Measurement Equivalents
Sometimes recipe books call for measurements that are either unfamiliar to us or we can't remember just how many tablespoons are in a cup of butter. Here is a listing of common measurements and equivalents:
By: Joan Tavalaro
dash, speck or few grains
less than 1/8 tsp (teaspoon)
60 drops
1 tsp
3 tsp or 1/2 fluid oz
1 tbsp (tablespoon)
1/8 cup or 1 fluid oz
2 tbsp
1/4 cup or 2 fluid oz
4 tbsp
1/3 cup
5 tbsp plus 1 tsp
1/2 cup or 4 fluid oz
8 tbsp
2/3 cup
10 tbsp plus 2 tsp
3/4 cup or 6 fluid oz
12 tbsp
1 cup or 8 fluid oz
16 tbsp
2 cup or 16 fluid oz
1 pt (pint)
4 cup or 32 fluid oz or 2 pt
1 qt (quart)
2 qt
1/2 gal (gallon)
4 qt (liquid)
1 gal
8 qt (dry)
1 peck
4 pecks
1 bushel
16 oz (dry measure)
1 lb (pound)
1 oz
28.35 gm (grams)
1 lb
453.6 gm