Cooking Measurement Equivalents

Popular - U.S. - Non-metric




Following is a chart showing cooking measurement equivalents popular in the U.S.

Starting PointEquivalent toEquivalent toEquivalent toEquivalent to
Pinch/dash 1/16 teaspoon------
15 Drops ¼ teaspoon------
30 Drops ½ teaspoon------
1 teaspoon 1/3 tablespoon------
1 ½ teaspoon ½ tablespoon------
3 teaspoons 1 tablespoon------
1 tablespoon ½ fluid ounce------
2 tablespoons 1/8 cup 1 fluid ounce 1 shot glass--
1 shot glass 1/8 cup 2 tablespoons 1 fluid ounce--
3 tablespoons 1 ½ fluid ounces 1 jigger----
1 Jigger 3 tablespoons 1 ½ fluid ounces----
4 tablespoons ¼ cup 2 fluid ounces----
5 1/3 tablespoons 1/3 cup5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon----
8 tablespoons ½ cup 4 fluid ounces----
10 2/3 tablespoons 2/3 cup10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons----
12 tablespoons ¾ cup 6 fluid ounces----
16 tablespoons 1 cup 8 fluid ounces ½ pint--
32 tablespoons 2 cups 16 fluid ounces 1 pint--
½ fluid ounce 1/16 cup 1 tablespoon 3 teaspoons--
1 fluid ounce 1/8 cup 2 tablespoons 6 teaspoons--
1 ½ fluid ounce 3 tablespoons 9 teaspoons----
2 fluid ounces ¼ cup 4 tablespoons----
2 ½ fluid ounces 5 tablespoons 15 teaspoons----
3 fluid ounces ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons------
4 fluid ounces ½ cup 8 tablespoons----
5 fluid ounces ½ cup + 2 tablespoons------
6 fluid ounces ¾ cup 12 tablespoons----
7 fluid ounces ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons------
8 fluid ounces 1 cup ½ pint 16 tablespoons--
1/8 cup 2 tablespoons 1 fluid ounce----
¼ cup 4 tablespoons 2 fluid ounces----
1/3 cup 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon------
3/8 cup ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons------
½ cup 8 tablespoons 4 fluid ounces----
2/3 cup 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons------
5/8 cup ½ cup + 2 tablespoons------
¾ cup 12 tablespoons 6 fluid ounces----
7/8 cup ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons------
1 cup 16 tablespoons 8 fluid ounces----
2 cups 1 pint 16 fluid ounces----
3 cups 1 ½ pints 24 fluid ounces----
4 cups 2 pints 1 quart 32 fluid ounces--
8 cups 4 pints 2 quarts64 fluid ounces--
1 pint 2 cups 16 fluid ounces----
2 pints 4 cups 32 fluid ounces 1 quart--
1 quart 2 pints 4 cups 32 fluid ounces--
2 quarts ½ gallon 4 pints 8 cups 64 fluid ounces
4 quarts 1 gallon 8 pints 16 cups 128 fluid ounces
1 gallon 4 quarts 8 pints 16 cups 128 fluid ounces
8 quarts 1 peck------
4 pecks 1 bushel------



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