Cooking Conversions
Often times when cooking or baking different recipes might use different units of measure. This page is a tool to help you convert common units of measure.
Cups Tablespoons Ounces Grams
Butter
¼ cup = 4 Tbsp = 2 oz = 57g
⅓ cup = 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp = 2.67 oz = 76g
1 cup = 16 Tbsp = 8 oz = 227g
Flour/Sifted
¼ cup = 4 Tbsp = 1.06oz/0.95oz = 30g/27g
⅓ cup = 5 Tbsp 1 tsp = 1.41oz/1.23oz = 40g/35g
½ cup = 8 Tbsp = 2.12oz/1.94oz = 60g/55g
1 cup = 16 Tbsp = 4.24oz/3.88oz = 120g/110g
Granulated Sugar
¼ cup = 4 Tbsp = 1.76oz = 50g
⅓ cup = 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp = 2.29oz = 65g
½ cup = 8 Tbsp = 3.5oz = 100g
1 cup = 16 Tbsp = 7oz = 200g
Brown Sugar/ Firmly Packed
¼ cup = 4 Tbsp = 1.59oz = 45g
⅓ cup = 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp = 2.12oz = 60g
½ cup = 8 Tbsp = 3.2oz = 90g
1 cup = 16 Tbsp = 6.4oz = 180g
Water
¼ cup = 4 Tbsp = 2 oz = 57g
⅓ cup = 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp = 2.67 oz = 76g
½ cup = 8 Tbsp = 4 oz = 114g
1 cup = 16 Tbsp = 8 oz = 227g
Basic Conversions You Need to Know
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
4 tablespoons = ¼ cup
1 cup = 250 mL
1 pint = 500 mL
1 quart = 0.95 L
1 gallon = 3.8 L
Weight Conversions
1 ounce = 28 g
4 ounces = ¼ pound = 113 g
⅓ pound = 150 g
8 ounces = ½ pound = 230 g
⅔ pound = 300 g
12 ounces = ¾ pound = 340 g
1 pound = 16 ounces = 450 g
2 pounds = 900 g
Metric Conversions
1 teaspoon = 5 mL
1 tablespoon = ½ fluid ounce = 15 mL
1 fluid ounce = ⅛ cup = 30 mL
¼ cup = 2 fluid ounces = 60 mL
⅓ cup = 80 mL
½ cup = 4 fluid ounces = 120 mL
⅔ cup = 160 mL
¾ cup = 6 fluid ounces = 180 mL
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces or ½ pint= 240 mL
2 cups = 1 pint = 16 fluid ounces = 475 mL
4 cups = 2 pints = 1 quart = 950 mL
4 quarts = 1 gallon = 3.8 L
