Weights and measures

Weights and measurement conversions are always a dangerous part of using a recipe your unfamiliar with. I know I've ruined more than one dish that way! The following charts should be handy as a quick little reference.
;A note on accuracy
These charts are accurate enough for cooking, but would likely yield disappointing results for anything requiring scientific precision. Most of the imperial to metric conversions required rounding. Also, each region tends to have their own variations depending on cultural differences. For instance, a teaspoon in the UK is about 20% larger than teaspoons in the US.
== Common cooking measures ==
U.S. to Metric	U.S. to Metric
1 teaspoon 	5 ml
1 tablespoon 	15 ml
1 cup 	240 ml
Metric to U.S.	Metric to U.S.
10 ml 	2 teaspoons
250 g 	1 cup
500 ml 	2 cups
== Dry Measures ==
U.S. standard weight units	U.S. standard weight units	U.S. standard weight units	U.S. standard weight units
1 Ounce (oz) 	16 Drams 	  	 
1 Pound (lb) 	16 Ounces 	256 drams 	 
1 Stone 	14 Pounds 	224 ounces 	57344 drams
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U.S. to Metric	U.S. to Metric
1 ounce 	28.4 grammes
1 troy ounce 	31.1 grammes
1 pound 	0.45 kilograms
1 stone 	6.35 kilograms
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Metric to U.S. 	Metric to U.S.	Metric to U.S.
1 kilogram (kg)	2.205 pounds 	35.27 ounces
== Liquid Measures ==
U.S. customary liquid units	U.S. customary liquid units	U.S. customary liquid units	U.S. customary liquid units	U.S. customary liquid units
1 cup (c.) 	8 fluid ounces (fl. oz) 	  	  	 
1 pint (pt.) 	2 cups 	16 fl. oz 	  	 
1 quart (qt.) 	2 pints 	4 cups 	32 fl. oz 	 
1 gallon (g.) 	4 quarts 	8 pints 	16 cups 	128 fl. oz
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US to metric	US to metric
1 fl. oz 	29.6 ml
1 pint 	473.2 ml
1 quart 	0.95 liters
1 gallon 	3.79 liters
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Metric to US	Metric to US	Metric to US
1 liter 	0.26 gallons	1.06 quarts
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Bar (drink) Measurements	Bar (drink) Measurements	Bar (drink) Measurements
1 dash 	6 drops 	
3 teaspoons 	½ ounce 	
1 pony 	1 ounce 	
1 jigger 	1½ ounce 	
1 large jigger 	2 ounces 	
1 standard whiskey glass	2 ounces 	
1 pint 	16 fl. oz 	
1 fifth 	25.6 fl. oz 	
1 quart 	32 fl. oz 	
== Miscellanous ==
Small measurements 	Small measurements 	Small measurements	Small measurements
1 drop 	1/72 teaspoon 	0.002 oz 	0.065 milliliter
1 dash 	1/16 teaspoon 	0.010 oz 	0.308 milliliter
1 pinch 	⅛ teaspoon 	0.021 oz 	0.616 milliliter
1 teaspoon (US) 	1/6 ounce 	4.93 milliliters 	
1 tablespoon (US) 	0.5 ounce 	3 teaspoons 	
1 teaspoon (UK) 	1.2 teaspoons (US) 	6.16 milliliters 	
3 teaspoons 	1 tablespoon 	 	
1 dessert spoon (UK)	2.4 teaspoons 	12.32 milliliters 	
½ tablespoon 	1½ teaspoons 	 	
1 tablespoon (UK) 	1.2 tablespoons (US) 	18.48 milliliters 	
2 tablespoons 	1 fl oz 	 	
4 tablespoons 	¼ cup 	 	
5⅓ tablespoons 	5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon 	⅓ cup 	
6 tablespoons 	8 fl oz 	 	
8 tablespoons 	½ cup 	 	
10⅔ tablespoons 	10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons	⅔ cup 	
12 tablespoons 	¾ cup 	 	
1 liter 	~4 cups 	~1 quart 	
⅛ cup 	2 tablespoons 	 	
¼ cup 	4 tablespoons 	 	
¼ cup 	2 fl oz 	 	
⅓ cup 	5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon 	5⅓ tablespoons 	
½ cup 	8 tablespoons 	 	
1 cup 	16 tablespoons 	 	
1 cup 	8 fl oz 	 	
1 cup 	½ pint 	 	
2 cups 	1 pint 	 	
2 pints 	1 quart 	 	
4 quarts (liquid) 	1 gallon 	 	
== See also ==
* Metric System
* Imperial System
Category:Weights and measures