
Find baking weights and measures for help in your cooking and baking
recipes. This page also includes metric measures and common cooking
abbreviations and conversions. If it has been a while since you have
done any baking, you will be back on track in no time after a brief
review of the basics.
Print this page out and tape it to the inside of a cupboard door.
That way your cheat sheet is out of site, yet still handy enough to
glance at when needed. This is a great baking weights and measures
reference for those in your household who don't do a lot of cooking or
baking.
You might also be interested in conversions for
food equivalents.
Cooking and Baking Abbreviations
teaspoon = tsp or t.
Tablespoon = Tbl. or Tbls. or T.
Ounce = oz.
cup = c. or C.
gram = g
kilogram = kg
milliliters = ml
liter = l
U.S. Equivalent
Baking Weights and Measures
Dash = 2-3 drops or less than 1/8 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 Tablespoon
4 Tablespoons = 1/4 cup
5 1/3 Tablespoons = 1/3 cup (5 Tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon = 1/3 cup)
8 Tablespoons = 1/2 cup
10 2/3 Tablespoons = 2/3 cup
12 Tablespoons = 3/4 cup
16 Tablespoons = 1 cup
1/2 cup = 1 gill
2 cups = 1 pint
4 cups = 1 quart
32 ounces = 1 quart
4 quarts= 1 gallon
8 quarts = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
16 oz. = 1 pound
32 oz. = 1 quart
1 oz. liquid = 2 Tablespoons
8 oz. liquid = 1 cup
Metric Equivalent Measures
3 teaspoons = 15 ml
4 tablespoons = 60 ml
5-1/3 tablespoons = 79 ml
8 tablespoons = 118 ml
16 tablespoons = 237 ml
1 fluid ounce = 30 ml
8 fluid ounces = 237 ml
16 fluid ounces = 473 ml
32 fluid ounces = 946 ml
1 cup butter or margarine = 237 ml = 1/2 pound = 237 g
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated = 237 ml = 1/4 pound = 114 g
1 cup eggs = 237 ml = 4-5 whole eggs or 8 egg whites or 12 egg yolks
1 cup all-purpose flour = 237 ml = 1/4 pound = 114 g
1 envelope of gelatin (unflavored) = 1/4 ounce or 7 g
1 envelope of gelatin (unflavored) = 1 tablespoon or 15 ml
1 cup lard or solid vegetable fat = 237 ml = 1/2 pound = 227 g
1 medium lemon (juice) = 1-1/2 fluid ounces (3 Tablespoons) = 45 ml
1 cup chopped nut meats = 237 ml = 1/4 pound = 114 g
Metric Dry and Liquid Measures
.035 ounces = 1 gram
1 ounce = 28.35 grams
1 pound = 453.59 grams or .45 kilograms
2.21 pounds = 1 kilogram
1 teaspoon = 4.9 ml
1 tablespoon = 14.8 ml
1/2 cup = 118.3 ml
1 cup = 237 ml
1.06 quarts = 1000 ml or 1 liter
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