Measurements

VOLUME:

1 cup = 16 tablespoons (or 8 fluid ounces - see "liquid" below)

1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons
1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons
1/3 cup = 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons
2/3 cup = 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
3/4 cup = 12 tablespoons
7/8 cup = 1 cup less 2 tablespoons

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon

1 pint = 2 cups
1 quart = 2 pints or 4 cups
1 gallon = 4 quarts

LIQUID:

1 ounce liquid measure = 1/8 cup or 2 tablespoons
2 ounces liquid measure = 1/4 cup
3 ounces liquid measure = 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons
4 ounces liquid measure = 1/2 cup
5 ounces liquid measure = 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons
6 ounces liquid measure = 3/4 cup
7 ounces liquid measure = 1 cup less 2 tablespoons
8 ounces liquid measure = 1 cup
16 ounces liquid measure =1 pint
32 ounces liquid measure =1 quart
128 ounce liquid measure =1 gallon

SOME FOOD EQUIVALENT MEASURES:

Apples - 1 pound = 3-4 medium size (2 1/2 -3 cups, sliced)
Bananas - 3 medium size = 1 pound; 1 cup, pureed; 3/4 cup sliced
Beans - 1 pound, dried = 2 cups, dried - which will make 5-6 cups, cooked; one 15-ounce can, drained = 1 1/2 cups, cooked
Blueberries - 5-6 ounces (weight) = 1 cup
Butter - 1 pound = 2 cups
1 stick (1/4 pound) = 1/2 cup
1 stick makes 8 even slices, 1 tablespoon each
Cabbage - 1 large cabbage weighs about 1 1/2-2 pounds, makes about 3 cups, shredded (serves 4-6)
Cheese - 1/2 pound = about 2 cups grated (may vary, depending on variety)
Cream Cheese - 3 ounces = 6 tablespoons
Coffee - 1 pound = 3 1/3 cup, ground
Cream - 1 cup = 2 cups whipped (approximately)
Coconut - 1 pound = up to 5 cups, flaked or shredded
Eggs - 4 large size = 1 cup
Eggs - 3 extra large = 4 large (in volume)
Flour (all-purpose) - 1 pound = 4 cups
Flour (cake) - 1 pound = 4 3/4 cups
Flour (cake) - to substitute for 1 cup all purpose = use 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons, cake flour
Flour (self rising) - 1 cup = 1 cup all purpose flour + 1 1/2 teaspoons, baking powder + 1/8 teaspoon, salt [blend well]
Garlic - 1 entire head (medium size, about 2 1/2" diameter) = 2 tablespoons, minced garlic
Gelatin - 4 leaves (1/4 ounce) = 1 envelope granulated
Lemons - 1 medium-size (6 ounces) = 3-4 tablespoons, juice; 2 teaspoons, zest
Limes - 1 medium-size (3 ounces) = 2 tablespoons, juice (maximum); 1 1/3 teaspoons, zest;
[when juicing small limes, allow 6 limes to make 1/2 cup, juice]
Marshmallows -1/4 pound (4 ounces) = 16 regular size marshmallows
Mushrooms (regular, white variety) - 1/2 pound = 3 cups sliced
or 1 cup sliced after sautéing
Onions - 1 medium = 1/2 cup, finely chopped (may measure slightly more, if coarsely chopped)
Onions - 2 pounds (about 3 large onions) = 1 cup, caramelized
Pasta - 1 pound dried = 7-8 cups, cooked (may vary, depending on variety)
Potatoes, baking - 1 pound = 3 medium-size (1 3/4 cups, mashed)
Potatoes, "new" or boiling potatoes - 1 pound = 4 or 5 small to medium size
Potatoes, Yukon Gold - 1 pound = about 2 average size
Pumpkin - 1 pound whole pumpkin = 1/2 cup, raw flesh OR 1 cup, cooked puree
Pumpkin - 1 pound raw flesh = 4 cups, grated, diced or thin-sliced raw pumpkin OR 2 cups, cooked puree
Rice (regular white) - 1 pound raw = 2 1/2 cups raw or about 6 1/4 cups, cooked
Rice (converted) - 14 ounces = 2 cups raw or about 8 cups, cooked
Rice (brown) - 12 ounces = 2 cups raw or about 8 cups cooked
Rice (wild) - 1 pound = 3 cups raw or about 11-12 cups cooked
Salt - 1 Tablespoon, regular table salt = 1 1/2 tablespoons, flaked kosher salt, OR = 2 tablespoons, Diamond Crystal kosher salt
Sugar (granulated) - 1 pound = 2 cups
Sugar (superfine) - 1 pound = 2 1/4 - 2 1/2 cups
Sugar (brown) - 1 pound = 2 1/4 - 2 1/3 cups
Sugar (powdered) - 1 pound = 4 1/2 cups, sifted
Vanilla - 1 vanilla bean, split, scraped and steeped = 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract = 1 teaspoon, vanilla paste
Wafer cookies (such as vanilla wafers) - 22 cookies = 1 cup fine crumbs
Wheat, bulgur (bulghur) - 1 pound = 2 1/2 cups raw (dry, before soaking)
Yeast - 1 package, active dry yeast (scant 1 tablespoon) = 1 cake (0.6 ounce), compressed fresh yeast

CAN SIZES:

6 ounces = 3/4 cup (frozen juice concentrate)
8 ounces = 1 cup (fruits and vegetables)
No. 1 (10 1/2 ounces) = 1 1/3 cups
No. 300 (15 ounces) = 1 3/4 cups (pork & beans, etc.)
No. 1 1/2 (16 ounces) = 2 cups
No. 2 (20 ounces) = 2 1/2 cups
No. 2 1/2 (28 ounces) = 3 1/2 cups
No. 3 (33 ounces) = 4 cups
(46 ounces) = 5 3/4 cups
 
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