Cooking Measurement Conversions
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Here’s a cooking measurement chart to use as a kitchen aid.
If you can’t remember how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon and wonder what a “pinch” is, this should help. We’ve listed the more common cooking measurement equivalents that we tend to come across!
pinch = about 1/8 teaspoon |
120 drops of water = 1 teaspoon |
60 drops thick fluid = 1 teaspoon |
2 teaspoons = 1 dessert spoon |
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon |
16 tablespoons = 1 cup |
8 fluid ounces = 1 cup |
16 fluid ounces = 1 pint |
32 fluid ounces = 1 quart |
128 fluid ounces = 1 gallon |
2 cups = 1 pint |
2 pints = 1 quart |
4 quarts = 1 gallon |
2 cups granulated sugar = 1 pound |
3–3/4 cups confectioners’ sugar = 1 pound |
2–3/4 cups brown sugar = 1 pound |
3–1/2 cups wheat flour = 1 pound |
5–1/3 cups dry coffee = 1 pound |
4 cups cocoa = 1 pound |
6–1/2 cups dry tea = 1 pound |
2 cups shortening = 1 pound |
3–1/2 cups walnuts (chopped) = 1 pound |
9 eggs = 1 pound |
3 cups cornmeal = 1 pound |
2 sticks butter = 1 cup |
8 egg whites = 1 cup |
2 tablespoons sugar = 1 ounce |
3 tablespoons flour = 1 ounce |
2 tablespoons butter = 1 ounce |
1 ounce yeast = 1 scant tablespoon |
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