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Liquid & Dry Measurement Conversion Chart

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Liquid measures for cooking conversion chart, US measurements to metric to weights. Handy chart for converting and cooking recipes.

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Wondering how many oz in a cup? How many tablespoons in a cup? What about how many teaspoons in a tablespoon? What is the difference between a fluid (fl) ounce (oz) and a dry oz?

We've got you covered with our handy dandy conversion charts made just for cooking.

Liquid Measures

1 cup 8 fluid ounces 1/2 pint 237 ml 16 tablespoons
2 cups 16 fluid ounces 1 pint 473 ml
4 cups 32 fluid ounces 1 quart 946 ml
2 pints 32 fluid ounces 1 quart 0.946 liters
4 quarts 128 fluid ounces 1 gallon 3.785 liters
8 quarts one peck
4 pecks one bushel
dash about an 1/8 teaspoon
1 teaspoon 1/6 fluid ounce 5 grams about 5 ml
1 tablespoon 1/2 fluid ounce 15 grams 15 ml 3 teaspoons
2 tablespoons 1 fluid ounce 30 grams 29.6 ml 1/8 cup
8 tablespoons 4 fluid ounces 1/4 pint 118.5 ml 1/2 cup

 

Dry Measures

3 teaspoons 1 tablespoon 1/2 ounce 14.3 grams
2 tablespoons 1/8 cup 1 fluid ounce 28.35 grams
4 tablespoons 1/4 cup 2 fluid ounces 56.7 grams
5 1/3 tablespoons 1/3 cup 2.6 fluid ounces 75.6 grams
8 tablespoons 1/2 cup 4 ounces 113.4 grams 1 stick butter
12 tablespoons 3/4 cup 6 ounces 0.375 pound 170 grams
32 tablespoons 2 cups 16 ounces 1 pound 453.6 grams
64 tablespoons 4 cups 32 ounces 2 pounds 907 grams

 

How to measure

The Equipment:

Graduated Measuring Cups

Measuring cups that resemble small pots. They are usually made of plastic or metal and come in sets of four or five (1 cup, 3/4 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup, and 1/4 cup). They are excellent for measuring dry ingredients because they can easily be leveled off.

Liquid Measuring Cups

Measuring cups that look like little pitchers with a lip/spout to aid in pouring. They are widely available in 1, 2, 4, and 8-cup measures. They come in glass or plastic, with the amounts indicated in cups, ounces, and milliliters. Pyrex is a good brand. The larger measures can double as mixing bowls.

Measuring Spoons

Come in sets of four or five (1 tablespoon, 1 teaspoon, 1/2 teaspoon, 1/4 teaspoon and sometimes 1/8 teaspoon).

Ingredients

Butter

Each 1/4 pound stick of margarine or butter measures 1/2 cup or 8 tablespoons. In the United States, the wrapping usually has tablespoons and teaspoons clearly marked. One stick usually equals 1/2 cup. If it has not been packed that way, pack margarine or butter into measuring spoon or measuring cup and level off to measure.

Sugar

Measuring Sugar

Most sugar can be measured in a graduated measuring cup. Simply spoon it in and level off with the straight edge of a knife. Most recipes usually call for certain amounts of packed brown sugar. To measure packed brown sugar, pack sugar down lightly with back of spoon, then level off.

Measuring Flour

In most recipes, flour is supposed to be measured straight from the canister or package (the flour needs to be airy, if it seems compact, stir it in the container before measuring it). NEVER pack flour down into the measuring cup or tap it excessively. Lightly spoon flour into graduated measuring cup, and level off with straight edge of knife.

It is important to measure flour correctly in low-fat bread making because when we reduce the fat (which tenderizes it), we don't want to dramatically increase the flour (which toughens it).

