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Measurement Conversions

While I don't use a lot of specific measurements there are some conversions that might be of general interest. These are included in tables below.

Please note that this page is NOT directed toward the scientist; it is directed toward the average kitchen user who buys measuring cups and spoons at a retail store. It's important to keep that in mind when reading the page.

Avoirdupois Weight

 

Dry Measure

16 drams 1 ounce (oz) 2 cups 1 pint (pt)
16 oz 1 pound (lb) 2 pts 1 quart (qt)
2,000 lbs 1 ton 8 qts 1 peck (pk)
2,240 lbs 1 long ton 4 pks 1 bushel (bu)*

*American bushel=2150.42 cubic inches
English bushel=2219.36 cubic inches
Note: Don't forget that dry measure is about 1/6 larger than liquid measure.

Liquid Measure
16 fluid oz 1 pint (pt)
4 gills 1 pt
2 pts 1 quart (qt)*
4 qts 1 gallon (gal)
31-1/2 gal (31.5) 1 barrel (bbl)**
63 gal (up to 140 gal) 1 hogshead (hhd)**

*British (Imperial) quart=40 ounces
**Legal units. Actual container sizes may vary.


Kitchen Measures

Few drops <1/8 teaspoon (tsp)
Dash 1/4 tsp
60 liquid drops 1 tsp
3 tsp 1 tablespoon (tbsp)
2 tbsp 1 fluid ounce (oz)
16 tbsp (8 oz) 1 cup
2 cups 1 pint (pt)
2 cups (liquid) 1 pound (lb)

Kitchen Equivalents
(Some approximate and weights are for liquids, not solids.)

1 tsp 1/6 oz
1 tbsp 1/2 oz
15 grams 1/2 oz
30 grams 1 oz
1 oz 2 tbsp
50 grams 1-3/4 oz (1.75)
2 oz 1/4 cup
75 grams 2-1/2 oz (2.5)
100 grams 3-1/2 oz (3.5)
4 oz 1/2 cup
6 oz 3/4 cup
8 oz 1 cup
500 grams 17-1/2 oz (17.5)
1,000 grams (1 kilogram) 35 oz (2 lb 3 oz)
6 egg yolks 1/2 cup
5-6 egg whites 1/2 cup
10 eggs in shell 1 pound

Miscellaneous Fluid Measure Conversions

Fluid oz American Measure British Measure Continental Measure
128 1 gal = 4 qts = 16 cups 3.2 qts 3.785 liters
40 1 qt+1/2 pt 1 qt = 2 pts 1.14 liters
35 1 qt+1/3 cup = 4-1/3 cup 1-3/4 pts = 7/8 qt 1 liter (10 deciliters)
32 1 qt = 2 pts = 4 cups 4/5 qt 0.95 liter
20 1 pt+1/2 cup = 2-1/2 cups 1 pt = 2 cups = 4 gills 0.57 liter
17 2 cups+2 tbsp 1-1/2 cup+2 tbsp 0.5 liter
16 1 pt = 2 cups = 1/2 qt 2/5 qt 4.5 deciliters
10 1-1/4 cup 1 cup = 2 gills = 1/2 pt 2.85 deciliters
8 1 cup = 1/2 pt = 16 tbsp 2/5 pt 2.27 deciliters
5-1/3 2/3 cup = 1/2 cup+2 tbsp+2 tsp 1/2 cup+1 tsp 1.52 deciliters
5 1/2 cup+2 tbsp 1 gill = 1/4 pt = 1/2 cup 1.42 deciliters
4 1/2 cup = 8 tbsp = 1/4 pt 4 tbsp 1.18 deciliters
3-1/2 6 tbsp+2 tsp 3-1/2 tbsp 1 deciliter
2-2/3 1/3 cup = 5 tbsp+1 tsp 2 tbsp+2 tsp  
2 1/4 cup = 4 tbsp 2 tbsp
1 2 tbsp = 6 tsp = 1/8 cup 1 tbsp
1/2 1 tbsp = 3 tsp 1/2 tbsp

Some Commercial Can Sizes

Can Size Weight Cups
Baby food 3-1/2 to 8 oz Varies
Evaporated milk 6 & 14-1/2 oz 2/3 & 1-2/3
8 oz 8 oz 1
Picnic 10-1/2 to 12 oz 1-1/4
#1 11 oz 1-1/2
12 oz vacuum 12 oz 1-1/2
Condensed milk 15 oz 1-1/3
#300 14 to 16 oz 1-3/4
#1-1/2 16 oz 2
#303 16 to 17 oz 2
#2 20 oz 2-1/2
#2-1/2 29 oz 3-1/2
#3 33 oz 4
#10 106 oz 13

How to Measure

Unless otherwise specified, one should assume a measure is "level" (i.e., up to but not over the line or top of the container). A "heaping" measure is generally a level measure in a nested measuring container with an mound of extra material on top (just tall enough so that the material does not fall off the mound when the container is moved).

Really Odd Measures

The world of wine is filled with non-standard measures but some terms have been developed and you might encounter them. The terms below are mostly based on the "standard" wine bottle containing 26 and 2/3 fluid ounces (more or less).

Wine Measures

Name Capacity
Magnum 2 Bottles
Double Magnum 4 Bottles
Tappit-Hen 3 Imperial quarts
Jeroboam 4 Bottles
Rehoboam 6 Bottles
Methuselah 8 Bottles
Salmanazar 12 Bottles
Balthazar 16 Bottles
Nebuchadnezzar 20 Bottles

Large Wine Containers

Name Capacity
Puncheon 84 to 160 gal
Pipe 117 to 140 gal
Butt 100 to 140 gal
Barrel (average) 50 gal
Keg 15, 10, 5, 3, 2, & 1 gal
Demijohn 4, 9, 3, & 2 gal
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