BAKING & COOKING CONVERSION GUIDE

We’ve gathered some common cooking and baking references you may find in recipes today. Recipes now can come from a wide variety of places. Between more cookbooks out there than ever, and our ability browse online countless recipes are out there.

Depending where the recipe originates, you may need to reference the conversions below. Remember, good cooks know how important measuring correctly impacts the final results of their efforts.

U.S. MEASUREMENT EQUIVALENTS

CAPACITY VOLUME
pinch/dash 116 tsp.
½ tsp. 30 drops
1 tsp. 13 tbsp.
3 tsp. 1 tbsp.
½ tbsp. 1 ½ tsp.
1 tbsp. 3 tsp. ½ fl. oz.
2 tbsp. 18 cup 1 fl. oz.
3 tbsp. 1 ½ fl. oz. 1 jigger
jigger 1 ½ fl. oz. 3 tbsp.
4 tbsp. 14 cup 2 fl. oz.
8 tbsp. ½ cup 4 fl. oz.
12 tbsp. ¾ cup 6 fl. oz.
16 tbsp. 1 cup 8 fl. oz. ½ pint
18 cup 2 tbsp. 1 fl. oz.
¼ cup 4 tbsp. 2 fl. oz.
13 cup 5 tbsp. + 1 tsp.
38 cup ¼ cup + 2 tbsp.
½ cup 8 tbsp. 4 fl. oz
23 cup 10 tbsp. + 2 tsp.
58 cup ½ cup + 2 tbsp.
¾ cup 12 tbsp. 6 fl. oz.
78 cup ¾ cup + 2 tbsp.
1 cup 16 tbsp. ½ pint 8 fl. oz.
2 cups 1 pint 16 fl. oz.

LIQUID EQUIVALENTS

CUPS/SPOONS LIQUID OUNCES MILLILITERS
1 tsp. 16 oz. 5 ml.
1 tbsp. ½ oz. 15 ml.
4 tbsp. 2 oz. 59 ml.
5 tbsp. 2 23 oz. 79 ml.
½ cup 4 oz. 119 ml.
23 cup 5 13 oz. 157 ml.
¾ cup 6 oz. 178 ml.
1 cup 8 oz. ¼ liter
2 cups | 1 pint 16 oz. ½ liter
4 cups | 1 qt. 32 oz. 1 liter
4 qt. | 1 gal. 128 oz. 3.97 liters

APPROX. METRIC EQUIVALENTS

U.S. METRIC
VOLUME
¼ tsp. 1 ml.
½ tsp. 2.5 ml.
¾ tsp. 4 ml.
1 tsp. 5 ml.
1 ¼ tsp. 6ml.
1 ½ tsp. 7.5 ml.
1 ¾ tsp. 8.5 ml.
2 tsp. 10 ml.
1 tbsp. 15 ml.
2 tbsp. 30 ml.
¼ cup 59 ml.
13 cup 79 ml.
½ cup 118 ml.
23 cup 158 ml.
¾ cup 178 ml.
1 cup 237 ml.
1 ½ cups 355 ml.
2 cups 473 ml.
3 cups 710 ml.
4 cups 950 ml.
1.06 qt. 1 liter
4 qt. 3.8 liters
U.S. METRIC
WEIGHT
.035 oz. 1 gram
¼ oz. 7 grams
½ oz. 14 grams
¾ oz. 21 grams
1 oz. 28 grams
1 ½ oz. 42.5 grams
2 oz. 57 grams
3 oz. 85 grams
4 oz. 113 grams
5 oz. 142 grams
6 oz. 170 grams
7 oz. 198 grams
8 oz. 227 grams
16 oz. 454 grams
24 oz. 675 grams
2 lb. 900 grams
2.2 lb. 1 kilogram

Convert ounces to grams:
Multiply ounces by 28.35

Convert grams to ounces:
Multiply grams by 0.035

RECIPE ABBREVIATIONS

tsp. teaspoon
c. cup
qt. quart
gal. gallon
bu. bushel
lb. pound(s)
min. minutes
mod. moderate
tbsp. tablespoon
pt. pint
pk. peck
oz. ounce(s)
sq. square
hr. hour(s)
doz. dozen
No. number
EP edible portion
AP as purchased

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