Baking Conversions

U.S. to Metric
Capacity
1/5 teaspoon = 1 ml
1 teaspoon = 5 ml
1 tablespoon = 15 ml
1 fluid oz. = 30 ml
1/5 cup = 50 ml
1 cup = 240 ml
2 cups (1 pint) = 470 ml
4 cups (1 quart) = .95 liter
4 quarts (1 gal.) = 3.8 liters

Weight
1 oz. = 28 grams
1 pound = 454 grams

Metric to U.S.
Capacity
1 militers = 1/5 teaspoon
5 ml = 1 teaspoon
15 ml = 1 tablespoon
30 ml = 1 fluid oz.
100 ml = 3.4 fluid oz.
240 ml = 1 cup
1 liter = 34 fluid oz.
1 liter = 4.2 cups
1 liter = 2.1 pints
1 liter = 1.06 quarts
1 liter = .26 gallon

Weight
1 gram = .035 ounce
100 grams = 3.5 ounces
500 grams = 1.10 pounds
1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds
1 kilogram = 35 oz.

Cooking Measurement Equivalents
16 tablespoons = 1 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons = 2/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
6 tablespoons = 3/8 cup
5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon = 1/3 cup
4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup
2 tablespoons = 1/8 cup
2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons = 1/6 cup
1 tablespoon = 1/16 cup
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
48 teaspoons = 1 cup

Measuring Butter
1 tablespoon of butter = 14.175 grams of butter
1 stick of butter is 4 ounces which is 1/2 a cup, 8 tablespoons and approx. 113 grams
1 cup of butter = 226 grams

Measuring Sugar
1 cup of caster sugar = 225 grams
1 cup of raw sugar = 250 grams
1 cup of brown sugar = 200 grams
1 cup of confectioners (icing) sugar = 125 grams
1 tbsp of sugar = 12.6 grams

Measuring Salt
1 tsp salt = 5.69 grams

Measuring Dry Yeast
1 tsp dry yeast = 3.1 grams
2 1/4 teaspoons dry yeast = 7 grams

Measuring Flour

Weight of flour per cup:

4 3/8 ounces or 125 grams all-purpose flour (USDA)
4 5/8 ounces or 130 grams all-purpose flour (Gold Medal)

4 1/4 ounces or 120 grams whole wheat flour (USDA)
4 1/2 ounces or 128 grams whole wheat flour (Gold Medal)

4 1/2 ounces or 127 grams bread flour (USDA)
4 3/4 ounces or 135 grams bread flour (Gold Medal)

3 5/8 ounces or 102 grams rye flour (USDA)

King Arthur says ALL flour types weigh 4 oz (113 grams) per cup.

A tablespoon of flour weighs between 14 and 15 grams

Converting Fahrenheit and Celsius

To convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, subtract 32 degrees and divide by 1.8.
To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit, multiply by 1.8 and add 32 degrees

Tip: Buy a kitchen scale and your baking life will be a whole lot easier! Especially with weighing small amounts of yeast and salt a precision scale that can way tenths of grams is something I couldn’t do without. You know exactly what you put in and will discover that there is a difference in taste when putting e.g. 8.2 or 9 grams of salt in your bread