Hi Everyone, Here is the cooking conversion chart for your quick reference, finally!
I’ve been getting lot of questions about measurements & temperature used in my recipes for long time. I try my best to answer each and  every questions but due to my busy schedule sometimes I’m unable to answer on time. So, I thought to update most of the conversions you need in the kitchen for quick reference. I hope you find this conversion chart page useful and informative.
I live in US, so I always use US cups and spoon measurements. All conversions mentioned here are approximate and most have been rounded up to the nearest whole number.
Cooking Measurement Abbreviations Â
tsp : teaspoon
tbsp : tablespoon
fl : fluid
oz : ounce
pkg : package
c : cup
pt : pint
qt : quart
gal : gallon
lb : pound
sm : small
lg large
Kitchen Conversion Chart :
| Dry/Weight Measurements | ||||
| Â American Standard – Volume (Spoons,Cups & Quarts) | Ounces | Pounds | Metric | |
| 1/6 teaspoon | a dash | |||
| 1/8 teaspoon or less | a pinch or 6 drops | . | .5 ml | |
| 1/4 teaspoon | 15 drops | 1 ml | ||
| 1/2 teaspoon | 30 drops | 2 ml | ||
| 1 teaspoon | 1/3 tablespoon | 1/6 ounce | 5 ml | |
| 3 teaspoons | 1 tablespoon | 1/2 ounce | 14 grams | |
| 1 tablespoon | 3 teaspoons | 1/2 ounce | 14 grams | |
| 2 tablespoons | 1/8 cup | 1 ounce | 28 grams | |
| 4 tablespoons | 1/4 cup | 2 ounces | 56.7 grams | |
| 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon | 1/3 cup | 2.6 ounces | 75.6 grams | |
| 8 tablespoons | 1/2 cup | 4 ounces | 1/4 pound | 113 grams |
| 10 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons | 2/3 cup | 5.2 ounces | 151 grams | |
| 12 tablespoons | 3/4 cup | 6 ounces | .375 pound | 170 grams |
| 16 tablespoons | 1 cup | 8 ounces | .500 pound or 1/2 pound | 225 grams |
| 32 tablespoons | 2 cups | 16 ounces | 1 pound | 454 grams |
| 64 tablespoons | 4 cups or 1 quart | 32 ounces | 2 pounds | 907 grams |
| Liquid or Volume Measurements | ||||||||
| Pint | Quart | Gallon | U.S. Fluid Ounce |
U.S. Tablespoon |
Milliliters | Liters | U.K. Ounces | |
| Â Measure | – | – | – | 1.5 | 3 | 45 | – | – |
| 1 cup | 1/2 | – | – | 8 | 16 | 237 | – | 8.3 |
| 2 cups | 1 | – | – | 16 | 32 | 473 | 0.473 | 19.2 |
| 4 cups | 2 | 1 | 1/4 | 32 | 64 | 946 | 0.946 | 40 |
| Oven Temperatures | |||
| Fahrenheit | Celsius | Gas Mark (Imperial) | Description |
| 225 degrees F. | 105 degrees C. | 1/3 | very cool |
| 250 degrees F. | 120 degrees C. | 1/2 | Â very cool |
| 275 degrees F. | 130 degrees C. | 1 | cool |
| 300 degrees F. | 150 degrees C. | 2 | Â cool |
| 325 degrees F. | 165 degrees C | 3 | very moderate |
| 350 degrees F. | 180 degrees C. | 4 | moderate |
| 375 degrees F. | 190 degrees C. | 5 | moderate |
| 400 degrees F. | 200 degrees C. | 6 | moderately hot |
| 425 degrees F. | 220 degrees C. | 7 | hot |
| 450 degrees F. | 230 degrees C. | 8 | very hot |
| 475 degrees F. | 245 degrees C. | 9 | very hot |
| Conversions For Ingredients Commonly Used | ||
| Ingredients (cups) | Pounds /Lb | Grams |
| Raw Onion (depending on size &Â how you chop or slice)
2-3 large onion = 4-5 medium =6-8 small  = 2 to 3 cup (chopped) and  3-4 cups (sliced) (appox) |
 1 pound |  454 grms |
| Small Red Onion/Pearl Onion/Shallots  10 to 12 = 2-3 cups (sliced), 1 cup (chopped), 3/4 cup (minced) | 1 pound | 454 grms |
| Tomatoes (depending on size &Â how you chop or slice)
2-3 large = 3-4 medium = |
1pound | Â 454 grms |
| Canned Tomatoes Â
1 (16-ounce) can =Â 2 cups drained tomatoes |
1pound | 454 grms |
| Garlic
35 to 50 cloves. 4 to 5 bulb 1 small clove = 1/2 to 1 tsp (minced) = 1/8 tsp garlic powder
|
1 pound | 454 grms |
| Ginger Root (Fresh) | ||
| On average, 1-inch of root = 1 tbs of grated ginger or chopped | ||
| Fresh Herbs
1 tbsp (finely minced) = 1 tsp dried = 1/4-1/2 ground |
||
| Conversions For Ingredients Commonly Used In Baking | ||
| Â | ||
| Ingredients | Ounces | Grams |
| Flour
All-purpose flour : 1 cup Bread Flour : 1 cup Cake Flour : 1 cup Self-Rising Flour : 1 cup Whole wheat flour : 1 cup Rice flour (white) : 1 cup
|
4 1/4 oz
4 1/4 oz 4 oz 4 oz 4.1/4oz 5 oz |
120 grms
120 grms 113 grms 113 grms 120 grms 142 grms |
| Â | Â | |
| Sugar
Granulated (white) sugar : 1 cup Firmly-packed brown sugar (light or dark) : 1 cup Powdered (confectioners’) sugar : 1 cup |
7 oz 7 oz 4 oz
|
198 grms
198 grms 113 grms |
| Molasses : 1/4 cup | 3 oz | 85 grms |
| Honey : 1 tbsp
1 cup |
3/4 oz
12 oz |
21 grms
340 grms |
| Cornstarch : 1/4 cup | 1 oz | 28 grms |
| Cream Cheese : 1 cup | Â 8 oz | 227 grms |
| Cocoa Powder (unsweetened) :Â 1 cup | 3 ounces
|
85 grams
|
| Chocolate
Grated chocolate : 1/4 cup Chocolate chips : 1 cup
|
1 ounce 6 ounce
|
28 grms 170 grms
|
| Baking Powder  1 tsp
Baking Soda 1/2 tsp |
4 grms
3 grms |
|
| Butter (salted or unsalted)
4 tablespoons = 1/2 stick = 1/4 cup 8 tablespoons = 1 stick = 1/2 cup 16 tablespoons = 2 sticks = 1 cup
|
2 oz
4 oz 4 oz |
57 grams
113 grms 227 grms |
| Yogurt : 1 cup | 8 oz | 227 grms |
| Yeast (Instant) 2 1/4 tsp | 1/4 oz | 7 grms |
Above conversion chart table is loosely adapted from here and I use this one all the time. It is an excellent ingredients specific chart and there are many online metric conversion calculators that can give you right conversions and I use this.
Hopefully this conversion chart will help your cooking experiences even easier.
Cheers!
Sangeetha
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