COOKING MEASUREMENTS
& EQUIVALENTS
Cooking Measurements:
If you love me a bushel and a peck, just exactly how much is that???
Have you ever been stuck trying to find a handy reference while in the middle of trying a new recipe?
Do you need to know how many inches are in a foot or feet in a yard to plan those organizing projects?
I hope the handy charts on this page will help!
You will find weights, measures and equivalents to help you. Print this out and keep it handy in the kitchen, sewing room, garage or anywhere else you need a handy reference for cooking measurements or other measurement equivalents.
Cooking Measurement
Equivalents
| 1 tablespoon (tbsp) = | 3 teaspoons (tsp) |
| 1/16 cup = | 1 tablespoon |
| 1/8 cup = | 2 tablespoons |
| 1/6 cup = | 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons |
| 1/4 cup = | 4 tablespoons |
| 1/3 cup = | 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon |
| 3/8 cup = | 6 tablespoons |
| 1/2 cup = | 8 tablespoons |
| 2/3 cup = | 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons |
| 3/4 cup= | 12 tablespoons |
| 1 cup = | 48 teaspoons |
| 1 cup = | 16 tablespoons |
| 8 fluid ounces (fl oz) = | 1 cup |
| 1 pint (pt) = | 2 cups |
| 1 quart (qt) = | 2 pints |
| 4 cups = | 1 quart |
| 1 gallon (gal)= | 4 quarts |
| 16 ounces (oz)= | 1 pound (lb) |
| 1 milliliter (ml)= | 1 cubic centimeter (cc) |
| 1 inch (in)= | 2.54 centimeters (cm) |
Dry Measurement
Equivalents
| 2 pints = | 1 quart (qt) |
| 8 quarts = | 16 pints (1 peck) |
| 4 pecks = | 1 bushel (32 quarts) |
U.S. to Metric Conversions
Liters, milliliters? Confused? Maybe these charts will help!
| 1/5 teaspoon (1 milliliter) = | 1 oz (28 grams) |
| 1 teaspoon (5 ml) = | 1 pound (454 grams) |
| 1 tablespoon = | 15 milliliters |
| 1 fluid ounce = | 30 milliliters |
| 1/5 cup = | 47 milliliters |
| 1 cup = | 237 milliliters |
| 2 cups (1 pint) = | 473 milliliters |
| 4 cups (1 quart) = | .95 liter |
| 4 quarts (1 gal.)= | 3.8 liters |
Linear Measurement
Equivalents
How many feet in a yard, acre? Here's a handy reference!
| 12 inches (in.) = | 1 foot (ft.) |
| 3 feet = | 1 yard (yd) |
| 5,280 feet = | 1 statute or land mile |
| 3 land miles = | 1 league |
| 6,076.11549 feet = | 1 international nautical mile |
Area Measurement
Equivalents
| 114 square inches = | 1 square foot |
| 9 square feet = | 1 square yard (1,296 sq. in.) |
| 30-1/4 square yards = | 1 sq. rod (272-1/2 sq.ft.) |
| 1 acre = | 4,840 sq. yards (43,560 sq. feet) |
| 640 acres = | 1 sq. mile |
| 1 mile square = | 1 section (of land) |
Metric to U.S. Conversions
| Capacity | Weight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 milliliter = | 1/5 teaspoon | 1 gram = | .035 ounce |
| 5 ml = | 1 teaspoon | 100 grams = | 3.5 ounces |
| 15 ml = | 1 tablespoon | 500 grams = | 1.10 pounds |
| 100 ml = | 3.4 fluid oz. | 1 kilogram = | 2.205 pounds = 35 ounces |
| 240 ml = | 1 cup | ||
| 1 liter = | 34 fluid oz
=4.2 cups =2.1 pints =1.06 quarts =0.26 gallon |
I hope you found these handy cooking measurements and other charts helpful.
Here's Links to More
Helpful Information
Go to: Kitchen Tips
Go to: Organizing a Kitchen
Go to: Kitchen Countertops
Go to: Kitchen Appliance Storage Ideas
Go to: Kitchen Drawer Organizer
Go to: Pots & Pans Storage
Lastly, this site has some good information as well:
Unit Converter (unitconverters.net)
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