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Kilograms to Pounds
Instant kg to lb conversion for home cooks.
1 kg = 2.205 lb
Why cooks convert these units
Many recipes list kg while your scale or measuring spoons use lb. This converter uses standard US cooking equivalents.
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Are these conversions exact?
Volume and weight conversions use standard US cooking equivalents. For ingredient-specific cup weights, use our ingredient converter pages.