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Cooking Measurement Equivalents

A fluid ounce is different from an ounce of weight.  Solid ingredients can be measured by weight or by volume.  It is common to find liquid (volume) measures used for both dry and liquid ingredients.  Don't worry about this inconsistency.  Use the measure that is specified in your recipe.  Most older United States recipes use volume measurements.   Take flour as an example, a weight of 4 1/4 ounces is preferable to a cup, but most of the time you will see a cup of flour.  In this tradition, if your recipe calls for "Packed, Level, Heaping or Sifted", consult the dictionary or see   Altering Volume Measurements.    Fruits and vegetables are commonly sold as dry measures, however, a liquid pint is not the same as a dry pint (1 liquid = 1.1636 dry), which is not the same as a British pint.  See Additional British Conversions of Note   An Australian Tablespoon is 20 milliliters, a teapsoon larger than its US and British counterparts.


Fluid
drams		 Tea-
spoons		 Table-
spoons		 Fluid
ounces		 ¼
cups		 ½ cups
(Gills)		 Cups Liquid
pints		 Liquid
quarts		 Milli-
liters		 Liters
1 fluid dram

1

3/4

1/4

1/8

1/16

1/32

1/64

1/128

1/256

3.7

0.004
1 teaspoon

1 1/3

1

1/3

1/6

1/12

1/24

1/48

1/96

1/192

4.9

0.005
1 tablespoon

4

3

1

1/2

1/4

1/8

1/16

1/32

1/64

15

0.015
1 fluid ounce

8

6

2

1

1/2

1/4

1/8

1/16

1/32

30

0.030
1/4 cup

16

12

4

2

1

1/2

1/4

1/8

1/16

59

0.059
1/2 cup (1 gill)

32

24

8

4

2

1

1/2

1/4

1/8

118

0.118
1 cup

64

48

16

8

4

2

1

1/2

1/4

237

0.237
1 liquid pint

128

96

32

16

8

4

2

1

1/2

473

0.473
1 liquid quart

256

192

64

32

16

8

4

2

1

946

0.946
1 milliliter

0.27

0.20

0.068

0.034

0.017

0.0084

0.0042

0.0021

0.0011

1

1/1000
1 liter

270

203

67.6

33.8

16.9

8.45

4.23

2.11

1.06

1000

1

To find TEASPOONS IN CUPS, find the intersection of the teaspoon column and the 1 cup row.

To find MILLILITERS IN CUPS, find the intersection of the milliliters column and the 1 cup row (237 is rounded up from the actual value of 236.588237).

To find the CUP EQUIVLANECE OF 100 MILLILITERS (100 milliliters in cups), find the intersection of the cup column and the 1 milliliters row and multiply times 100.  Example .0042 * 100 = .42



U.S. measures and commonly used conversions

* Our research has shown inconsistency in the measurements of dashes, drops and pinches; however, they all are consistently small!

1 drop *

1/72 teaspoon

1 dash *

1/16 teaspoon

1 pinch *

1/8 teaspoon

1 1/2 fluid ounces

1 jigger

3 teaspoons

1 tablespoon

16 tablespoons

1 cup

12 tablespoons

3/4 cup

10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons

2/3 cup

8 tablespoons

1/2 cup

6 tablespoons

3/8 cup

5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon

1/3 cup

4 tablespoons

1/4 cup

2 tablespoons

1/8 cup

2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons

1/6 cup

1 tablespoon

1/16 cup

2 cups

1 pint

2 pints

1 quart

5 1/3 tablespoons

1/3 cup or 2 2/3 ounces

3/8 cup

1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons

5/8 cup

1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons

7/8 cup

3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons

1 quart

2 pints or 4 cups

1 gallon

4 quarts

2 gallons

1 Peck

8 gallons

1 Bushel

Additional British Conversions of Note

1 British fluid ounce

1.04 U.S. fluid ounce

1 British cup *

1/2 British Pint

1 British pint *

20 British fluid ounces

1 British Pint *

.83 U.S. Pint

Imperial gallon *

1.2 U.S. Gallon

Imperial bushel

1.03 U.S. Bushel

14 pounds

1 stone

2 stones

1 quarter ( 28 pounds)

2 gallons

1 peck

8 gallons

1 bushel

8 bushels

1 quarter

20 fluid ounces

1 pint *

8 pints

1 gallon (160 fluid ounces)

* The Imperial gallon is divided into 160 fluid ounces (the U.S. gallon is divided into 128).  British Pints and Cups are very different from their U.S. counterparts!

Metric

U.S.

Metric

1/5 teaspoon

1 ml

1 teaspoon

5 ml

1 tablespoon

15 ml

1/4 cup

60 ml

1/2 cup

120 ml

1 cup

230 ml

1 1/4 cups

300 ml

1 1/2 cups

360 ml

2 cups

460 ml

2 1/2 cups

600 ml

3 cups

700 ml

4 quarts

1 gallon

Metric

U.S.

50 ml

.21 cup

100 ml

.42 cup

150 ml

.63 cup

200 ml

.84 cup

250 ml

1.06 cups

1 liter

1.05 quarts

U.S.

Metric

1/4 ounce

7 grams

1/2 ounce

14 grams

1 ounce

28 grams

1 1/4 ounces

35 grams

1 1/2 ounces

40 grams

2 1/2 ounces

70 grams

4 ounces

112 grams

5 ounces

140 grams

8 ounces

228 grams

10 ounces

280 grams

15 ounces

425 grams

16 ounces

454 grams

1 pound

454 grams

Metric

U.S.

1 gram

.035 ounce

50 grams

1.75 ounces

100 grams

3.5 ounces

250 grams

8.75 ounces

500 grams

1.1 pounds

1 kilogram

2.2 pounds

Volume and Temperature

Altering Volume Measurements

Sifted

Sift with a strainer or sifter before measuring. To un compact the ingredient.

Heaping

More than rounded, less than the next unit of measure.

Rounded

Allow your ingredient to rise above the line on the cup or its rim naturally, into a soft, rounded shape.

Even or Level

Measure precisely.

Lightly Packed

Agitate the measuring cup so that the contents settle and there are no are no air pockets.

Firmly Packed

Press the ingredient into the measuring cup.

Oven Temperatures

Heat level

Degrees Fahrenheit

≈

Degrees Centigrade

British Gas Mark

Very cool

200

95

0

Very cool

225

110

1/4

Very cool

250

120

1/2

Cool or slow

275

135

1

Cool or slow

300

150

2

Warm

325

165

3

Moderate

350

175

4

Moderately hot

375

190

5

Fairly hot

400

200

6

Hot

425

220

7

Very Hot

450

230

8

Very Hot

475

245

9

Conversions You Need to Memorize

3 teaspoons

1 tablespoon

1/2 ounce

4 tablespoons

1/4 cup

2 ounces

1 cup

8 ounces

2 cups

1 pint

16 ounces

2 pints

1 quart

32 ounces

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