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Cajun Fires

Louisiana Cajun & Creole Cooking

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Kitchen Measurements


Cooking Measurement Equivalents

This Amount          Equals        This Amount
16 tablespoons 1 cup 
12 tablespoons 3/4 cup
10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons 2/3 cup
8 tablespoons 1/2 cup
6 tablespoons 3/8 cup
5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon 1/3 cup
4 tablespoons 1/4 cup
2 tablespoons 1/8 cup
2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons 1/6 cup
1 tablespoon 1/16 cup
3 teaspoons 1 tablespoon
48 teaspoons 1 cup
2 cups 1 pint
2 pints 1 quart 


U.S.–Metric Cooking Conversions

U.S. to Metric
Capacity Weight 

1/8 teaspoon 0.5 ml    
1/4 teaspoon 1 ml    
1/2 teaspoon 2 ml    
1 teaspoon 5 ml    
1 tablespoon 15 ml    
2 tablespoons 30 ml 1 fluid ounce  
1/4 cup 60 ml 2 fluid ounces  
1/2 cup 120 ml 4 fluid ounces  
2/3 cup 150 ml 5 fluid ounces  
3/4 cup 180 ml 6 fluid ounces  
1 cup 240 ml 8 fluid ounces  
2 cups (1 pint) 470 ml 16 fluid ounces  
4 cups(1quart) .95 liter 32 fluid ounces  
8 cups (1/2 gal) 1.9 liter 64 fluid ounces  
16 cups (1 gal) 3.8 liter 128 fluid ounces  

Metric to U.S.
Capacity Weight 

1 milliliter  1/5 teaspoon 1 gram .035 ounce 
5 ml  1 teaspoon 100 grams 3.5 ounces 
15 ml 1 tablespoon 500 grams 1.10 pounds
100 ml 3.4 fluid oz 1 kilogram 2.205 pounds
240 ml 1 cup   35 oz 
1 liter     34 fluid oz
     4.2 cups      
     2.1 pints      
     1.06 quarts      
     0.26 gallon      

  
 Standard Can Sizes:   

8 oz. can 1 Cup
Picnic 1 1/4 Cup
No. 300 1 3/4 Cup
No. 1 Tall 2 Cups
No. 303 2 Cups
No. 2 2 1/2 Cups
No. 2 1/2 3 1/2 Cups
No. 3 4 Cups
No. 5 7 1/4 Cups
No. 10 13 Cups

 

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