Recipe: Metric Conversion Chart

CONVERSION CHART

METRIC CONVERSION FACTORS:
1 fluid ounce = 29.6 milliliters
1 U.S. pint = 0.473 liter
1 U.S. quart = 0.946 liter
1 U.S. gallon = 0.84 imperial gallon = 3.8 liters
1 imperial gallon = 1.2 U.S. gallons = 4.5 liters
1 dry pint = 0.55 liters
1 dry quart = 1.1 liters
1 cubic centimeter = 0.06 cubic inch
1 cubic centimeter = 0.06 cubic inch
1 milliliter = 0.034 fluid ounce
1 liter = 1.06 U.S.quarts = 0.9 dry quart

DRY MEASURES:
1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons
1/3 cup = 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon
1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons or 4 ounces
3/4 cup = 12 tablespoons
1 cup = 16 tablespoons
1 cup = 48 teaspoons
2 cups = 1 pint
4 cups = 1 quart
1 ounce = 1/16 pound
2 ounces = 1/8 pound
3 ounces = 3/16 pound
4 ounces = 1/4 pound
8 ounces = 1/2 pound
12 ounces = 3/4 pound
16 ounces = 1 pound
32 ounces = 2 pounds 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds or 35.2 ounces

LIQUID MEASURES:
1/2 tablespoon = 1 1/2 teaspoons
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
2 tablespoon = 1 fluid ounce
1/4 cup = 2 fluid ounces or 4 tablespoons
1/3 cup = 2 2/3 fluid ounces or 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon
1/2 cup = 4 fluid ounces or 8 tablespoons
2/3 cup = 5 1/3 fluid ounce or 10 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons
3/4 cup = 6 fluid ounces or 12 tablespoons
7/8 cup = 7 fluid ounces or 14 tablepsoons
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces or 16 tablespoons
2 cups = 16 fluid ounces or 1 pint
2 pints = 32 fluid ounces or 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon

Hi Mary,

If the charts don't help, feel free to post the recipes and we'll try to help with the conversion.

Happy Baking!

Betsy at Recipelink.com

In reply to:

I just returned from Ireland with a recipe for their famous Brown Bread and Scones. The measurements are in pounds (1 1/2 # flour), ounces (12 0z.), and pints(1 1/4). I am looking for a chart to convert this to cups.

Mary, Florida