Cooking Measurements

Below are some of the most common cooking measurements conversions in chart format.Since most of the recipes found in this site are listed using US or Imperial measurements meaning they are in cups, teaspoons, tablespoons, ounces and pounds.

I’ve create a page as a reference for easy cooking measurements conversion from imperial to metric. These charts are the common cooking conversion chart that I usually use and it’s really a great help. You’ll also notice that most of the cooking measurements figures are rounded off so don’t be surprise if you compare the numbers of the cooking conversion chart with a conversion calculator, there’s a negligible difference.

Remember, wherever you are in the part of the world, these cooking measurements conversion charts will come in very handy.


Weights and Measures
3 tsp
4 tbsp
5 tbsp+1 tsp
8 tbsp
16 tbsp
2 cup
4 cup
2 quarts
1 oz
8 oz
1 tbsp
1/4 cup
1/3 cup
1/2 cup
1 cup
1 pint
1 quart = 2 pints
1/2 gallon = 8 cups
28 g = 2 tbsp
1 cup
Egg Math
5 whole eggs
12 eggyolks
8 eggwhites
1 cup
1 cup
1 cup
Oven Temperatures
250ºF-275ºF
300ºF-325ºF
350ºF-375ºF
400ºF-425ºF
450ºF-475ºF
500ºF-525ºF
very low
slow
moderate
hot
very hot
extremely hot (broil)
Butter or Margarine
1 pound
1/2 pound
1 stick
2 cups
1 cup = 1 bar
1/2 cup
Other Useful Cooking Measurements Conversions
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
250 grams whipping cream
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup sifted cake flour
1 oz unsweetened chocolate
1 cup whole milk
1 tbsp
1 cup
1 cup + 2 tbsp sifted cake flour
1 cup – 2 tbsp sifted all-purpose flour
3 tbsp cocoa + 1 tbsp fat
1/2 cup evaporated milk + 1/2 cup water

US-Metric Cooking Measurements Conversion Charts

Volume Equivalents
(fluid ounces/milliliters and liters)
US
1 tsp
1 tbsp (1/2 fl oz)
1/4 cup (2 fl oz)
1/3 cup
1/2 cup (4 fl oz)
2/3 cup
3/4 cup (6 fl oz)
1 cup (8 fl oz)
1 qt (32 fl oz)
1 qt + 3 tbsps
1 gal (128 fl oz)
Metric
5 ml
15 ml
60 ml
80 ml
120 ml
160 ml
180 ml
240 ml
950 ml
1 L
4 L
Conversion formula
Fluid ounces x 30 = milliliters
1000 milliliters = 1 liters
Weight Equivalents
(ounces and pounds/grams and kilograms)
US
1/4 oz
1/2 oz
3/4 oz
1 oz
8 oz (1/2 lb)
12 oz (3/4 lb)
16 oz (1 lb)
35 oz (2.2 lbs)
Metric
7 g
15 g
20 g
30 g
225 g
340 g
455 g
1 kg
Conversion formula
Ounces x 28.35 = grams
1000 grams = 1 kilogram
Linear Equivalents
(inches and feet/centimeters and meters)
US
1/4 in
1/2 in
3/4 in
1 in
6 in
12 in (1 ft)
39 in
Metric
0.75 cm
1.50 cm
2.00 cm
2.50 cm
15.00 cm
30.00 cm
1.00 m<
Conversion formula
Fluid ounces x 30 = milliliters
1000 milliliters = 1 liters
Temperature Equivalents
(Fahrenheit/Celsius)
US
(freezer temp.)
32º (water freezes)
98.6º
180º (water simmers*)
212º (water boils*)
250º (low oven)
350º (moderate oven)
425º (hot oven)
500º (very hot oven)
* at sea level
Metric
-18º

37º
82º
100º
120º
175º
220º
260º
Conversion formula
Degrees Fahrenheit minus 32
divided by 1.8 = Degrees Celsius