Equivalent Measures & Abbreviations

By BlueSchmoo

COMMON MEASUREMENTS
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup
5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
1 cup = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 1 pint
4 cups (2 pints) = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
16 ounces = 1 pound
Dash or pinch = less than 1/8 teaspoon

Ingredients

• Liquid Measures
• 1 gal = 4 qt = 8 pt = 16 cups = 128 fl oz
• 1/2 gal = 2 qt = 4 pt = 8 cups = 64 fl oz
• 1/4 gal = 1 qt = 2 pt = 4 cups = 32 fl oz
• 1/2 qt = 1 pt = 2 cups = 16 fl oz
• 1/4 qt = 1/2 pt = 1 cup = 8 fl oz
• Dry Measures
• 1 cup = 16 Tbsp = 48 tsp = 250ml
• 3/4 cup = 12 Tbsp = 36 tsp = 175ml
• 2/3 cup = 10 2/3 Tbsp = 32 tsp = 150ml
• 1/2 cup = 8 Tbsp = 24 tsp = 125ml
• 1/3 cup = 5 1/3 Tbsp = 16 tsp = 75ml
• 1/4 cup = 4 Tbsp = 12 tsp = 50ml
• 1/8 cup = 2 Tbsp = 6 tsp = 30ml
• 1 Tbsp = 3 tsp = 15ml

Preparation

Step 1

Full Recipe 1/2 Recipe
1 Tbsp = 3 tsp - 1 1/2 tsp
1/8 cup = 2 Tbsp - 1 Tbsp
1/6 cup = 2 Tbsp+2tsp -1 Tbsp + 1 tsp
1/4 cup = 4 Tbsp -2 Tbsp
1/3 cup = 5 Tbsp+1tsp - 2 Tbsp + 21/2 tsp
3/8 cup = 6 Tbsp - 3 Tbsp
1/2 cup = 8 Tbsp - 4 Tbsp (1/4 Cup)
2/3 cup = 10 Tbsp+2tsp - 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp
3/4 cup = 12 Tbsp - 6 Tbsp
8 fl oz.= 1 cup -1/2 cup
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Full Recipe 1/4 recipe
1 Tbsp = 3 tsp - 1/2 tsp+1/4 tsp
1/8 cup = 2 Tbsp - 1 1/2 tsp
1/6 cup = 2 Tbsp+2tsp - 2 tsp
1/4 cup = 4 Tbsp - 1 Tbsp
1/3 cup = 5 Tbsp+1tsp - 1 Tbsp+1 1/4 tsp
3/8 cup = 6 Tbsp - 1 1/2 Tbsp
1/2 cup = 8 Tbsp - 2 Tbsp
2/3 cup = 10 Tbsp+2tsp - 2 Tbsp+2 1/2 tsp
3/4 cup = 12 Tbsp - 3 Tbsp
8 fl oz)=1 cup - 1/4 cup