Conversion Chart!

Hi Everyone, Here is the cooking conversion chart for your quick reference, finally!

I’ve been getting lot of questions about measurements & temperature used in my recipes for long time. I try my best to answer each and every questions but due to my busy schedule sometimes I’m unable to answer on time. So, I thought to update most of the conversions you need in the kitchen for quick reference. I hope you find this conversion chart page useful and informative.

I live in US, so I always use US cups and spoon measurements. All conversions mentioned here are approximate and most have been rounded up to the nearest whole number.

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Cooking Measurement Abbreviations

tsp : teaspoon
tbsp : tablespoon
fl : fluid
oz : ounce
pkg : package
c : cup
pt : pint
qt : quart
gal : gallon
lb : pound
sm : small
lg large

Kitchen Conversion Chart :

Dry/Weight Measurements

American Standard – Volume (Spoons,Cups & Quarts)		Ounces	Pounds	Metric
1/6 teaspoon	a dash
1/8 teaspoon or less	a pinch or 6 drops		.	.5 ml
1/4 teaspoon	15 drops			1 ml
1/2 teaspoon	30 drops			2 ml
1 teaspoon	1/3 tablespoon	1/6 ounce		5 ml
3 teaspoons	1 tablespoon	1/2 ounce		14 grams
1 tablespoon	3 teaspoons	1/2 ounce		14 grams
2 tablespoons	1/8 cup	1 ounce		28 grams
4 tablespoons	1/4 cup	2 ounces		56.7 grams
5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon	1/3 cup	2.6 ounces		75.6 grams
8 tablespoons	1/2 cup	4 ounces	1/4 pound	113 grams
10 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons	2/3 cup	5.2 ounces		151 grams
12 tablespoons	3/4 cup	6 ounces	.375 pound	170 grams
16 tablespoons	1 cup	8 ounces	.500 pound or 1/2 pound	225 grams
32 tablespoons	2 cups	16 ounces	1 pound	454 grams
64 tablespoons	4 cups or 1 quart	32 ounces	2 pounds	907 grams

Liquid or Volume Measurements

	Pint	Quart	Gallon	U.S. Fluid Ounce	U.S. Tablespoon	Milliliters	Liters	U.K. Ounces
Measure	–	–	–	1.5	3	45	–	–
1 cup	1/2	–	–	8	16	237	–	8.3
2 cups	1	–	–	16	32	473	0.473	19.2
4 cups	2	1	1/4	32	64	946	0.946	40

Oven Temperatures

Fahrenheit	Celsius	Gas Mark (Imperial)	Description
225 degrees F.	105 degrees C.	1/3	very cool
250 degrees F.	120 degrees C.	1/2	very cool
275 degrees F.	130 degrees C.	1	cool
300 degrees F.	150 degrees C.	2	cool
325 degrees F.	165 degrees C	3	very moderate
350 degrees F.	180 degrees C.	4	moderate
375 degrees F.	190 degrees C.	5	moderate
400 degrees F.	200 degrees C.	6	moderately hot
425 degrees F.	220 degrees C.	7	hot
450 degrees F.	230 degrees C.	8	very hot
475 degrees F.	245 degrees C.	9	very hot

Conversions For Ingredients Commonly Used

Ingredients (cups)	Pounds /Lb	Grams
Raw Onion (depending on size & how you chop or slice) 2-3 large onion = 4-5 medium =6-8 small = 2 to 3 cup (chopped) and 3-4 cups (sliced) (appox)	1 pound	454 grms

Small Red Onion/Pearl Onion/Shallots 10 to 12 = 2-3 cups (sliced), 1 cup (chopped), 3/4 cup (minced)	1 pound	454 grms
Tomatoes (depending on size & how you chop or slice) 2-3 large = 3-4 medium = 5-4 small = 15-20 cherry tomatoes = 1.5 -2 cups (appox)	1pound	454 grms
Canned Tomatoes 1 (16-ounce) can = 2 cups drained tomatoes 1 cup drained tomatoes	1pound	454 grms
Garlic 35 to 50 cloves. 4 to 5 bulb 1 small clove = 1/2 to 1 tsp (minced) = 1/8 tsp garlic powder 1 medium-size clove = 1 to 1 1/2 tsp (minced) = 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1 large clove = 2 to 2 1/2 tsp (minced) = 1/2 tsp garlic powder	1 pound	454 grms
Ginger Root (Fresh)
On average, 1-inch of root = 1 tbs of grated ginger or chopped
Fresh Herbs 1 tbsp (finely minced) = 1 tsp dried = 1/4-1/2 ground

Conversions For Ingredients Commonly Used In Baking

Ingredients	Ounces	Grams
Flour All-purpose flour : 1 cup Bread Flour : 1 cup Cake Flour : 1 cup Self-Rising Flour : 1 cup Whole wheat flour : 1 cup Rice flour (white) : 1 cup	4 1/4 oz 4 1/4 oz 4 oz 4 oz 4.1/4oz 5 oz	120 grms 120 grms 113 grms 113 grms 120 grms 142 grms

Sugar Granulated (white) sugar : 1 cup Firmly-packed brown sugar (light or dark) : 1 cup Powdered (confectioners’) sugar : 1 cup	7 oz 7 oz 4 oz	198 grms 198 grms 113 grms
Molasses : 1/4 cup	3 oz	85 grms
Honey : 1 tbsp 1 cup	3/4 oz 12 oz	21 grms 340 grms
Cornstarch : 1/4 cup	1 oz	28 grms
Cream Cheese : 1 cup	8 oz	227 grms
Cocoa Powder (unsweetened) : 1 cup	3 ounces	85 grams
Chocolate Grated chocolate : 1/4 cup Chocolate chips : 1 cup	1 ounce 6 ounce	28 grms 170 grms
Baking Powder 1 tsp Baking Soda 1/2 tsp		4 grms 3 grms
Butter (salted or unsalted) 4 tablespoons = 1/2 stick = 1/4 cup 8 tablespoons = 1 stick = 1/2 cup 16 tablespoons = 2 sticks = 1 cup	2 oz 4 oz 4 oz	57 grams 113 grms 227 grms
Yogurt : 1 cup	8 oz	227 grms
Yeast (Instant) 2 1/4 tsp	1/4 oz	7 grms

Above conversion chart table is loosely adapted from here and I use this one all the time. It is an excellent ingredients specific chart and there are many online metric conversion calculators that can give you right conversions and I use this.

Hopefully this conversion chart will help your cooking experiences even easier.

Cheers!
Sangeetha

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