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Cooking Conversion Chart

Easily Convert Between Common Culinary Units

By Danilo Alfaro, About.com

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Cooking Conversion Chart

Scroll down to see the equivalence table, or try this online conversion tool to calculate equivalences between various units of measurement commonly used in culinary arts.

Also see this article on recipe scaling.

Cooking Conversion Chart

Unit: Equals: Also equals:
1 tsp. 1/6 fl. oz. 1/3 Tbsp.
1 Tbsp. ½ fl. oz. 3 tsp.
1/8 cup 1 fl. oz. 2 Tbsp.
¼ cup 2 fl. oz. 4 Tbsp.
1/3 cup 2¾ fl. oz. ¼ cup plus 4 tsp.
½ cup 4 fl. oz. 8 Tbsp.
1 cup 8 fl. oz. ½ pint
1 pint 16 fl. oz. 2 cups
1 quart 32 fl. oz. 2 pints
1 liter 34 fl. oz. 1 quart plus ¼ cup
1 gallon 128 fl. oz. 4 quarts
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