1 pound of butter = 4 sticks or 4 cubes
of butter = 2 cups of butter.1 stick
or cube of butter = 1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons of butter.
The charts below use
standard U.S. measures following U.S. Government guideline. The
charts offer equivalents for United States, metric, and Imperial
(U.K.) measures. All conversions are approximate and most have been
rounded up or down to the nearest whole number. Examples below:
1 teaspoon = 4.929
milliliters - rounded up to 5 milliliters
1 ounce = 28.349
grams, - rounded sown to 28 grams
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Dry/Weight Measurements |
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Ounces |
Pounds |
Metric |
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1/16 teaspoon |
a dash |
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1/8 teaspoon or less |
a pinch
or 6 drops |
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.5 ml |
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1/4 teaspoon |
15 drops |
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1 ml |
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1/2 teaspoon |
30 drops |
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2 ml |
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1 teaspoon |
1/3 tablespoon |
1/6 ounce |
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5 ml |
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3 teaspoons |
1 tablespoon |
1/2 ounce |
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14 grams |
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1 tablespoon |
3 teaspoons |
1/2 ounce |
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14 grams |
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2 tablespoons |
1/8 cup |
1 ounce |
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28 grams |
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4 tablespoons |
1/4 cup |
2 ounces |
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56.7 grams |
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5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon |
1/3 cup |
2.6 ounces |
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75.6 grams |
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8 tablespoons |
1/2 cup |
4 ounces |
1/4 pound |
113 grams |
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10 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons |
2/3 cup |
5.2 ounces |
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151 grams |
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12 tablespoons |
3/4 cup |
6 ounces |
.375
pound |
170 grams |
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16 tablespoons |
1 cup |
8 ounces |
.500 pound or 1/2 pound |
225 grams |
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32 tablespoons |
2 cups |
16 ounces |
1 pound |
454 grams |
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64 tablespoons |
4 cups or 1 quart |
32 ounces |
2 pounds |
907 grams |
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Liquid
or Volume Measurements |
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jigger or measure |
1 1/2 or 1.5 fluid ounces |
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3 tablespoons |
45 ml |
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1 cup |
8 fluid ounces |
1/2 pint |
16 tablespoons |
237 ml |
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2 cups |
16 fluid ounces |
1 pint |
32 tablespoons |
474 ml |
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4 cups |
32 fluid ounces |
1 quart |
64 tablespoons |
.946 ml |
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2 pints |
32 fluid ounces |
1 quart |
4 cups |
.964 liters |
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4 quarts |
128 fluid ounces |
1 gallon |
16 cups |
3.8 liters |
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8 quarts |
256 fluid ounces or one peck |
2 gallons |
32 cups |
7.5 liters |
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4 pecks |
one bushel |
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dash |
less than 1/4
teaspoon |
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Conversions For Ingredients Commonly Used In Baking |
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Ingredients |
Ounces |
Grams |
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1 cup all-purpose flour |
5 ounces |
142 grams |
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1 cup whole wheat flour |
8 1/2 ounces |
156 grams |
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1 cup granulated (white) sugar |
7 ounces |
198 grams |
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1 cup firmly-packed brown sugar (light
or dark) |
7 ounces |
198 grams |
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1 cup powdered (confectioners') sugar |
4 ounces |
113 grams |
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1 cup cocoa powder |
3 ounces |
85 grams |
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Butter (salted or unsalted) |
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4 tablespoons = 1/2 stick = 1/4 cup |
2 ounces |
57 grams |
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8 tablespoons = 1 stick = 1/2 cup |
4 ounces |
113 grams |
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16 tablespoons = 2 sticks = 1 cup |
8 ounces |
227 grams |
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Oven
Temperatures |
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Fahrenheit |
Celsius |
Gas Mark (Imperial) |
Description |
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225 degrees F. |
105 degrees C. |
1/3 |
very cool |
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250 degrees F. |
120 degrees C. |
1/2 |
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275 degrees F. |
130 degrees C. |
1 |
cool |
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300 degrees F. |
150 degrees C. |
2 |
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325 degrees F. |
165 degrees C |
3 |
very moderate |
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350 degrees F. |
180 degrees C. |
4 |
moderate |
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375 degrees F. |
190 degrees C. |
5 |
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400 degrees F. |
200 degrees C. |
6 |
moderately hot |
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425 degrees F. |
220 degrees C. |
7 |
hot |
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450 degrees F. |
230 degrees C. |
8 |
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475 degrees F. |
245 degrees C. |
9 |
very hot |
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