Weights and measurement conversions are always a dangerous part of using a recipe your unfamiliar with. I know I've ruined more then one dish that way! The following charts should be handy as a quick little reference.
- A note on accuracy
These charts are accurate enough for cooking, but would likely yield disappointing results for anything requiring scientific precision. Most of the imperial to metric conversions required rounding. Also, each region tends to have their own variations depending on cultural differences. For instance, a teaspoon in the UK is about 20% larger then teaspoons in the US.
Common cooking measures
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U.S. to Metric
|
| 1 teaspoon |
5 ml |
| 1 tablespoon |
15 ml |
| 1 cup |
240 ml |
|
Metric to U.S.
|
| 10 ml |
2 teaspoons |
| 250 g |
1 cup |
| 500 ml |
2 cups |
Dry Measures
|
U.S. standard weight units
|
| 1 Ounce (oz) |
16 Drams |
|
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| 1 Pound (lb) |
16 Ounces |
256 drams |
|
| 1 Stone |
14 Pounds |
224 ounces |
57344 drams |
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U.S. to Metric
|
| 1 ounce |
28.4 grammes |
| 1 troy ounce |
31.1 grammes |
| 1 pound |
0.45 kilograms |
| 1 stone |
6.35 kilograms |
|
Metric to U.S.
|
| 1 kilogram (kg) |
2.205 pounds |
35.27 ounces |
Liquid Measures
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U.S. customary liquid units
|
| 1 cup (c.) |
8 fluid ounces (fl. oz) |
|
|
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| 1 pint (pt.) |
2 cups |
16 fl. oz |
|
|
| 1 quart (qt.) |
2 pints |
4 cups |
32 fl. oz |
|
| 1 gallon (g.) |
4 quarts |
8 pints |
16 cups |
128 fl. oz |
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US to metric
|
| 1 fl. oz |
29.6 ml |
| 1 pint |
473.2 ml |
| 1 quart |
0.95 liters |
| 1 gallon |
3.79 liters |
|
Metric to US
|
| 1 liter |
0.26 gallons |
1.06 quarts |
|
Bar (drink) Measurements
|
| 1 dash |
6 drops |
| 3 teaspoons |
½ ounce |
| 1 pony |
1 ounce |
| 1 jigger |
1½ ounce |
| 1 large jigger |
2 ounces |
| 1 standard whiskey glass |
2 ounces |
| 1 pint |
16 fl. oz |
| 1 fifth |
25.6 fl. oz |
| 1 quart |
32 fl. oz |
Miscellanous
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Small measurements
|
| 1 drop |
1/72 teaspoon |
0.002 oz |
0.065 milliliter |
| 1 dash |
1/16 teaspoon |
0.010 oz |
0.308 milliliter |
| 1 pinch |
⅛ teaspoon |
0.021 oz |
0.616 milliliter |
| 1 teaspoon (US) |
1/6 ounce |
4.93 milliliters |
|
| 1 tablespoon (US) |
0.5 ounce |
3 teaspoons |
|
| 1 teaspoon (UK) |
1.2 teaspoons (US) |
6.16 milliliters |
|
| 3 teaspoons |
1 tablespoon |
|
|
| 1 dessert spoon (UK) |
2.4 teaspoons |
12.32 milliliters |
|
| ½ tablespoon |
1½ teaspoons |
|
|
| 1 tablespoon (UK) |
1.2 tablespoons (US) |
18.48 milliliters |
|
| 2 tablespoons |
1 fl oz |
|
|
| 4 tablespoons |
¼ cup |
|
|
| 5⅓ tablespoons |
5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon |
⅓ cup |
|
| 6 tablespoons |
8 fl oz |
|
|
| 8 tablespoons |
½ cup |
|
|
| 10⅔ tablespoons |
10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons |
⅔ cup |
|
| 12 tablespoons |
¾ cup |
|
|
| 1 liter |
~4 cups |
~1 quart |
|
| ⅛ cup |
2 tablespoons |
|
|
| ¼ cup |
4 tablespoons |
|
|
| ¼ cup |
2 fl oz |
|
|
| ⅓ cup |
5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon |
5⅓ tablespoons |
|
| ½ cup |
8 tablespoons |
|
|
| 1 cup |
16 tablespoons |
|
|
| 1 cup |
8 fl oz |
|
|
| 1 cup |
½ pint |
|
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| 2 cups |
1 pint |
|
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| 2 pints |
1 quart |
|
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| 4 quarts (liquid) |
1 gallon |
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