By Hailey Potter
Please note that all of these conversions came from http://www.yummly.com/blog/2012/03/how-to-convert-metric-units-to-us-customary-units/ and Hailey did not write them herself. She just made them into pretty charts!
US Customary Unit | Amount Fluid Ounces (customary) | Metric Unit |
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1 teaspoon | 1/6 fluid ounces | 6 milliliters |
1 tablespoon | 1/2 fluid ounces | 15 milliliters |
1/4 cup | 2 fluid ounces | 60 milliliters |
1/3 cup | 2.7 fluid ounces | 80 milliliters |
1/2 cup | 4 fluid ounces | 120 milliliters |
3/4 cup | 6 fluid ounces | 180 milliliters |
1 cup (1/2 pint) | 8 fluid ounces | 240 milliliters |
2 cups (1 pint) | 16 fluid ounces | 475 milliliters |
3 cups | 24 fluid ounces | 700 milliliters |
4 cups (2 pints, 1/2 quart) | 32 fluid ounces | 950 milliliters |
If your recipe doesn’t require a ton of precision, converting generally with these statistics is a viable option: 1 cup = 250 mL, 1 pint = 500 mL, 1 quart = 1 L, 1 gallon = 4 L.
Converting Weight
US Customary Unit | Metric Unit |
1 ounce | 28 grams |
4 ounces (1/4 pound) | 113 grams |
1/3 pound (5.3 ounces) | 150 grams |
8 ounces | 230 grams |
2/3 pound (10.7 ounces) | 300 grams |
12 ounces (3/4 pound) | 340 grams |
16 ounces (1 pound) | 450 grams |
Then last but not least is this handy table:
US Customary Unit + Ingredient | Metric Unit Equivalent |
1 cup All-Purpose Flour | 120 grams |
1 cup Granulated Sugar | 200 grams |
1 cup Brown Sugar | 180 grams |
1 cup Powdered Sugar | 100 grams |
1 cup Cornmeal | 160 grams |
1 cup Dry Bread Crumbs | 150 grams |
1 cup Table Salt | 300 grams |
1 cup Butter | 240 grams |
1 cup Vegetable Shortening | 190 grams |