Approximate Cooking Equivalents
Listing of measure, weight conversions and some ingredient equivalents for cooking recipes.
Measure Equivalents
| Measure | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 3 teaspoons | 1 tablespoon |
| 16 tablespoons | 1 cup |
| ¼ cup | 4 tablespoons |
| ⅓ cup | 5 ⅓ tablespoons |
| 2 cups | 1 pint |
| 2 pints | 1 quart |
| 1½ fluid ounces | 1 jigger |
Weight Equivalents
| Measure | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 ounce | 28.35 grams |
| ⅟16 ounce | 1 gram |
| 1 pound | 453.6 grams |
| 2 ¼ pounds | 1 kilogram (kg) |
Complete Metric Conversion Chart for Cooking
Products Equivalents
| Measure | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 3½ cups brown sugar | 1 pound (lb) |
| 2¼ cups sugar | 1 pound (lb) |
| 3¾ cups powdered sugar | 1 pound (lb) |
| 2 cups butter | 1 pound (lb) |
| 2 cups shortening | 1 pound (lb) |
| 4½ cups cheese; grated | 1 pound (lb) |
| 3¾ flour, all-purpose | 1 pound (lb) |
| 3⅓ cups flour, whole-wheat | 1 pound (lb) |
| 3¼ cups corn meal | 1 pound (lb) |
| 3 cups raisins | 1 pound (lb) |
| 2⅔ cups dates | 1 pound (lb) |
| 3½ cups dates, unpitted | 1 pound (lb) |
| 4½ cups chicken | 3 pound chicken, cooked/diced about (1½ pounds) |
| 2 tablespoons cocoa powder | 1 chocolate square |
| 1 cup uncooked macaroni | 2⅔ cups cooked |
| 1 pound uncooked meat | 2⅔ cups cooked |
| 1 cup uncooked rice | 4 cups cooked |
| 1 cup uncooked spaghetti | 2 cups cooked |
How to measure flour? and Flour substitutions
Can Equivalents
| Measure | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1½ cups | #1 can |
| 2½ cups | #2 can |
| 3½ cups | #2-1/2 can |
| 4 cups | #3 can |
| 13 cups | #10 can |
Comments
Somerville, United States
about 8 years ago
is there a way to reduce a large recipe in 1/2 then 1/2 that??
12 I know would be 6, then 3
4 tbs would be 2 then 1
1 tbs would be 1/2 then ?(1/4??)
2 tsp would be 1 then 1/2
4 1/2 would be 2 then 1 1/2?
I can find a recipe reducer any where
1 tbs would be 1/2 then ?(1/4??)
1/4 of 1 tablespoon would be a scant 1 teaspoon :)
GTA, Ontario, Canada
about 7 years ago
To reduce 4 ½ in ½ and then ½ of that (in other words ¼ of the original) would be:
4 ½ ÷ 2 = 2 ¼, then
2 ¼ ÷ 2 = 1 ⅛
If you don't have a ⅛ measuring cup - ⅛ cup is equivalent to 2 tablespoons
Therefore ¼ of 4 ½ cups - measure out 1 cup + 2 tablespoons
Hope this helps, fractions can be a bit challenging at times. One way to divide recipe ingredients easier is to use metric. Then you won't have to wrestle with fractions!
GTA, Ontario, Canada
about 7 years ago
GTA, Ontario, Canada
about 7 years ago
1 tbs would be 1/2 then ?(1/4??)
1/4 of 1 tablespoon would be a scant 1 teaspoon :)
GTA, Ontario, Canada
about 7 years ago
To reduce 4 ½ in ½ and then ½ of that (in other words ¼ of the original) would be:
4 ½ ÷ 2 = 2 ¼, then
2 ¼ ÷ 2 = 1 ⅛
If you don't have a ⅛ measuring cup - ⅛ cup is equivalent to 2 tablespoons
Therefore ¼ of 4 ½ cups - measure out 1 cup + 2 tablespoons
Hope this helps, fractions can be a bit challenging at times. One way to divide recipe ingredients easier is to use metric. Then you won't have to wrestle with fractions!
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Saint Louis, United States
over 2 years ago
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