Cooking Conversions and Equivalents
Here you will find a comprehensive way to understand cooking measurements equivalents, oven temperatures in C to F, capacity and weight conversions from U.S. to metric system.
Measurement Equivalents
| 1 quart |
2 pints |
| 1 pint |
2 cups |
| 1 cup |
16 tablespoons |
| 1 cup |
48 teaspoons |
| 3/4 cup |
12 tablespoons |
| 2/3 cup |
10 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons |
| 1/2 cup |
8 tablespoons |
| 3/8 cup |
6 tablespoons |
| 1/3 cup |
5 tablespoons and 1 teaspoon |
| 1/4 cup |
4 tablespoons |
| 1/8 cup |
2 tablespoons |
| 1/6 cup |
2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons |
| 1/16 cup |
1 tablespoon |
| 1 tablespoon |
3 teaspoons |
| 1 teaspoon |
60 drops |
Capacity conversions
| U.S. |
Metric |
| 1/5 teaspoon |
1 milliliter |
| 1 teaspoon |
5 milliliters |
| 1 tablespoon |
15 milliliters |
| 1/5 cup | 50 milliliters |
| 1 cup | 240 milliliters |
| 2 cups (1 pint) | 470 milliliters |
| 4 cups (1 quart) | 0.95 liter |
| 4 quarts (1 gallon) | 3.8 liters |
| 1 fluid ounce | 30 milliliters |
| 3.4 fluid ounces | 100 milliliters |
| 34 fluid ounces | 1 liter |
| 4.2 cups | 1 liter |
| 2.1 pints | 1 liter |
| 1.06 quarts | 1 liter |
| 0.26 gallon | 1 liter |
Weight conversions
| U.S. |
Metric |
| 1 ounce | 28 grams |
| 0.035 ounce | 1 gram |
| 3.5 ounces | 100 grams |
| 1 pound | 454 grams |
| 1.10 pounds | 500 grams |
| 2.2 pounds | 1 kilogram |
| 35 ounces | 1 kilogram |
Oven Temperatures
| Gas mark |
ºC |
ºF |
Levels |
| 1/2 | 120 | 250 | slow |
| 1 | 140 | 275 | |
| 2 | 150 | 300 | |
| 3 | 170 | 325 | |
| 4 | 180 | 350 | moderate |
| 5 | 190 | 375 | |
| 6 | 200 | 400 | hot |
| 7 |
220 |
425 |
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| 8 |
230 |
450 |
very hot |
| 9 |
260 |
500 |
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