Approximate Cooking Equivilents

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

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