Cooking conversions

We know that switching between metric, imperial and cup measures can be awkward at best – so to help keep everyone we have created these tables and references for all the essential cooking conversions.

Please let us know if you feel anything is missing, or if it has been helpful to you.

Quick Reference

If perfect accuracy isn’t as important as clarity, this quick reference table below might be all you need.

MeasureMetric (rounded)
1 cup250ml
1 pint500ml
1 quart1l
1 gallon4l

Liquids (and Herbs and Spices)

Liquids can be converted to litres or millilitres with the following table. Small volumes (less than about 1 fluid ounce or 2 tablespoons) of ingredients such as salt, herbs, spices, baking powder, etc. should also be converted with this table.

Do not use this table to convert other non-liquid ingredients.

Customary quantityMetric equivalent
1 teaspoon5ml
1 tablespoon or 1/2 fluid ounce15ml
1 fluid ounce or 1/8 cup30ml
1/4 cup or 2 fluid ounces60ml
1/3 cup80ml
1/2 cup or 4 fluid ounces120ml
2/3 cup160ml
3/4 cup or 6 fluid ounces180ml
1 cup or 8 fluid ounces or half a pint240ml
1 1/2 cups or 12 fluid ounces350ml
2 cups or 1 pint or 16 fluid ounces475ml
3 cups or 1 1/2 pints700ml
4 cups or 2 pints or 1 quart950ml
4 quarts or 1 gallon3.8l

Read the next page to find out more conversation tables for weights.

Weights

Weights can be converted with the following table. Note that the ounces referred to in this table are not the same as fluid ounces.

Customary quantityMetric equivalent
1 ounce28g
4 ounces or 1/4 pound113g
1/3 pound150g
8 ounces or 1/2 pound230g
2/3 pound300g
12 ounces or 3/4 pound340g
1 pound or 16 ounces450g
2 pounds900g

Other non-liquid ingredients

As much as I love being scientific and methodical, sometimes its easier to think in more standard measures – perfect for explaining to friends how to make a good batter or cake mix without hurling numbers at them, that they would just forget.

Ingredient1 cup3/4 cup2/3 cup1/2 cup1/3 cup1/4 cup2 tbsp
Flour, all purpose (wheat)120g90g80g60g40g30g15g
Flour, well sifted all purpose (wheat)110g80g70g55g35g27g13g
Sugar, granulated200g150g130g100g65g50g25g
Sugar, icing/confectioners100g75g70g50g35g25g13g
Brown sugar, packed quite firm180g135g120g90g60g45g23g
Corn meal160g120g100g80g50g40g20g
Corn starch120g90g80g60g40g30g15g
Rice, uncooked190g140g125g95g65g48g24g
Macaroni/Pasta, uncooked140g100g90g70g45g35g17g
Couscous, uncooked180g135g120g90g60g45g22g
Oats, uncooked quick90g65g60g45g30g22g11g
Table salt300g230g200g150g100g75g40g
Butter240g180g160g120g80g60g30g
Vegetable shortening190g140g125g95g65g48g24g
Chopped fruits and vegetables150g110g100g75g50g40g20g
Nuts, chopped150g110g100g75g50g40g20g
Nuts, ground120g90g80g60g40g30g15g
Breadcrumbs, fresh, loosely packed60g45g40g30g20g15g8g
Breadcrumbs, dry150g110g100g75g50g40g20g
Parmesan cheese, grated90g65g60g45g30g22g11g

A handy cooking conversions chart for whatever oven type you use.

Oven Temperatures

FahrenheitCelsiusGas mark
225°110°1/4
250°120°1/2
275°140°1
300°150°2
325°160°3
350°180°4
375°190°5
400°200°6
425°220°7
450°230°8
475°240°9