Cooking Equivalent Measurements
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Dry Measurements

    Ounces Pounds Metric

1/16 teaspoon

a dash

     

1/8 teaspoon or less

a pinch or 6 drops

 

.

.5 ml

1/4 teaspoon

15 drops

   

1 ml

1/2 teaspoon

30 drops

   

2 ml

1 teaspoon

1/3 tablespoon

1/6 ounce

 

5 ml

3 teaspoons

1 tablespoon

1/2 ounce

 

14.3 grams

1 tablespoon

3 teaspoons

1/2 ounce

 

14.3 grams

2 tablespoons

1/8 cup

1 ounce

 

28.3 grams

4 tablespoons

1/4 cup

2 ounces

 

56.7 grams

5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon

1/3 cup

2.6 ounces

 

75.6 grams

8 tablespoons

1/2 cup

4 ounces

1/4 pound

113.4 grams

10 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons

2/3 cup

5.2 ounces

 

151.2 grams

12 tablespoons

3/4 cup

6 ounces

.375 pound

170 grams

16 tablespoons

1 cup

8 ounces

.500 pound or 1/2 pound

225 grams

32 tablespoons

2 cups

16 ounces

1 pound

453.6 grams

64 tablespoons

4 cups or 1 quart

32 ounces

2 pounds

907 grams

 

Liquid or Volume Measurements

 

jigger or measure

1 1/2 or 1.5 fluid ounces

 

3 tablespoons

45 ml

1 cup

8 fluid ounces

1/2 pint

16 tablespoons

237 ml

2 cups

16 fluid ounces

1 pint

32 tablespoons

474 ml

4 cups

32 fluid ounces

1 quart

64 tablespoons

946 ml

2 pints

32 fluid ounces

1 quart

4 cups

.964 liters

4 quarts

128 fluid ounces

1 gallon

16 cups

3.764 liters

8 quarts

256 fluid ounces or one peck

2 gallons

32 cups

7.528 liters

4 pecks

one bushel

     

dash

less than 1/4 teaspoon

     

 

Oven Temperatures

 

Fahrenheit

Centrigrade

Gas Mark

Description

225 degrees F.

105 degrees C.

1/3

very cool

250 degrees F.

120 degrees C.

1/2

 

275 degrees F.

130 degrees C.

1

cool

300 degrees F.

150 degrees C.

2

 

325 degrees F.

165 degrees C

3

very moderate

350 degrees F.

180 degrees C.

4

moderate

375 degrees F.

190 degrees C.

5

 

400 degrees F.

200 degrees C.

6

moderately hot

425 degrees F.

220 degrees C.

7

hot

450 degrees F.

230 degrees C.

8

 

475 degrees F.

245 degrees C.

9

very hot