Ultimate Guide for Cooking Conversion Measurements

You’re having fun, following a recipe, getting ready for your yummy meal when all of a sudden, y0u hit a weird measurement.

Or, you find an advanced recipe that you just wanted to test out so you reduce the serving size by half… so how does that convert?

Add 1 and 3/4 grams of chocolate nibbles and while you’re at it, make sure the oven is at 117 degrees Celcius!

…. what? Grams? Celsius?

What we all want to do in this cause is to make the measurement easier for us to use and understand whether that be in grams or tablespoons or ounces.

So, here is the ultimate list of cooking measurements and their conversions to help you achieve those recipes with as little headache as possible! You can use this list as quick references or have it alongside you whenever you fall into a trap of measurements that you cannot comprehend.

Let’s start with the vague:

A pinch = less than 1/8 of a teaspoon = 0.5 grams.
*A pinch: My pinch is definitely different from my father’s pinch. Typically this is used referring to dry ingredients.
A dash = 3 drops to 1/4 teaspoon = 1/25 grams
* think more liquids!

All things measurements with spoons and cups:

1 liquid teaspoon = 5 grams
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon = 1/2 ounce = 14.3 grams
2 tablespoons = 1 ounce = 28.35 grams
4 tablespoons = 2 ounce = 1/4 cup = 56.7 grams
8 tablespoons = 4 ounce = 1/2 cup (also 1 stick of butter ) = 113.4 grams
8 tablespoons of flour = 2 ounce = 72.0 grams
16 tablespoons = 8 ounce = 1 cup = 1/2 lb = 226.8 grams
32 tablespoons = 16 ounce = 2 cups = 1 lb = 453.6 grams or 0.4536 kgs
64 tablespoons = 32 ounce = 1 quart = 2 lb = 907.0 grams or 0.907 kgs
1 quart = roughly 1 liter
4 quarts = 1 gallon

check out some cool recipes to try out these conversions out here!

Cooking Measurement Conversions

Ounces to grams: multiply oz figure by 28.3 for number of grams
Grams to ounces: multiply gram figure by 0.353 for number of ounces
pounds to grams: multiply pound figure by 453.59 for number of grams
pounds to kilograms: multiply pound figure by 0.45 for number of kilograms
Ounces to milliliters: multiply oz figure by 30 for number of milliliters
cups to liters: multiply cup figure by 0.24 for number of liters
Inches to centimeters: multiply inch figure by 2.54 to get the number of centimeters
Centimeters to inches: multiply centimeter figure by 0.39 to get number of inches

Let’s stick it in some heat!

– 10 ℉= -23.3°C ( freezer storage)
0 ℉= 17.7°C
32℉ = 0°C (water freezes)
50℉ = 10°C
68℉ = 20°C (room temperature)
100℉ = 37.7°C
150℉ = 65.5°C
205℉ = 96.1°C (water simmers)
212℉ = 100°C (water boils)
300℉ = 148.8°C
325℉ = 162.8°C
350℉ = 177°C (baking)
375℉ = 190.5°C
400℉ = 204.4°C (hot oven)
425℉ = 218.3°C
450℉ = 232°C (very hot oven)
475℉ = 246.1°C
500℉ = 260°C (broiling)

Good to know conversions:

Fahrenheit to Celsius: subtract 32 from the Fahrenheit figure, multiply by 5, then divide by 9 to get Celcius figure
Celsius to Fahrenheit: multiply 9 to the Celcius figure, divide by 5, then add 32 to get the Fahrenheit figure

Make cooking conversions and measurements easier with scales:

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