Cooking Conversion Charts
These conversions are handy to know around the kitchen - especially when you do not want to dirty up additional measuring containers. Note the conversion of volume to weight (such as 1 cup = 8 oz) is approximate because 1 cup of iron weighs more than 1 cup of flour.
Tablespoon Conversion
Oddly enough, even the tablespoon is not a consistent measurement around the world.
| Nationality | Tablespoon |
|---|---|
| American | 14.2 ml |
| British | 17.7 ml |
| Canadian | 15 ml |
| Australian | 20 ml |
American pint: 16 fluid ounces
Imperial pint: 20 fluid ounces
Always remember to double check your recipe. There is a big difference between fluid ounces which is a volume measurement and dry ounces which is a weight measurement.
Liquid and Volume Measures
The liquid measures are approximate because liquids can weigh differently. For example, 1 cup water weighs less than 1 cup of lead; an extreme example but poignant.
| Liquid or Volume Measures | |||
| 1 teaspoon | 1/3 tablespoon | 5 ml | |
| 1 tablespoon | 1/2 fluid ounce | 3 teaspoons | 15 ml |
| 2 tablespoons | 1 fluid ounce | 1/8 cup, 6 teaspoons | 30 ml |
| 1/4 cup | 2 fluid ounces | 4 tablespoons | 59 ml |
| 1/3 cup | 2 2/3 fluid ounces | 5 tablespoons & 1 teaspoon | 79 ml |
| 1/2 cup | 4 fluid ounces | 8 tablespoons | 118 ml |
| 2/3 cup | 5 1/3 fluid ounces | 10 tablespoons & 2 teaspoons | 158 ml |
| 3/4 cup | 6 fluid ounces | 12 tablespoons | 177 ml |
| 7/8 cup | 7 fluid ounces | 14 tablespoons | 207 ml |
| 1 cup | 8 fluid ounces/ 1/2 pint | 16 tablespoons | 237 ml |
| 2 cups | 16 fluid ounces/ 1 pint | 32 tablespoons | 473 ml |
| 4 cups | 32 fluid ounces | 1 quart | 946 ml |
| 1 pint | 16 fluid ounces/ 1 pint | 32 tablespoons | 473 ml |
| 2 pints | 32 fluid ounces | 1 quart | 946 ml 0.946 liters |
| 8 pints | 1 gallon/ 128 fluid ounces | 4 quarts | 3785 ml 3.78 liters |
| 4 quarts | 1 gallon/128 fluid ounces | 1 gallon | 3785 ml 3.78 liters |
| 1 liter | 1.057 quarts | 1000 ml | |
| 128 fluid ounces | 1 gallon | 4 quarts | 3785 ml 3.78 liters |
| Dry or Weight Measurements | |||
| 1 ounce | 30 grams (28.35 g) | ||
| 2 ounces | 55 grams | ||
| 3 ounces | 85 grams | ||
| 4 ounces | 1/4 pound | 125 grams | |
| 8 ounces | 1/2 pound | 240 grams | |
| 12 ounces | 3/4 pound | 375 grams | |
| 16 ounces | 1 pound | 454 grams | |
| 32 ounces | 2 pounds | 907 grams | |
| 1 kilogram | 2.2 pounds 35.2 ounces | 1000 grams | |