Conversions
Measures
| 3 teaspoons |
= 1 Tablespoon |
| 4 Tablespoons |
= 1/4 cup |
| 5 Tablespoons and 1 teaspoon |
= 1/3 cup |
| 8 Tablespoons |
= 1/2 cup |
| 10 Tablespoons and 2 teaspoons |
= 2/3 cup |
| 12 Tablespoons |
= 3/4 cup |
| 16 Tablespoons |
= 1 cup |
| 2 Tablespoons |
= 1 liquid ounce |
| 1 cup |
= 1/2 pint |
| 2 cups |
= 1 pint |
| 4 cups |
= 1 quart |
| 4 quarts |
= 1 gallon |
Equivalents
| 1 lb. Sifted all-purpose flour |
= 4 cups |
| 1 lb. White sugar |
= 2 1/4-2 1/2 cups |
| 1 lb. Brown sugar, firmly packed |
= 2 1/8- 2 1/4 cups |
| 1 lb. Powdered sugar, sifted |
= 4 1/2 - 5 cups |
| 1 medium lemon rind, grated |
= 1 Tablespoon |
| 1 medium lemon, juiced |
= 3 Tablespoons |
| 1 medium orange, juiced |
= 1/4 cup juice |
| 4 oz firm cheese (Cheddar, Jack, Swiss) |
= 1 cup shredded, lightly packed |
| 3 oz hard cheese (Parmesan, Romano) |
= 1/2 cup grated |
| 4 oz almonds or walnut meats |
= 1 cup chopped |
| 28 squares saltine (soda) crackers |
= 1/4 cup crumbs |
| 16 squares graham crackers |
= 1 cup crumbs |
| 24 two-inch vanilla wafers |
= 1 cup crumbs |
| 18 two-inch chocolate wafers |
= 1 cup crumbs |
| 1 package dry yeast |
= 1 Tbsp |
Metric conversions
To convert U.S. measurements to metric—or the other way around—get out the calculator!
| Ounces to grams: |
multiply ounces by 28.3 for number of grams |
| Grams to ounces: |
multiply grams by .0353 for number of ounces |
| Ounces to milliliters: |
multiply ounces by 30 for number of milliliters |
| Pounds to grams: |
multiply pounds by 453.59 for number of grams |
| Pounds to kilograms: |
multiply pounds by 0.45 for number of kilograms |
| Cups to liters: |
multiply cups by 0.24 for number of liters |
| Fahrenheit to Celsius: |
subtract 32 from the Fahrenheit degrees, multiply by 5, then divide by 9 to get degrees in Celsius |
| Celsius to Fahrenheit: |
multiply Celsius degrees by 9, divide by 5, then add 32 to get degrees in Fahrenheit |
| Inches to centimeters: |
multiply inches by 2.54 for number of centimeters |
| Centimeters to inches: |
multiply centimeters by 0.39 to get number of inches |