Detailed flour measuring instructions

 

Comments

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I want to know how many cups there are in 2.5kg of cake flour

anonymous

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anonymous

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anonymous Troy, United States

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anonymous Toronto, Canada

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anonymous Brackenfell, South Africa

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anonymous Schertz, United States

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anonymous Livermore, United States

how much is 100grams in dry measurement?

anonymous , Australia

Trying to convert 175 g flour to cups, also 50 g to cups or tablespoons why do they make everything in grams, so infuriating

anonymous , United States

How do I measure 1 gram of dry medicine?

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anonymous Clarks Summit, United States

I need to convert 200 grams of Bechemel Sauce to ounces & 100 grams of Mozzarella Cheese to ounces.

anonymous Virginia Beach, United States

how many cups of dry dog food in a pound of the dog food

anonymous , United States

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anonymous Greenbrier, United States

I need to know how many cups in one box of powder sugar

anonymous Gig Harbor, United States

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anonymous Newport Beach, United States

How many cups is 8 oz of shredded cheese?

anonymous Ottawa, Canada

1 cup of flour is 130g. Your dry measurement chart claims ½ cup is 113.4g??

anonymous Saint Cloud, United States

Your dry measure table incorrectly refers to "ounces" in 3 of the boxes as "liquid ounces" instead of simply "ounces" or "dry ounces." A dry ounce is 28.4g, while a liquid ounce is 29.6g (or rounded to 30mL).

anonymous , United States

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anonymous Las Vegas, United States

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anonymous , United States

I have 1 pound of dry stuffing cubes. How many cups do I have? Obviously more than 2 cups.

anonymous Logan, United States

Is corn syrup and conversion sugar measured the same as dry and liquid ingredients if not how many ounces would it take for 3 cups and 3/4

anonymous Rupert, United States

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anonymous Medford, United States

How many cups volume needed to hold 5 lbs (80 oz) flour? Trying to find a container to hold a whole small bag or flour. Thankd

anonymous Milwaukee, United States

is Cup of flour larger than a cup of water

anonymous

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anonymous

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anonymous , Nigeria

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anonymous , United States

Is 3oz liquid pectin the same as 1.75oz of powdered pectin?

anonymous , United States

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anonymous , United States

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anonymous Balmain, Australia

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anonymous Bethlehem, United States

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anonymous Oklahoma City, United States

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anonymous , United States

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anonymous , United States

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Asmodeus , United States

1 liquid oz. = approx. 28g; 200g Bechemel = approx. 8 oz. or 1 cup.
1 cup dry = 4-5 oz; 100g (shredded) Mozzarella = approx. 4 oz. = approx. 1 cup.

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anonymous Reading, United States

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this site does not know the difference between:
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sand
- ounces by weight

DO NOT TRUST any info or conversion presented here.

8 fluid ounces of lead does not weight the same as 8 fluid ounces of feathers.

Brenda

How much water in ounces is in 100ml

Sandra Fort Bragg, United States

Please convert 1 1/2 ounce flour to tablespoon equivalent.

anonymous Toomsboro, United States

I am measuring chili in a measuring cup. When I tried to put it in my lose it it came up 1 dry cup. Does that mean 8 oz wet or dry?

anonymous Gainesville, United States

13.5 ounces at maximum water content.

anonymous Gainesville, United States

Dry and Liquid measures are not interchangable, no matter what you have read or heard. Every High School Chemestry student learns this in the first quarter of class. Liquid if based on material volume, while dry weight is based upon density of material. And no, there is no such thing as a generalized chart that will keep you from doing the basic math to figure it out.

anonymous Shirley, United States

325 g butter into tablespoons

anonymous

See the word "fluid" three times in DRY measures table.

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I have liquid cheese and I want to know how much shredded cheese is in 1 cup of liquid cheese

anonymous Canton, United States

A cup of flour weights 1/2 lb. A kg is 2.2 lbs. So…

2.5 kg x 2.2 lb/kg = 5.5 lb / .5 cup/lb = 11 cups

anonymous Toronto, Canada

Every entry for tablespoon equivalents beyond the first row is messed up.

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