Cooking Conversion Table and Formula

U.S. Weights and Measures

1 pinch = less than 1/8 teaspoon (dry)

1 dash = 3 drops to 1/4 teaspoon (liquid)

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon = 1/2 ounce (liquid and dry)

2 tablespoons = 1 ounce (liquid and dry)

4 tablespoons = 2 ounces (liquid and dry) = 1/4 cup

5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup

16 tablespoons = 8 ounces = 1 cup = 1/2 pound

16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons

32 tablespoons = 16 ounces = 2 cups = 1 pound

64 tablespoons = 32 ounces = 1 quart = 2 pounds

1 cup = 8 ounces (liquid) = 1/2 pint

2 cups = 16 ounces (liquid) = 1 pint

4 cups = 32 ounces (liquid) = 2 pints = 1 quart

16 cups = 128 ounces (liquid) = 4 quarts = 1 gallon

1 quart = 2 pints (dry)

8 quarts = 1 peck (dry)

4 pecks = 1 bushel (dry)