Living in Canada, I find it interesting that even though metric is the official system of measurement, most Canadian cooks still use imperial weights and measures. Unfortunately, those of us schooled after the metric system was adopted in 1970 did not learn much about the imperial system so it can be difficult to remember exactly how many tablespoons are in a cup or how many ounces in a pound. The following list is a quick guide you can reference for common measurements.
Another excellent resource is World Wide Metric, a website that allows you to input specific amounts to be converted.
Liquid Equivalents:
|
Fluid Ounces |
Tablespoons |
Millilitres |
|
|
1 teaspoon |
5 ml |
| ½ fl oz | 3 teaspoons = 1 Tablespoon |
15 ml |
| 1 fl oz | 2 Tablespoons | 30 ml |
| 2 fl oz | 4 Tablespoons = ¼ cup | 59 ml |
| 3 fl oz | 5 Tablespoons | 79 ml |
| 4 fl oz | 8 Tablespoons = ½ cup | 118 ml |
| 5 fl oz | 11 Tablespoons | 158 ml |
| 6 fl oz | 12 Tablespoons | 177 ml |
| 8 fl oz | 16 Tablespoons = 1 cup | 237 ml |
| 20 fl oz = 1 pint |
568 ml |
Dry Measures:
|
Imperial Weight |
Metric Weight |
| 1 ounce |
28 grams |
| 2 ounces | 57 grams |
| 3 ounces | 85 grams |
| 4 ounces | 114 grams |
| 8 ounces = ½ lb. | 227 grams |
| 16 ounces = 1 lb. | 454 grams |
| 2 lbs. | 907 grams |
| 2.2 lbs. |
1000 grams = 1 kilogram |
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