Sunday, February 8, 2015

Cooking Measurement Chart



I love to check for recipes online but if I find the measurements in ounces or pounds. I leave the site quickly and find me another recipe. Math is not one of my favorite subject  so I really don't want to stress myself with conversion problems.

For easy cooking, below  are some of the most common cooking measurements conversions in chart format. It also includes the conversions for metric and U.S. systems of measurement.

Conversions For Ingredients Commonly Used In Baking
Ingredients
Ounces
Grams
1 cup all-purpose flour
5 ounces
142 grams
1 cup whole wheat flour
8 1/2 ounces
156 grams



1 cup granulated (white) sugar
7 ounces
198 grams
1 cup firmly-packed brown sugar (light or dark)
7 ounces
198 grams
1 cup powdered (confectioners') sugar
4 ounces
113 grams
1 cup cocoa powder
3 ounces
85 grams
Butter (salted or unsalted)


4 tablespoons = 1/2 stick = 1/4 cup
2 ounces
57 grams
8 tablespoons = 1 stick = 1/2 cup
4 ounces
113 grams
16 tablespoons = 2 sticks = 1 cup
8 ounces
227 grams


1 tablespoon (tbsp)
3 teaspoons (tsp)
1/16 cup (c)
1 tablespoon
1/8 cup
2 tablespoons
1/6 cup
2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1/4 cup
4 tablespoons
1/3 cup
5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
3/8 cup
6 tablespoons
1/2 cup
8 tablespoons
2/3 cup
10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
3/4 cup
12 tablespoons
1 cup
48 teaspoons
1 cup
16 tablespoons
8 fluid ounces (fl oz)
1 cup
1 pint (pt)
2 cups
1 quart (qt)
2 pints
4 cups
1 quart
1 gallon (gal)
4 quarts
16 ounces (oz)  
1 pound (lb)  
1 milliliter (ml)
1 cubic centimeter (cc)
  

Celsius
Oven Temperatures
Gas Mark (Imperial)
Description
105 degrees C.
Fahrenheit
1/3
very cool
120 degrees C.
225 degrees F.
1/2

130 degrees C.
250 degrees F.
1
cool
150 degrees C.
275 degrees F.
2

165 degrees C
300 degrees F.
3
very moderate
180 degrees C.
325 degrees F.
4
moderate
190 degrees C.
350 degrees F.
5

200 degrees C.
375 degrees F.
6
moderately hot
220 degrees C.
400 degrees F.
7
hot
230 degrees C.
425 degrees F.
8

245 degrees C.
450 degrees F.
9
very hot

475 degrees F.



  
Metric Conversion Factors
Multiply
By
To Get
Fluid Ounces
29.57
grams
Ounces (dry)
28.35
grams
Grams
0.0353
ounces
Grams
0.0022
pounds
Kilograms
2.21
pounds
Pounds
453.6
grams
Pounds
0.4536
kilograms
Quarts
0.946
liters
Quarts (dry)
67.2
cubic inches
Quarts (liquid)
57.7
cubic inches
Liters
1.0567
quarts
Gallons
3,785
cubic centimeters
Gallons
3.785
liters


Egg Math
5 whole eggs

1 cup
12 eggyolks

1 cup
8 eggwhites
1 cup


Source: United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA).

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