Approximate Cooking Equivilents


by Recipe Help Center

MEASURE EQUIVALENTS

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoons = 1 cup
1/4 cup = 1/3 cup = 5 1/3 tablespoons
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
1 1/2 fluid ounces = 1 jigger

WEIGHT EQUIVILENTS

1 ounce = 28.35 grams
1/16 ounce = 1 gram
1 pound = 453.6 grams
2 1/4 pounds = 1 kilogram (kg)

PRODUCT EQUIVALENTS

3 1/2 cups = 1 pound (lb) brown sugar
2 1/4 cups = 1 pound (lb) granulated sugar
3 3/4 cups = 1 pound (lb) powdered sugar
2 cups = 1 pound (lb) butter
2 cups = 1 pound (lb) shortening
4 1/2 cups = 1 pound (lb) cheese; grated
3 3/4 cups = 1 pound (lb) flour, all-purpose
3 1/3 cups = 1 pound (lb) flour, whole-wheat
3 1/4 cups = 1 pound (lb) corn meal
3 cups = 1 pound (lb) raisins
2 2/3 cups = 1 pound (lb) dates
3 1/2 cups = 1 pound (lb) dates, unpitted

CAN EQUIVALENTS

1 1/2 cups = #1 can
2 1/2 cups = #2 can
3 1/2 cups = #2-1/2 can
4 cups = #3 can
13 cups = #10 can

OTHER EQUIVALENTS

  • 4 1/2 cups chicken = 3 pound chicken, cooked/diced about (1-1/2 pounds)
  • 2 tablespoons Cocoa = 1 chocolate square
  • 1 cup Uncooked macaroni = 2-2/3 cups cooked
  • 1 pound Uncooked meat = 2-2/3 cups cooked
  • 1 cup Uncooked rice = 4 cups cooked
  • 1 cup Uncooked spaghetti = 2 cups cooked

Recipes

More

Recipe Bite

So You Want to be a Chef

by Mark R. Vogel Mark R. Vogel

Chefs often question, warn, or even outright discourage individuals from seeking to join their ranks. I believe this emanates from the...

read more...

Member Review

****

Chili(Crockpot)

excellent

Leeks in Olive Oil recipe
Recipe Photo
Recipe Photo