More Cooking Measurements

Some recipes would ask for ounces and quarts, while other would ask for kilograms and liters; and your kitchen would probably have measuring implements for one but not the other. Here are simple charts to make things easier. These are approximates, we can’t be to rigid when cooking.

Approximate Temperatures
C = Celsius F = Fahrenheit

150C = 300F
175C = 350F
205C = 400F
220C = 425F
230C = 445F

Approximate Weights
lb = pound
oz = ounce
kg = kilo or kilogram
g = gram

1 lb = 0.45 kg
1 lb = 16 oz
1 oz = 28 g
16 oz = 450 g

1 kg = 1000 g
1 kg = 2.2 lb
115 g = 4 oz
115 g = ¼ lb

If you need an online converter, right click here for American Liquid and Dry Measurements.

This list should grow as our recipe list grows.

How Many Teaspoons Is One Tablespoon?

When I started cooking I could not cook without a recipe. I needed a book of instructions to get me going, and like a diesel engine once I got going I was ok.

But there was always a hitch when I was dependent on recipe books. One of those hitches was the recipes used measuring tools that may not be part of an incomplete kitchen.

This usually stalled my venture into cooking, and I would end up calling for delivery instead. Not anymore, not with this easy to use measuring guide for spoons and cups.

A short note on abbreviations:
tsp = teaspoon
tbsp = tablespoon
Tsp = tablespoon
ml = milliliter

A simple measuring guide:
1 teaspoon = ¼ tsp + ¼ tsp + ¼ tsp + ¼ tsp
1 teaspoon = ½ tsp + ½ tsp
½ teaspoon = ¼ tsp + ¼ tsp

1 tablespoon = 1 tsp + 1 tsp + 1 tsp

¼ cup = 1 tbsp + 1 tbsp + 1 tbsp + 1 tbsp

1 cup = ¼ cup + ¼ cup + ¼ cup + ¼ cup
1 cup = 1/3 cup + 1/3 cup + 1/3 cup
1 cup = ½ cup + ½ cup

1 cup = 16 tablespoons
1 cup = 8 ounces
1 pint = 2 cups
1 quart = 2 pints

250 ml. = 1 cup
1 liter = 4 cups


This list should grow as our recipe list grows.