Measurements & Conversions
As any chef knows, there are many times when it will be necessary to measure out ingredients or convert certain terms into other units. For some, this is no easy task. The very thought of measuring and converting can seem daunting, so we have compiled a list of common measurements and conversions to help make this process less excruciating.
| Portion Size |
| 3 oz. of meat |
A palm / deck of cards |
| 1 teaspoon |
A Thumb Print |
| 1 tablespoon |
3 Thumb Prints |
| 25 g of cheese |
One Thumb |
| 1 cup |
A fist |
| Measuring Butter or Margarine |
| 1/2 stick |
1/8 pound |
1/4 cup |
| 1 stick |
1/4 pound |
1/2 cup |
| 2 sticks |
1/2 pound |
1 cup |
| 4 sticks |
1 pound |
2 cups |
| Liquid Measures |
| 1 cup |
8 fluid oz. |
1/2 pint |
237 ml |
| 2 cups |
16 fluid oz. |
1 pint |
474 ml |
| 4 cups |
32 fluid oz. |
1 quart |
946 ml |
| 2 pints |
32 fluid oz. |
1 quart |
0.964 liters |
| 4 quarts |
128 fluid oz. |
1 gallon |
3.784 liters |
| 8 quarts |
one peck |
32 cups |
16 pints |
| 4 pecks |
one bushel |
128 cups |
64 pints |
| 1 gallon |
128 fluid oz. |
16 cups |
4 quarts |
| Dry Measures |
| 2 tsp. |
2/3 Tbsp. |
1/2 ounce |
14.3 grams |
0.03 pounds |
| 3 tsp. |
1/8 cup |
1 ounce |
28.3 grams |
1 Tbsp. |
| 4 tsp. |
1/4 cup |
2 ounces |
56.7 grams |
1-1/3 Tbsp. |
| 5 1/3 Tbsp. |
1/3 cup |
2.6 ounces |
75.6 grams |
15.9 tsp. |
| 8 Tbsp. |
1/2 cup |
4 ounces |
113.4 grams |
1 stick butter |
| 12 Tbsp. |
3/4 cup |
6 ounces |
.375 pound |
170 grams |
| 32 Tbsp. |
2 cups |
16 ounces |
1 pound |
453.6 grams |
| 64 Tbsp. |
4 cups |
32 ounces |
2 pounds |
907 grams |
December 14th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
When a cookie recipe says form in 1-inch ball — how big or small is that? What would be an equivalent? Thanks!
December 19th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
After looking at your dry measures chart I wondered how if 3 teaspoons = 1/2 oz. that 2 teaspoons = 1 oz.