 | Measuring ingredients correctly can make a big difference in the way a recipe turns out... Don't use tableware or silverware to measure ingredients. There are no standards sizes, so the size of a teaspoon or tablespoon from one set can be very different those of another set. Use a set of standard measuring spoons and nested measuring cups for dry ingredients. For liquids, use glass cups with graduated markings. Check the measure on a level surface, from the side of the cup. |
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 | Measuring Dry Ingredients | | 3 teaspoons(tsp) | 1 Tablespoon (T) | | 4 Tablespoons | 1/4 cup | | 8 Tablespoons | 1/2 cup | | 5 1/3 Tablespoons | 1/3 cup | | 16 Tablespoons | 1 cup (C) | | 2 cups | 1 pint (pt) | | 4 cups | 1 quart (qt) | | 2 pints | 1 quart | | 2 quarts | 1/2 gallon | | 4 quarts | 1 gallon (gal) | | 8 quarts | 1 peck (pk) | | 4 pecks | 1 bushel (bu) |
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| Measuring Liquids | | 1/2 fluid ounce | 1 Tablespoon | 1/16 cup | | 1 fluid ounces | 2 Tablespoons | 1/8 cup | | 2 fluid ounces | 4 Tablespoons | 1/4 cup | | 4 fluid ounces | 8 Tablespoons | 1/2 cup | | 8 fluid ounces | 16 Tablespoons | 1 cup | | 16 fluid ounces | 2 cups | 1 pint | | 32 oz.fluid ounces | 4 cups | 1 quart | | 64 oz. fluid ounces | 8 cups | 2 quarts | | 128 fluid ounces | 4 quarts | 1 gallon |
Measuring food by weight| 4 ounces = 1/4 pound | | 8 ounces = 1/2 pound | | 16 ounces = 1 pound |
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Volume of Standard Commercial Can Sizes | | Number 2 can = 2-1/2 cups | | Number 2-1/2 = 3-1/2 cups | | Number 10 can = 13 cups | |
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Oven TemperaturesUse these settings as a rough guide.| Slow = 250º to 350º Fahrenheit | | Moderate = 350º to 400º degrees Fahrenheit | | Quick or Hot = 400º to 450º degrees Fahrenheit | | Very Hot = 450º to 500º degrees Fahrenheit |
Here's a few of the most common food equivalents. | 1 stick butter or margarine | 1/2 cup | 2 cups butter, margarine,
or shortening | 1 pound | | 1 cup flour | 1/4 pound | | 4 cups flour | 1 pound | | 2 cups granulated. sugar | 1 pound | | 3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar | 1 pound | | 2-1/2 cups brown sugar | 1 pound | | 4 cups ground cocoa | 1 pound |
See How Much? How Many? for more equivalents like these.
Click here for Metric/English Measurement Conversion Tables,
including an interactive Fahrenheit/Celsius converter.
 
 
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