Here are some useful tricks for better cooking: 

Weight, measures and contenances:

1 coffee spoon 0.5 cl 5 gr salt; 5 gr de sugar; 3 gr de starch
1 dessert spoon 1 cl 10 gr salt; 10 gr sugar
1 soup spoon half 1.5 cl 5 gr de gratted chees; 8 gr cocoa; 15 gr cream
1 soup spoon fuul 25 gr sugar; 25 gr butter; 20 gr flour; 20 gr rice
1 coffee cup 1 dl 50 gr flour; 70 gr rice; 70 gr sugar
1 big teacup or 1 good glass of water 2 dl 100 gr flour; 140 gr de rice; 140 gr sugar

 

Proportions:

Nbr people: 2 4 6 8 10 12

Cocktails:

Bread with things on it 12 24 36 48 60 72
Bread 100 gr 200 gr 300 gr 400 gr 500 gr 600 gr
Butter 15-20 gr 30-40 gr 45-60 gr 60-80 gr 75-100 gr 90-120 gr
Small appetizers 8 16 24 32 40 48
Vine 1 bt 2 bt 3 bt 4 bt 5 bt 6 bt

Starters:

Mussels, ... 1 liter 2 liter 3 liter 4 liter 5 liter 6 liter
Shrimps 80 gr 160 gr 240 gr 320 gr 400 gr 480 gr
Oyster 10 20 30 40 50 60
Smoked Salmon 100 gr 200 gr 300 gr 400 gr 500 gr 600 gr
Fish (plastic wrap) 150 gr 300 gr 450 gr 600 gr 750 gr 900 gr

Main:

Fish 400 gr 800 gr 1.2 kg 1.6 kg 2 kg 2.4 kg
Whole Fish 600 gr 1.2 kg 1.8 kg 2.4 kg 3 kg 3.6 kg
Chicken (in plastic wrap) 400 gr 800 gr 1.2 kg 1.6 kg 2 kg 2.4 kg
Whole Chicken 700 gr 1.4 kg 2.1 kg 2.8 kg 3.5 kg 4.2 kg
Meat 400 gr 800 gr 1.2 kg 1.6 kg 2 kg 2.4 kg
Potato (side dish) 300 gr 600 gr 900 gr 1.2 kg 1.5 gr 1.8 kg
Potato (main dish) 500-600 gr 1-1.2 kg 1.5-1.8 kg 2-2.4 kg 2.5-3 kg 3-3.6 kg
Salad 150 gr 300 gr 450 gr 600 gr 750 gr 900 gr
Vegetables 500 gr 1 kg 1.5 kg 2 kg 2.5 kg 3 kg
Rice (side dish) 160 gr 320 gr 480 gr 640 kg 800 gr 960 gr
Pasta (side dish) 120 gr 240 gr 360 gr 480 gr 600 gr 720 gr
Pasta (plat) 200 gr 400 gr 600 gr 800 gr 1 kg 1.2 kg

Desserts:

Vanilla cream… 0.5 litre 1 l 1.5 l 2 l 2.5 l 3 l
Ice cream, sorbet 0.25 l 0.5 l 0.75 l 1 l 1.25 l 1.5 l
Fruits Salad 300 gr 600 gr 900 gr 1.2 kg 1.5 gr 1.8 kg
Pies Ø 18 cm Ø 18 cm Ø 25 cm Ø 25 cm Ø 18+25 cm Ø 18+25 cm