Cooking Measurement Conversions
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Here’s a cooking measurement chart to use as a kitchen aid.
If you can’t remember how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon and wonder what a “pinch” is, this should help. We’ve listed the more common cooking measurement equivalents that we tend to come across!
| pinch = about 1/8 teaspoon |
| 120 drops of water = 1 teaspoon |
| 60 drops thick fluid = 1 teaspoon |
| 2 teaspoons = 1 dessert spoon |
| 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon |
| 16 tablespoons = 1 cup |
| 8 fluid ounces = 1 cup |
| 16 fluid ounces = 1 pint |
| 32 fluid ounces = 1 quart |
| 128 fluid ounces = 1 gallon |
| 2 cups = 1 pint |
| 2 pints = 1 quart |
| 4 quarts = 1 gallon |
| 2 cups granulated sugar = 1 pound |
| 3–3/4 cups confectioners’ sugar = 1 pound |
| 2–3/4 cups brown sugar = 1 pound |
| 3–1/2 cups wheat flour = 1 pound |
| 5–1/3 cups dry coffee = 1 pound |
| 4 cups cocoa = 1 pound |
| 6–1/2 cups dry tea = 1 pound |
| 2 cups shortening = 1 pound |
| 3–1/2 cups walnuts (chopped) = 1 pound |
| 9 eggs = 1 pound |
| 3 cups cornmeal = 1 pound |
| 2 sticks butter = 1 cup |
| 8 egg whites = 1 cup |
| 2 tablespoons sugar = 1 ounce |
| 3 tablespoons flour = 1 ounce |
| 2 tablespoons butter = 1 ounce |
| 1 ounce yeast = 1 scant tablespoon |
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Catherine Boeckmann
Catherine Boeckmann loves nature, stargazing, and gardening so it’s not surprising that she and The Old Farmer’s Almanac found each other. She leads digital content for the Almanac website, and is also a certified master gardener in the state of Indiana.
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