COMMON MEASUREMENTS AND EQUIVALENTS
| 1/2 teaspoon |
= |
30 drops |
| 1 teaspoon |
= |
1/3 tablespoon or 60 drops |
| 3 teaspoons |
= |
1 tablespoon |
| 1/2 tablespoon |
= |
11/2 teaspoons |
| 1 tablespoon |
= |
3 teaspoons or 1/2 fluid ounce |
| 2 tablespoons |
= |
1/8 cup or 1 fluid ounce |
| 3 tablespoons |
= |
1 1/2 fluid ounce or 1 jigger |
| 4 tablespoons |
= |
1/4 cup or 2 fluid ounces |
| 5 1/3 tablespoons |
= |
1/3 cup or 5 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon |
| 8 tablespoons |
= |
1/2 cup or 4 fluid ounces |
| 10 2/3 tablespoons |
= |
2/3 cup or 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons |
| 12 tablespoons |
= |
3/4 cup or 6 fluid ounces |
| 16 tablespoons |
= |
1 cup or 8 fluid ounces or 1/2 pint |
| 1/8 cup |
= |
2 tablespoons or 1 fluid ounce |
| 1/4 cup |
= |
4 tablespoons or 2 fluid ounce |
| 1/3 cup |
= |
5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon |
| 3/8 cup |
= |
2 tablespoons or 1 fluid ounce |
| 1/8 cup |
= |
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons |
| 1/2 cup |
= |
8 tablespoons or 4 fluid ounces |
| 2/3 cup |
= |
10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons |
| 5/8 cup |
= |
1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons |
| 3/4 cup |
= |
12 tablespoons or 6 fluid ounces |
| 7/8 cup |
= |
3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons |
| 1 cup |
= |
16 tablespoons or 1/2 pint or 8 fluid ounces |
| 2 cups |
= |
12 tablespoons or 6 fluid ounces |
| 1 pint |
= |
2 cups or 16 fluid ounces |
| 1 quart |
= |
2 pints or 4 cups or 32 fluid ounces |
| 1 gallon |
= |
4 quarts or 8 pints or 16 cups or 128 fluid ounces |
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APPROXIMATE METRIC EQUIVALENTS
| 1/4 teaspoon |
= |
1.23 milliliters |
| 1/2 teaspoon |
= |
2.46 milliliters |
| 3/4 teaspoon |
= |
3.7 milliliters |
| 1 teaspoon |
= |
4.93 milliliters |
| 1 1/4 teaspoons |
= |
6.16 milliliters |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons |
= |
7.39 milliliters |
| 13/4 teaspoons |
= |
8.63 milliliters |
| 2 teaspoons |
= |
9.86 milliliters |
| 1 tablespoon |
= |
14.79 milliliters |
| 2 tablespoons |
= |
29.57 milliliters |
| 1/4 cup |
= |
59.15 milliliters |
| 1/2 cup |
= |
118.3 milliliters |
| 1 cup |
= |
236.59 milliliters |
| 2 cups or 1 pint |
= |
473.18 milliliters |
| 3 cups |
= |
709.77 milliliters |
| 4 cups or 1 quart |
= |
946.36 milliliters |
| 4 quarts or 1 gallon |
= |
3.785 liters |
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CONVERTING TO METRIC
When converting to or from metric, be sure to convert all measurements.
Otherwise, the proportions of the ingredients could be critically imbalanced.
| When This Is Known |
Multiply It By |
To Get |
| teaspoons |
4.93 |
milliliters |
| tablespoons |
14.79 |
milliliters |
| fluid ounces |
29.57 |
milliliters |
| cups |
236.59 |
milliliters |
| cups |
0.236 |
liters |
| pints |
473.18 |
milliliters |
| pints |
0.473 |
liters |
| quarts |
946.36 |
milliliters |
| quarts |
0.946 |
liters |
| gallons |
3.785 |
liters |
| ounces |
28.35 |
grams |
| pounds |
0.454 |
kilograms |
| inches |
2.54 |
centimeters |
| Fahrenheit |
subtract 32,
multiply by 5
and divide by 9 |
Celsius (Centigrade) |
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CONVERTING FROM METRIC
When converting to or from metric, be sure to convert all measurements.
Otherwise, the proportions of the ingredients could be critically imbalanced.
| When This Is Known |
Divide It By |
To Get |
| milliliters |
4.93 |
teaspoons |
| milliliters |
14.79 |
tablespoons |
| milliliters |
4.93 |
teaspoons |
| milliliters |
14.79 |
tablespoons |
| milliliters |
29.57 |
fluid ounces |
| milliliters |
236.59 |
cups |
| liters |
0.236 |
cups |
| milliliters |
473.18 |
pints |
| liters |
0.473 |
pints |
| milliliters |
946.36 |
quarts |
| liters |
0.946 |
quarts |
| liters |
3.785 |
gallons |
| grams |
28.35 |
ounces |
| kilograms |
0.454 |
pounds |
| centimeters |
2.54 |
inches |
| Celsius (Centigrade) |
multiply by 9
divide by 5
and add 32 |
Fahrenheit
|
|