Tons to Pounds: Full Conversion Chart
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Kitchen Conversions
Every conversion on this site is worked from the figures below. They are US measures, because that is what the recipes asking these questions are written in.
Tablespoons to Fluid ounces: Full Conversion Chart
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1 tablespoon is 1/2 fluid ounce. The chart covers every common amount for this conversion.
Cups to Tablespoons: Full Conversion Chart
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Ounces to Grams: Full Conversion Chart
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Kilograms to Grams: Full Conversion Chart
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Volume: cups, ounces, millilitres
A US cup is 8 fluid ounces by definition, which makes it 237 ml. Every other volume figure follows from that one.
| Cups | Fluid ounces |
|---|---|
| 1/4 cup | 2 fl oz |
| 1/2 cup | 4 fl oz |
| 1 cup | 8 fl oz |
| 2 cups | 16 fl oz |
| 3 cups | 24 fl oz |
| 4 cups | 32 fl oz |
| 6 cups | 48 fl oz |
| 8 cups | 64 fl oz |
| Fluid ounces | Cups |
|---|---|
| 1 fl oz | 1/8 cup |
| 2 fl oz | 1/4 cup |
| 4 fl oz | 1/2 cup |
| 6 fl oz | 3/4 cup |
| 8 fl oz | 1 cup |
| 12 fl oz | 1 1/2 cups |
| 16 fl oz | 2 cups |
| 32 fl oz | 4 cups |
| Liters | Cups |
|---|---|
| 1/4 L | 1.06 cups |
| 1/2 L | 2.11 cups |
| 1 L | 4.23 cups |
| 1 1/2 L | 6.34 cups |
| 2 L | 8.45 cups |
| 3 L | 12.7 cups |
| 4 L | 16.9 cups |
| Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|
| 1/4 cup | 4 tbsp |
| 1/2 cup | 8 tbsp |
| 1 cup | 16 tbsp |
| 2 cups | 32 tbsp |
| 3 cups | 48 tbsp |
| 4 cups | 64 tbsp |
The cup is not the same everywhere
A US cup is 236.6 ml. A metric cup, used in Australia and New Zealand, is 250 ml. An old UK imperial cup is 284 ml. On one cup the gap is small; on four it is most of an extra cup.
This is the single most common reason a recipe from another country comes out wrong, and it never announces itself — the measurement simply reads as a cup.
Weight: ounces, pounds, grams
These are exact by definition and do not depend on what is being weighed. One pound is 453.59237 grams, and one ounce is a sixteenth of that.
| Ounces | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1/4 oz | 7.09 g |
| 1/2 oz | 14.2 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g |
| 2 oz | 56.7 g |
| 4 oz | 113 g |
| 8 oz | 227 g |
| 12 oz | 340 g |
| 16 oz | 454 g |
| Pounds | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1/4 lb | 113 g |
| 1/2 lb | 227 g |
| 1 lb | 454 g |
| 2 lb | 907 g |
| 3 lb | 1,361 g |
| 5 lb | 2,268 g |
| 10 lb | 4,536 g |
| Kilograms | Pounds |
|---|---|
| 1/2 kg | 1.1 lb |
| 1 kg | 2.2 lb |
| 2 kg | 4.41 lb |
| 3 kg | 6.61 lb |
| 5 kg | 11 lb |
| 10 kg | 22 lb |
Fluid ounces and ounces are different units
They share a name and measure different things. A fluid ounce is a volume, about 29.6 ml. An ounce is a weight, 28.35 g. For water the two nearly coincide, which is exactly why the two get confused.
For flour, oil or honey they diverge sharply. A recipe calling for 8 ounces of flour means 8 ounces on a scale, not one cup — reading it as a cup puts almost double the flour in the bowl.
What a cup of each ingredient weighs
A cup measures space, not weight. What that space weighs depends entirely on what fills it, so this is the table that turns a volume into a weight.
| Ingredient | 1 cup | 1 cup in ounces | 1 pound gives |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 120 g | 4.23 oz | 3.78 cups |
| Granulated sugar | 198 g | 6.98 oz | 2.29 cups |
| Brown sugar, packed | 213 g | 7.51 oz | 2.13 cups |
| Confectioners sugar | 113 g | 3.99 oz | 4.01 cups |
| Butter | 227 g | 8 oz | 2 cups |
| Long-grain white rice | 185 g | 6.53 oz | 2.45 cups |
| Rolled oats | 89 g | 3.14 oz | 5.1 cups |
| Cocoa powder | 85 g | 3 oz | 5.34 cups |
| Honey | 340 g | 12 oz | 1.33 cups |
| Whole milk | 242 g | 8.54 oz | 1.87 cups |
| Water | 237 g | 8.35 oz | 1.92 cups |
Every figure above is one level cup, spooned in and swept flat. Scooping straight from the bag packs the cup and can add a fifth again to the weight. That is why bakers who want the same result twice weigh instead of measuring.
Measuring so the number means something
Liquid and dry cups hold the same volume but are built for different jobs. A liquid cup has a spout and headroom so it can be filled to a line and carried. A dry cup is filled to the brim and swept level, which is why it has no spout.
Read a liquid measure at eye level with the cup on the counter. Held up and read from above, the curve of the surface makes it look fuller than it is.
Where rounding is safe: anything savoury you can taste and adjust. Where it is not: bread, pastry and cake, which depend on the ratio of flour to liquid rather than the amount.