# Not the Chef in the Family! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 5, 2005, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-chef-in-the-family/306999 "2005-06-05T15:17:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zudij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a8b319/32.png) [@zudij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zudij)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-chef-in-the-family/306999/1 "2005-06-05T15:17:32Z")
What is the difference between a “ml”, and a “mgs”? And if you can answer that one, what is the conversion of “mgs” (liquid) to teaspoons? And what are you doing this “gloomy” Sunday morning? Found this ancient Family recipe. And I do mean ancient! Give me a correct answer. you might get a taste! ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-chef-in-the-family/306999/2 "2005-06-05T15:59:00Z")
1 milliliter = 1000 milligrams of water. 1 US teaspoon = 4.9 milliliters Cooks don’t usually measure things in milligrams, but there’s no other common measure that’s abbreviated mgs. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-chef-in-the-family/306999/3 "2005-06-05T16:57:36Z")
Welcome to the boards, **zudij**. I’ve moved your question to our forum for cooking, Cafe Society. **samclem** GQ moderator ---
**Author:** ![zudij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a8b319/32.png) [@zudij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zudij)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-chef-in-the-family/306999/4 "2005-06-05T17:17:45Z")
I have to tell you how confussed I am! Did I do something wrong? There was a message saying, “I cant post anymore questions, or receive any more replies”. This would lead me to believe I DID do something wrong. My intentions were not so! I was looking for help, & found myself directed to your site. One very sweet person did try to help. I wasnt even aware there was a “cooking forum” ! Thank you for your “help”. Zudij ---
**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-chef-in-the-family/306999/5 "2005-06-05T21:31:48Z")
Flagged for samclem to reply. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-chef-in-the-family/306999/6 "2005-06-05T22:06:41Z")
> [@Squink](#): > > 1 milliliter = 1000 milligrams of water. Um, isn’t that 1 milliliter = 1 milligram of water? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-chef-in-the-family/306999/7 "2005-06-05T22:12:57Z")
> [@zudij](#): > > I have to tell you how confussed I am! Did I do something wrong? There was a message saying, “I cant post anymore questions, or receive any more replies”. This would lead me to believe I DID do something wrong. My intentions were not so! I was looking for help, & found myself directed to your site. One very sweet person did try to help. I wasnt even aware there was a “cooking forum” ! > Thank you for your “help”. Zudij Don’t worry. You’re fine. We don’t actually have a separate cooking forum, it goes in Cafe Society because cooking is classified as an “art”, with us. Welcome to the SDMB, by the way! And a milligram would be 1/1000th of a gram, which in turn is 1/1000 of a kilogram. 1 kilogram = 1000 grams 1 gram = 1000 milligrams “Milli” usually is a thousandth part of something, and “kilo” is one thousand somethings. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-chef-in-the-family/306999/8 "2005-06-05T23:45:25Z")
> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#): > > Um, isn’t that 1 milliliter = 1 milligram of water? D’oh! :smack: :smack: :smack: Of course that’s not right. One ml is defined as equal to one **gram** of water! Oh for dumb! ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-chef-in-the-family/306999/9 "2005-06-06T03:01:29Z")
> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#): > > D’oh! :smack: :smack: :smack: Forgot to drink your orange juice today, didn’t you! 😉 > [@zudij](#): > > Did I do something wrong? No. The mods just like to move cooking threads over to Cafe Society. Supposedly they get more cooks looking at them that way. The message you saw was probably just some odd board glitch. The hamsters that run the server are prone to having little fits of insanity. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-chef-in-the-family/306999/10 "2005-06-06T10:38:04Z")
Here’s an excellent cooking conversion site: [http://www.epicurean.com/calc/index.html](http://www.epicurean.com/calc/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-chef-in-the-family/306999/11 "2005-06-06T10:53:43Z")
You’re fine. As others have said, we just like to keep cooking threads here. AS **Squink** said, the board must have had a glitch. I didn’t do anything. I promise. 🙂 **samclem** ---
**Author:** ![zudij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a8b319/32.png) [@zudij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zudij)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-chef-in-the-family/306999/12 "2005-06-06T12:25:05Z")
I cant thank you enough! I never thought anyone would reply. This is the BEST CHART I have found, or you found! The Party was last night and I cheated and bought a wonderful, SO FULL of hateful calories!!!, YUMMY concoction from this Fab Bakery! I couldnt even lie and say I made it. They know me and would be afarid to taste it! It was a big hit and everyone enjoyed my story of searching the Net for a “Conversion Chart” that made NO SENSE to any person there! It still was an experience trying to find it, and I got to meet you and someother very sweet, real “CHEFS”. Maybe someday you could send me a recipe you’d give to your 10 yr old, very “slow”, “Little Sis”. Although she could probobly out-cook me anyday! There’s just something about slaving over a hot stove, chopping, tons of dishes to wash,(yes, I do have a dishwasher, dont interupt!) ,then you eat! In less the a half an hour, all that hard work is GONE! The problem COULD be, I do LOVE to eat! BUT, that’s what restaurants are for! And “take-out”, I can order w/the best of them! Friends that LOVE to cook are always welcome. So, you see, there’s an answer to every question. If your lucky enough to meet a new friend(?), then that’s just an added bonus! Much thanks, Zudij