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Cooking Conversions

Cooking conversions and understanding their formulas is an important skill in cooking and an important resource to have as you continue on your culinary journey.

Here is a handy converter tool for you to use for many of the most common conversions:

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Weight is important in cooking because weight is generally a more accurate measure than volume.This especially comes into play in baking.

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Common Cooking Conversions

1/2 teaspoon = 30 drops

1 teaspoon = 1/3 Tablespoon or 60 drops

3 teaspoons = 1 Tablespoon

1/2 Tablespoon = 1 1/2 teaspoons

1 Tablespoon = 3 teaspoons or 1/2 fluid oz

2 Tablespoons = 1/8 cup or 1 fluid oz

3 Tablespoons = 1 1/2 fluid oz or 1 jigger

4 Tablespoons = 1/4 cup or 2 fluid oz

5 1/3 Tablespoons = 1/3 cup

8 Tablespoons = 1/2 cup or 4 fluid oz

10 2/3 Tablespoons = 2/3 cup

12 Tablespoons = 3/4 cup or 6 fluid oz

16 Tablespoons = 1 cup or 8 fluid oz

1 cup = 16 Tablespoons OR 1/2 pint OR 8 fluid oz

2 cups = 1 pint or 16 fluid oz

1 quart = 2 pints OR 4 cups OR 32 fluid oz

1 gallon = 4 quarts OR 8 pints OR 16 cups or 128 fluid oz

Approximate Metric Equivalents

One of the most common cooking conversions you'll perform is converting metric to imperial or vice versa. Here are some of the most common conversions:

1/4 teaspoon = 1.23 milliliters

1/2 teaspoon = 2.46 milliliters

3/4 teaspoon = 3.7 milliliters

1 teaspoon = 4.93 milliliters

1 1/4 teaspoons = 6.16 milliliters

1 1/2 teaspoons = 7.39 milliliters

1 3/4 teaspoons = 8.63 milliliters

2 teaspoons = 9.86 milliliters

1 tablespoon = 14.79 milliliters

2 tablespoons = 29.57 milliliters

1/4 cup = 59.15 milliliters

1/2 cup = 118.3 milliliters1 cup = 236.59 milliliters

2 cups or a pint = 473.18 milliliters

3 cups = 709.77 milliliters

4 cups or 1 quart = 946.36 milliliters

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