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    Home > Cooking Conversions that All Cooks Need

    Volume Conversions (Table for Dry & Liquid Ingredients)

    a cup of volume measurements

    Volume is something that every cook or baker must deal with often. Whether you are looking for measure equivalents for dry or liquid ingredients, these volume conversions tables will help you to find the measurement equivalents in the U.S. and convert from the US customary to the metric system and vice-versa.

    a measuring cup with marks in cups and milliliters for volume conversions and measurements

    Of course, they are not as precise as a conversion calculator. However, they are good enough to use in cooking without causing disasters.

    This is very important if you are from another country but using a cookbook from the United States, Myanmar (or Burma), and Liberia.

    The recipes will contain measurements in cups, ounces, and fluid ounces, while you are used to the metric system. The opposite is also true!

    In the rest of the world, including Brazil, the U.K, Canada, and Australia, you will have recipes in grams, kilograms, and milliliters.

    That is why these conversion charts are useful and needed. After all, who would like to wind up with a glop instead of a brigadeirao for example? 

    Other Cooking Conversions that You Can Use: 

    • Baking Substitutions
    • How many sticks of butter in a cup
    • Temperature conversion
    • How many teaspoons in a tablespoon
    • US cups to ounces to grams

    Liquid Measurement Conversions 

    CUPSPINTSQUARTGALLONSFLUID OUNCESMILLILITERS
    ¼ cup⅛ pint1/16 quart1/64 gallon2 fl oz59 mL
    ½ cup¼ pint⅛ quart1/32 gallon4 fl oz118 mL
    ¾ cup⅜ pint3/16 quart3/64 gallon6 fl oz177 mL
    1 cup½ pint¼ quart1/16 gallon8 fl oz237 mL
    2 cups1 pint½ quart⅛ gallon16 fl oz473 mL
    4 cups2 pints1 quart¼ gallon32 fl oz946 mL
    8 cups4 pints2 quarts½ gallon64 fl oz1893 mL
    16 cups8 pints4 quarts1 gallon128 fl oz3785 mL

     

    Dry Measurement Conversions

    TEASPOONSTABLESPOONSCUPSFLUID OUNCES
    (Rough Equivalent)
    POUNDSGRAMS
    3 teaspoons1 tbsp1/16 cup½ oz14.3 g
    6 teaspoons2 tbsp⅛ cup1 oz28.3 g
    12 teaspoons4 tbsp¼ cup2 oz56.7 g
    16 teaspoons5 ⅓ tbsp⅓ cup2.6 oz75.6 g
    24 teaspoons8 tbsp½ cup4 oz0.25 lbs113.4 g
    36 teaspoons12 tbsp¾ cup6 oz0.375 lb170 g
    48 teaspoons16 tbsp1 cup8 oz0.5 lb227
    96 teaspoons32 tbsp2 cups16 oz1 lb453.6 g
    192 teaspoons64 tbsp4 cups32 oz2 lbs907 g

    Metric Volume Conversions vs. Imperial 

    In the United States, you will find that most recipes use volume measurements that are shown in imperial units.

    Example: teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, ounces, pints, quarts, and gallons. Most other countries use the metric system. These will be units such as liters and milliliters.

    Although the U.S. volume measurement system works well for recipes most of the time, for greater precision you will need to measure by weight instead.

    A kitchen scale will ensure you use the exact amounts called for in a recipe.

    For example, simply the way you scoop flour into a measuring cup can change how much flour is actually in the cup.

    There is a big difference between spooning the flour into the measuring cup or dipping into the flour which can pack much more into the cup.

    Weighing the flour is the best way to make sure you’re using the correct amount.

    There is another advantage to using the metric system: the measurements are done in multiples of 10 and 100 without needing to know any conversions.

    No wondering how many tablespoons are in ¾ cup! Using the metric system in baking and cooking makes it much easier to double a recipe or cut it in half.

    Volume Measurements vs. Weight

    It is really important to be aware that volume in ounces is not the same as weight in ounces.

    This is because liquids will be measured in volume ounces while dry ingredients (such as flour, sugar, salt, etc.) will be measured in weight ounces.

    When you are looking at packaged goods, you will see that volume ounce is listed like this: NET OZ FL.

    When you see “FL” listed, it stands for the fluid weight. On other packages, you will see weight ounces are listed like this: NET WT OZ. In these cases, “WT” stands for weight.

    To be able to convert between weight and volume measurements, you would need to know the density of the ingredient, which is a whole other level of measuring and hard to do in a home kitchen, so this is not often done.

    Volume Conversions: Difference Between Liquid and Dry Ounces

    Fluid ounces are often marked on the outside of liquid measuring cups. They are measurements of volume rather than weight and thus different from weight ounces.

    To measure liquids correctly, use liquid measuring cups and spoons. They are made of glass or plastic and have a spout for pouring.

    On the other hand, dry measuring cups may not be as precise as weighing the ingredients, making a difference in the final dish, mainly when it comes to baked goods and desserts.

    But still, they should do the job if you are not baking. 

     

     

     

     

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