Conversions between US and metric measurements will be somewhat inexact. It’s important to convert the measurements for all of the ingredients in a recipe to maintain the same proportions as the original.
Ounces to grams |
multiply ounces by 28.35 |
Grams to ounces |
multiply grams by 0.035 |
Pounds to grams |
multiply pounds by 453.5 |
Pounds to kilograms |
multiply pounds by 0.45 |
Cups to liters |
multiply cups by 0.24 |
Fahrenheit to Celsius |
subtract 32 from Fahrenheit temperature, multiply by 5, then divide by 9 |
Celsius to Fahrenheit |
multiply Celsius temperature by 9, divide by 2, then add 32 |
US |
Metric |
1 teaspoon |
5 milliliters |
1 tablespoon |
15 milliliters |
1/4 cup |
60 milliliters |
1/2 cup |
120 milliliters |
1 cup |
230 milliliters |
1 1/2 cups |
360 milliliters |
2 cups |
460 milliliters |
4 cups (1 quart) |
0.95 liters |
1.06 quarts |
1 liter |
4 quarts (1 gallon) |
3.8 liters |
US |
Metric |
0.035 ounce |
1 gram |
1/4 ounce |
7 grams |
1/2 ounce |
14 grams |
1 ounce |
28 grams |
16 ounces (1 pound) |
454 grams |
1.1 pounds |
500 grams |
2.2 pounds |
1 kilogram |
US |
Metric |
1 gram |
0.035 ounce |
50 grams |
1.75 ounces |
100 grams |
3.5 ounces |
500 grams |
1.1 pounds |
1 kilogram (1000 g) |
2.2 pounds |
1 pound salt = 1 1/2 cups
1 ounce salt = 2 tablespoons
1 pound sugar = 2 1/4 cups
1 ounce cure = 1 1/2 tablespoons
1/4 ounce = 1 1/4 tablespoons
1/2 ounce = 2 1/2 tablespoons
3/4 ounce = 3 3/4 tablespoons
1 ounce = 5 tablespoons
2 ounces = 10 tablespoons
3 ounces = 15 tablespoons
4 ounces = 20 tablespoons
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup
16 tablespoons = 1 cup
2 cups = 1 pint
4 cups = 1 quart
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
16 ounces = 1 pound