Cooking Weights & Measures Guide
Did you ever pick up a recipe and felt like you weren’t sure about what a measurement meant. Accurate measurements are important for your cooking success. There’s no need to worry about your recipe not turning out right anymore. Help is just a finger click away.
Here is your online cooking conversion guide to help you with exact amounts specified in your recipe.
Weights & Measures (American based)
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = ½ ounce
2 tablespoon = 1/8 cup = 1 ounce
4 tablespoons = ¼ cup = 2 ounces
¾ tablespoon = 2 ¼ teaspoons
½ tablespoon = 1 ½ teaspoons = ¼ ounce
Pinch = Less than 1/8 teaspoon
1 pint = 2 cups / 16 ounces
1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups = 32 ounces
1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 8 ounces
2 cups = 16 ounces
4 cups = 32 ounces
½ cup = 8 tablespoons = 4 ounces
1/3 cup = 5 tablespoons+1 teaspoon = 2 2/3 ounces
¼ cup = 4 tablespoons = 2 ounces
1/8 cup = 1 ounce
1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups = 128 ounces
½ gallon = 2 quarts = 4 pints = 8 cups = 64 ounces
1 pound = 16 ounces
¾ pound = 12 ounces
2/3 pound = 10 2/3 ounces
½ pound = 8 ounces
¼ pound = 4 ounces
1 dash = 2-3 drops = 1/8 teaspoon
1 peck = 2 gallons
1 bushel = 8 gallons
Metric Measurements (UK based)
1 teaspoon sugar = 4 grams
1 teaspoon oil (fat) or liquids = 5 ml
1 tablespoon = 15 ml
1 fluid ounce = 30 ml
1 cup = 240 ml
1 kilo = 2.2 pounds
1 pint = 480 ml
1 quart = 960 ml
1 pound = 454 grams
1 ounce = 28 grams
Metric Conversions – for your convenience
Weight
| To Convert |
Multiply By |
| Ounces into Grams | 28.25 |
| Grams into Ounces | 0.03527 |
| Kilograms into Pounds | 2.2046 |
Length
| To Convert |
Multiply By |
| Inches to Millimeters | 25.4 |
| Inches to Centimeters | 2.54 |
| Millimeters to Inches | 0.03937 |
| Centimeters to Inches | 0.3937 |
| Meters into Inches | 39.3701 |
Volume
| To Convert |
Multiply By |
| Quarts into Liters | 0.946 |
| Pints into Liters | 0.473 |
| Quarts into Millimeters | 946 |
| Millimeters into Ounces | 0.0338 |
| Liters into Quarts | 1.05626 |
| Millimeters into Pint | 0.0021125 |
| Liters into Pint | 2.1125 |
| Liters into Ounces | 33.8 |
Benefits of Knowing Weights, Measures & Conversions
- No more second thoughts about the quantity of an ingredient to use in your dish.
- Now, you know exactly how much to use without using fancy calculators.
- It’s great to know American and UK weights and measures depending on which recipe you are referring to.
- Using exact amounts specified means less chances of going wrong in your recipe measurements. You are on your way to making a yummy dish.
You know where to look, if you need help to figure out weights and measurements in your recipes.
