Note that conversions between US and metric measures and between dried and cooked quantities are not scientifically precise, but are acceptable approximations for most cooking purposes.
Cooking Measurement Equivalents
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Liquid and Dry Measures
Weight
Temperature
Beans
When possible, I recommend that you soak dried beans overnight and boil the next day for the recipes presented on this blog instead of using canned beans. The taste and nutritional value is far superior, and really takes very little extra time as preparation of other ingredients can take place while the beans are boiling.
Rice & Grains
General Conversions & Substitutions
The conversions and substitutions listed below are general guidelines only — results may depend on the quality or type of ingredients, or the purpose of the substitution.
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| US 1 tsp 1 tbsp 1/8 cup 1/4 cup 1/3 cup 1/2 cup 2/3 cup 3/4 cup 1 cup 1 pint 1 quart 1 gallon | 1/3 tbsp 3 tsp 2 tbsp 4 tbsp 5 tbsp +1 tsp 8 tbsp 10 tbsp +2 tsp 12 tbsp 16 tbsp 2 cups 2 pints 4 quarts | 60 drops 1/2 fl oz 1 fl oz 2 fl oz 4 fl oz 8 fl oz 16 fl oz 32 fl oz 128 fl oz | Metric 5 mL 15 mL 25 mL 50 mL 75 mL 125 mL 150 mL 175 mL 250 mL 500 mL 1 L 4 L |
Weight
| 1 oz 1 lb 1 kg | 30 g 454 g 2.2 lb |
Temperature
| Fahrenheit 225° 250° 275° 300° 325° 350° 375° 400° 425° 450° 475° | Celsius 105° 120° 130° 150° 165° 180° 190° 200° 220° 230° 245° | Gas Mark 1/4 1/2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | Description Very cool Cool Medium low Medium Medium hot Hot Very hot |
Beans
When possible, I recommend that you soak dried beans overnight and boil the next day for the recipes presented on this blog instead of using canned beans. The taste and nutritional value is far superior, and really takes very little extra time as preparation of other ingredients can take place while the beans are boiling.
| Dried Beans 1/3 cup 1/2 cup 2/3 cup 1 cup 1 lb | Cooked Beans 1 cup 1 1/2 cups 2 cups 3 cups 6 — 7 cups | Equivalent 14 oz/398 mL can 19 oz/540 mL can 2 1/2 cups dried |
Rice & Grains
| Dried Grains 1/3 cup 1/2 cup 2/3 cup 1 cup 1 lb | 2 1/2 cups dried | Cooked Grains 1 cup 1 1/2 cups 2 cups 3 cups 6—7 cups |
General Conversions & Substitutions
The conversions and substitutions listed below are general guidelines only — results may depend on the quality or type of ingredients, or the purpose of the substitution.
| Ingredient | Amount | Conversions/Substitutions |
| Butter | 1 stick | 1/4 lb or 4 oz or 1/2 cup |
| Butter | 1 cup | 1/2 lb or 8 oz or 2 sticks |
| Buttermilk | 1 cup | 1 cup milk + 1 tbsp lemon juice |
| Coconut Milk | 1 cup | 1 cup milk + 1 tsp coconut extract |
| Egg | 1 large | 3 tbsp |
| Egg Yolk | 1 | 1 tbsp |
| Egg White | 1 | 2 tbsp |
| White Sugar | 1 cup | 1 cup brown sugar or 3/4 cup honey or 3/4 cup maple syrup |
| Brown Sugar | 1 cup | 1 cup white sugar + 1/4 cup molasses |
| Cake or Pastry Flour | 1 cup | 7/8 cup all-purpose flour |
| Self-Rising Flour | 1 cup | 1 cup all-purpose flour + 1 1/2 tsp baking powder + 1/2 tsp salt |
| Unsweetened Chocolate | 1 square (1 oz) | 3 tbsp cocoa + 1 tbsp butter or 3 tbsp semi-sweet chocolate chips |
| Arrowroot | 1 tsp | 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch or 1 tbsp all-purpose flour |
| Cornstarch | 1 tsp | 2 tsp all-purpose flour |
| Lemon Juice | 1 lemon | 3 tbsp |
| Lemon Zest | 1 lemon | 2 tsp |
| Lime Juice | 1 lime | 2 tbsp |
| Lime Zest | 1 lime | 2 tsp |
| Coconut | 1 medium coconut | 3 cups coconut flesh |
| Coconut | 1 tbsp fresh grated | 2 tsp dried grated |
| Sweetened Coconut | 1 cup shredded | 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut + 2 tsp sugar or sweetener |
| Garlic | 1 clove | 1/2 tsp minced fresh garlic or 1/4 tsp dried garlic powder |
| Garlic | 1 tsp fresh | 2 cloves or 1/2 tsp dried garlic powder |
| Ginger | 1-inch piece | 1 tbsp fresh or 1/4 tsp dried |
| Herbs | 1 tbsp fresh | 1 tsp dried |
| Bay Leaf | 1 fresh or dried | 1/4 tsp dried |
| Cinnamon | 1 stick | 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon |
| Allspice | 1 tsp | 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon + 1/2 ground cloves |
| Pasta | 1 lb dried | 4 cups dried |
| Pasta | 1 cup dried | 2 cups cooked |
| Mushrooms | 1 lb fresh | 20 to 24 mushrooms or 6 cups or 3 oz dried |
| Onion | 1 medium | 1/2 cup chopped |
| Tomato | 1 medium | 2/3 cup chopped |
| Tomato | 16 oz can | 3 medium tomatoes |
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