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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Handy Cooking Measurement Equivalents



Here are some very useful cooking measurements and common ingredient substitutions that I keep on hand. You might want to save this file for future use.
COOKING MEASUREMENTS
DRY
1/16 cup -----------1 Tablespoon
----------------------------------3 teaspoons
1/6 cup
-------------2 Tablespoons + 2 teaspoons------------ 8 teaspoons
1/8 cup -------------2 Tablespoons --------------------------------6 teaspoons
1/4 cup -------------4 Tablespoons ------------------------------12 teaspoons
1/3 cup -------------5 Tablespoons +1 teaspoon ------------16 teaspoons
3/8 cup -------------6 Tablespoons ------------------------------18 teaspoons
1/2 cup -------------8 Tablespoons ------------------------------24 teaspoons
2/3 cup ------------10 Tablespoons +2 teaspoon ---------- 32 teaspoons
3/4 cup ------------12 Tablespoons -----------------------------36 teaspoons
1 cup --------------16 Tablespoons -----------------------------48 teaspoons

LIQUID
2 cups --------------1 pint
4 cups
--------------2 pints --------------1 quart ---------------------------- ~1 liter
------------------------------------------------4 quarts --------------------------~ 4 liters

OTHERS
1 pound of flour
-----------------------------4 cups flour
1 pound of granulated sugar
-------------2 cups granulated sugar
1 pound of butter
----------------------------2 cups butter
1/2 pound butter
-----------------------------1 cup or 2 sticks butter
1 stick butter
-------------------------------1/2 cup butter
8 oz can of liquid
---------------------------1 cup liquid






2 comments:

Maggie said...

I have the cups->tablespoons->teaspoons taped to the inside of my kitchen cabinet and it is so handy!

Momgateway said...

Hi Maggie,
That's my favorite conversion too. Thanks for visiting!