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Common Cooking Measurement Conversions (Web Extra) From "DIY Cooking" episode COK-101F

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Measuring instruments are essential for every kitchen. Supplement these tools with DIY's handy list of converted measurements.

The following cooking measurement conversions were compiled from several sources, including the National Agricultural Library (USDA). Please see Resources, below, for more information.

Conversion Charts

Dry

1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons
1/3 cup = 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons or 4 ounces
3/4 cup = 12 tablespoons
1 cup = 16 tablespoons
1 cup = 48 teaspoons
2 cups = 1 pint
4 cups = 1 quart
1 ounce = 1/16 pound
2 ounces = 1/8 pound
3 ounces = 3/16 pound
4 ounces = 1/4 pound
8 ounces = 1/2 pound
12 ounces = 3/4 pound
16 ounces = 1 pound
32 ounces = 2 pounds 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds or 35.2 ounces

Liquid

1/2 tablespoon = 1-1/2 teaspoons
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
2 tablespoon = 1 fluid ounce
1/4 cup = 2 fluid ounces or 4 tablespoons
1/3 cup = 2-2/3 fluid ounces or 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
1/2 cup = 4 fluid ounces or 8 tablespoons
2/3 cup = 5-1/3 fluid ounce or 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
3/4 cup = 6 fluid ounces or 12 tablespoons
7/8 cup = 7 fluid ounces or 14 tablepsoons
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces or 16 tablespoons
2 cups = 16 fluid ounces or 1 pint
2 pints = 32 fluid ounces or 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon

Food

1 stick butter = 8 tablespoons butter
1 pound butter = 4 sticks butter
1/2 pound hard cheese = approximately 2 cups grated cheese
1 pound apples = approximately 3 apples
1 medium lemon = approximately 3 tablespoons lemon juice or 2 or 3 teaspoons grated peel
1 large onion = approximately 1 cup chopped onion
1 cup raw converted rice = 4 cups cooked rice
1 large tomato = approximately 3/4 cup chopped tomato
1 pound all-purpose flour = approximately 4 cups sifted flour
2 slices bread = 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs

Baking

1 cup sifted cake flour = 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour = 1 cup + 2 tablespoons sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder = 1/4 teaspoon baking soda + 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Miscellaneous

1 cup stock = 1 bouillon cube dissolved in 1 cup of boiling water
1 square, which is 1 ounce, of baking unsweetened chocolate = 3 tablespoons cocoa powder + 1 tablespoon butter
1 ounce semisweet chocolate = 3 tablespoons cocoa powder + 2 tablespoons butter + 3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon prepared mustard = 1 teaspoon dried mustard

Metric Units

1 cubic centimeter (cc) = 1/1,000,000 cubic meter
1 cubic decimeter (cu dm) = 1/1,000 cubic meter = 1,000 cubic decimeters
1 cubic meter (cu m) = 1 stere (s)
1 milliliter (ml) = 1/1,0000 liter = 1 cubic centimeter
1 centiliter (cl) = 1/100 liter = 10 milliliters
1 deciliter (dl) = 1/10 liter
1 liter = 1 cubic decimeter

Metric Conversion Factors

1 fluid ounce = 29.6 milliliters
1 U.S. pint = 0.473 liter
1 U.S. quart = 0.946 liter
1 U.S. gallon = 0.84 imperial gallon =3.8 liters
1 imperial gallon = 1.2 U.S. gallons =4.5 liters
1 dry pint = 0.55 liters
1 dry quart = 1.1 liters
1 cubic centimeter = 0.06 cubic inch
1 cubic centimeter = 0.06 cubic inch
1 milliliter = 0.034 fluid ounce
1 liter = 1.06 U.S.quarts = 0.9 dry quart

RESOURCES :
National Agricultural Library (USDA)
USDA's national agricultural library
National Agricultural Library
Website: www.nal.usda.gov

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