Volume (Dry)

American Standard 1/8 teaspoon 1/4 teaspoon 1/2 teaspoon 3/4 teaspoon 1 teaspoon 1 tablespoon 1/4 cup 1/3 cup 1/2 cup 2/3 cup 3/4 cup 1 cup 2 cups or 1 pint 3 cups 4 cups or 1 quart 1/2 gallon 1 gallon Metric .5 ml 1 ml 2 ml 4 ml 5 ml 15 ml 59 ml 79 ml 118 ml 158 ml 177 ml 225 ml 450 ml 675 ml 1 liter 2 liters 4 liters 250 F 300 F 350 F 400 F 450 F

Oven Temperatures
American Standard Metric 130 C 150 C 180 C 200 C 230 C

Weight (Mass)
American Standard (Ounces) 1/2 ounce 1 ounce 3 ounces 3.75 ounces 4 ounces 8 ounces 12 ounces 16 ounces or 1 pound Metric (Grams) 15 grams 30 grams 85 grams 100 grams 115 grams 225 grams 340 grams 450 grams

Volume (Liquid)
American Standard (Cups & Quarts ) 2 tbsp 1/4 cup 1/2 cup 1 cup 1 1/2 cups 2 cups or 1 pint 4 cups or 1 quart 1 gallon American Standard (Ounces) 1 fl. oz. 2 fl. oz. 4 fl. oz. 8 fl. oz. 12 fl. oz. 16 fl. oz. 32 fl. oz. 128 fl. oz. Metric (Milliliters & Liters) 30 ml 60 ml 125 ml 250 ml 375 ml 500 ml 1000 ml or 1 liter 4 liters 3 teaspoons 2 tablespoons 4 tablespoons 5 1/3 tablespoons 8 tablespoons 12 tablespoons 32 tablespoons

Dry Measure Equivalents

1 tablespoon 1/8 cup 1/4 cup 1/3 cup 1/2 cup 3/4 cup 2 cups 1/2 ounce 1 ounce 2 ounces 2.6 ounces 4 ounces 6 ounces 16 ounces 14.3 grams 28.3 grams 56.7 grams 75.6 grams 113.4 grams .375 pound 1 pound

British and American Variances

Term
cup ounce gallon inch ounce

Abbreviation
c., C. fl oz, fl. oz. gal. in, in. oz, oz.

Nationality
American British American British

Dry or liquid
usually liquid liquid only either liquid only either dry liquid liquid

Metric equivalent
237 milliliters 29.57 milliliters 28.41 milliliters 3.785 liters 4.546 liters 2.54 centimeters 28.35 grams see OUNCE 0.473 liter

Equivalent in context
16 tablespoons or 8 ounces

4 quarts 4 quarts 1/16 pound see OUNCE 1/8 gallon or 16 ounces

American

American

pint pound quart teaspoon tablespoon

p., pt. lb. q., qt, qt. t., tsp., tsp T., tbs., tbsp.

American British

dry either dry liquid dry either either either

0.551 liter 0.568 liter 453.592 grams 0.946 liter 1.101 liters 1.136 liters about 5 milliliters about 15 milliliters

1/2 quart 16 ounces 1/4 gallon or 32 ounces 2 pints 1/3 tablespoon 3 teaspoons or 1/2 ounce

American British

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