator — Recipe Adjustments
Adjust baking recipes for high altitude. Calculate how to modify flour, liquid, leavening, sugar, eggs, and temperature for elevations above 1,000 metres.
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Ice Cream Overrun & Recipe Calculator
Calculate ice cream overrun (air content), final volume, and required quantities. Find the right ratio of cream, milk, and sugar.
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Intermittent Fasting Window & Eating Schedule Calculator
Calculate your intermittent fasting window and eating schedule. Covers 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, and 5:2 fasting protocols.
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Jam & Preserve Setting Point Calculator
Calculate sugar ratios for jam, marmalade, and jelly. Find the setting point temperature and sugar-to-fruit ratio for any preserve.
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Meal Nutrition Calculator
Calculate the total calories, protein, carbs, and fat in any meal. Add ingredients by weight to get a complete nutritional breakdown.
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Meat & Roast Cooking Time Calculator (Beef, Chicken, Pork, Lamb)
Calculate roast cooking times by weight for beef, chicken, pork, lamb and turkey. Per-kg timings, oven temperatures, internal temps and resting times.
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Oven Temperature Conversion Calculator
Convert oven temperatures between gas mark, Celsius, and Fahrenheit. Adjust for fan ovens and find equivalent settings.
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Oven Temperature Converter
Convert oven temperatures between Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Gas Marks instantly. Includes a complete gas mark reference table.
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Pasta Cooking Calculator
Calculate the right amount of pasta, water, and salt for any number of servings. Covers dry and fresh pasta for every shape.
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Pasta Portions & Cooking Time Calculator
Calculate the right pasta portion per person for any pasta shape. Includes dried vs fresh pasta conversions and cooking times for every pasta type.
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Perfect Egg Boiling Time Calculator
Calculate the exact boiling time for perfect soft-boiled, medium, or hard-boiled eggs. Adjusts for egg size, starting temperature, and altitude.
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Pickling Brine & Salt Ratio Calculator
Calculate the correct salt ratio for any pickling brine. Covers quick pickles, traditional fermented pickles, and vinegar brines.
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Pizza Calorie Calculator
Calculate the calories in a slice of pizza based on size, crust type, and toppings. Compare homemade vs takeaway vs frozen pizza calories.
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Pizza Dough Calculator
Calculate exact flour, water, salt, and yeast quantities for any number of pizza bases. Adjust for Neapolitan, NY-style, or thin crust.
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Recipe Scaling Calculator
Scale any recipe up or down for any number of servings instantly. Double, halve, or convert to any serving count.
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Rice Water Ratio & Cooking Time Calculator
Calculate the correct water ratio and cooking time for any type of rice. Covers white, brown, basmati, jasmine, sushi, and risotto rice.
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Sauce Thickening Calculator — Roux, Slurry & Reduction
Calculate exact ratios for thickening sauces with flour roux, cornflour slurry, butter mounting, or reduction. Avoid thin or lumpy gravies.
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Slow Cooker Time & Temperature Converter
Convert recipe cooking times between slow cooker (low and high settings), oven, and hob. Adjust times for different quantities in a slow cooker.
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Smoothie Calorie & Nutrition Calculator
Calculate the calories, protein, and sugar in any homemade smoothie. Add individual ingredients and get a complete nutritional breakdown.
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Sourdough Bread Calculator
Calculate exact sourdough bread ingredients using baker's percentages. Set hydration, starter %, salt, and get precise quantities for any loaf size.
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Sourdough Hydration & Timing Calculator
Calculate sourdough bread hydration percentage and schedule your bulk fermentation, fold times, and bake time based on room temperature.
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Sourdough Starter & Feeding Calculator
Calculate sourdough starter feeding ratios, hydration percentages, and how much starter to keep. Works for any hydration level and feeding schedule.
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Sourdough Starter Feeding Calculator
Calculate sourdough starter feed ratios. Flour and water amounts for any starter weight and feeding ratio (1:1:1, 1:2:2, 1:5:5).
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Sous Vide Temperature Guide & Doneness Calculator
Find the right sous vide temperature and doneness for steak, chicken, fish and more, with safe time ranges by thickness.
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Sous Vide Time & Temperature Calculator
Calculate sous vide cooking time and temperature for steak, chicken, fish, eggs, and more. Thickness-based timing and doneness guide.
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Spice & Herb Conversion Calculator
Convert between fresh and dried herbs and spices. Find substitution ratios for ground vs whole spices and calculate quantities for any recipe.
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Sugar & Caramel Temperature Guide
Find the correct sugar cooking temperature for any confectionery stage: soft ball, firm ball, hard crack, and caramel. Calculate altitude adjustments.
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Tea Steeping Time & Temperature Calculator
Find the perfect steeping time and water temperature for any tea type. Covers green, black, white, oolong, herbal, and matcha with multiple infusion guide.
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Wine & Food Pairing Guide
Find the best wine pairing for any dish. Get recommendations for red, white, rosé, and sparkling wines based on your food choice.
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Wine Bottle, Glasses & Event Calculator
Calculate how many bottles of wine to buy for any event size. Estimate by duration, occasion type, and drinking style. Includes units and calorie counts.
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Wine Calories Calculator
Calculate calories in wine, beer, spirits, and cocktails. See the calorie impact of your drinks and compare across drink types.
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Yeast Conversion Calculator (Fresh, Active Dry, Instant)
Convert between fresh yeast, active dry yeast, and instant yeast accurately for any bread recipe. Proper proofing times and rates included.
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Yeast Converter (Fresh, Dry, Instant)
Convert between fresh yeast, active dry yeast, and instant/fast-action yeast. Quick reference table for bread and pizza dough recipes.
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Yeast Substitution & Conversion Calculator
Convert between active dry yeast, instant yeast, fresh yeast, and sourdough starter. Calculate biga and poolish preferment ratios.
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About our cooking calculators
Our cooking and baking calculators take the guesswork out of the kitchen: recipe scaling, ingredient conversions (cups to grams, butter to oil), oven temperature conversions, meat and roast cooking times, baking tin substitutions, air-fryer conversions, and more. Each gives an instant, reliable answer.
Cooking measurements vary between countries and recipes, so these tools handle the differences (US versus UK cups, fan versus conventional ovens, gas marks versus Celsius) and the guides share the practical kitchen knowledge behind them — why weight beats volume for baking, how cooking times scale with weight, and how to adapt recipes confidently.
Every calculator is free and needs no account — a quick, dependable reference whether you’re scaling a recipe, converting an American cookbook, or timing the Sunday roast.