Precise measurements can be vital to cooking and baking success. Keep our essential guide handy for all the weights and measures you might need.
Measurement equipment
- Use Australian Standard measuring cups and spoons. The plastic ones found in supermarkets and kitchenware shops are a perfect choice. Check the metal ones and overseas brands as most are not Australian standard and therefore not suitable for Australian recipes.
- Use cup and spoon measures for dry and solid ingredients and a measuring jug for liquid ingredients.
- When measuring dry ingredients, dip the cup or spoon measure into the food and lift out. Use the edge of a knife to scrape across the surface, removing excess ingredients so the surface is flat. When measuring liquids, place the jug onto a flat surface and bend down to check at eye level.
How to convert cooking measurements
Pan measurements | Oven temperatures | Metric cup & spoon sizes | Liquids | Mass (weight) | Cup conversions
Download our handy weights & measurement chart to stick on your fridge.
Pan measurements
muffin pansmini30ml1 1/2 Tbsregular 180ml1/3 cupregular 2125ml1/2 cupTexas180ml3/4 cupcake pans20cm springform cake pan8 inch20cm square cake pan8 inch23cm springform cake pan9 inch25cm springform cake pan10 inchTo check your muffin pan’s capacity, for a mini muffin pan pour 1 1/2 tablespoons (30ml) water into 1 hole in your pan. If the water comes right to the top (with none left over) it is 1 1/2 tablespoon capacity. Use the same method to measure regular or Texas muffin pans.
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Oven temperatures
Celsius
(electric)
Celcius
(fan forced)
Fahrenheit
Gas
120º
100º
250º
1
very slow150º
130º
300º
2
slow160º
140º
325º
3
moderately slow180º
160º
350º
4
190º
170º
375º
5
moderately hot200º
180º
400º
6
hot230º
210º
450º
7
very hot250º
230º
500º
9
very hotIf using a fan-forced oven, your cooking time may be a little quicker, so start checking your food a little earlier
Flourcupgramoz1/8 (0.125) cup15 g0.5 oz1/4 (0.25) cup30 g1.1 oz1/3 (0.33) cup40 g1.4 oz3/8 (0.375) cup45 g1.6 oz1/2 (0.5) cup60 g2.1 oz5/8 (0.625) cup70 g2.5 oz2/3 (0.66) cup75 g2.6 oz3/4(0.75) cup85 g3 oz7/8 (0.875) cup100 g3.5 oz1 cup120 g4.2 ozSugar
cupgramoz1 teaspoon4.25 g0.15 oz1 tablespoon13 g0.4 oz1/4 (0.25) cup57 g2 oz1/3 (0.33) cup75 g2.7 oz3/8 (0.375) cup85 g3 oz1/2 (0.5) cup113 g4 oz5/8 (0.625) cup142 g5 oz2/3 (0.66) cup151 g5.3 oz3/4(0.75) cup170 g6 oz7/8 (0.875) cup198 g7 oz1 cup227 g8 ozButter & Margarine
cupgramozSticks1 tablespoon14 g0.4 oz1/81/4 (0.25) cup57 g2 oz1/21/3 (0.33) cup76 g2.7 oz3/8 (0.375) cup85 g3 oz3/41/2 (0.5) cup113 g4 oz = 1/4 lb15/8 (0.625) cup142 g5 oz1-1/42/3 (0.66) cup151 g5.3 oz3/4(0.75) cup170 g6 oz1-1/27/8 (0.875) cup198 g7 oz1-3/41 cup227 g8 oz = 1/2 lb2Water (Liquid)
cupmlfl oz1 tablespoon15 ml0.5 fl oz1/4 (0.25) cup59 ml2 fl oz1/3 (0.33) cup79 ml2.7 fl oz3/8 (0.375) cup89 ml3 fl oz1/2 (0.5) cup118 ml4 oz = 1/4 lb5/8 (0.625) cup148 ml5 fl oz2/3 (0.66) cup158 ml5.3 fl oz3/4 (0.75) cup177 ml6 fl oz7/8 (0.875) cup207ml7 fl oz1 cup235 ml8 fl oz = 1/2 lbApproximate Equivalents
1 quart (liquid)about 1 liter1 cup brown sugar170 g6 oz1 cup confectioners' sugar128 g4-1/2 oz1 large egg1/4 cup57 g2 oz1 large egg yolk1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon20g0.7oz1 large egg white2 tablespoon + 2 teaspoon30g1 ozlemon juice from 1 medium lemon2-3 tablespoonlemon juice from 1 large lemon3-4 tablespoonTemperature Conversion - F to C
freezer storagewater freezesroom temperaturesimmering waterboiling waterbaking temperaturehot ovenvery hot oven
For other conversions, I found this online conversion tool is very useful.
Even if you have all the right measuring tools, a lot of people can have difficulty using the right cooking measurements. Our cheat sheet below shows measuring equivalents for teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, pints, fluid ounces, and more. This page also includes the conversions for metric and U.S. systems of measurement.
For more conversions, including Fahrenheit to Celsius temperature conversions, try out the Infoplease.com conversion calculator.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) =3 teaspoons (tsp)1/16 cup =1 tablespoon1/8 cup =2 tablespoons1/6 cup =2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons1/4 cup =4 tablespoons1/3 cup =5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon3/8 cup =6 tablespoons1/2 cup =8 tablespoons2/3 cup =10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons3/4 cup =12 tablespoons 1 cup =48 teaspoons1 cup =16 tablespoons8 fluid ounces (fl oz) =1 cup1 pint (pt) =2 cups1 quart (qt) =2 pints4 cups =1 quart1 gallon (gal) =4 quarts16 ounces (oz) =1 pound (lb)1 milliliter (ml) =1 cubic centimeter (cc)1 inch (in) =2.54 centimeters (cm)
Source: United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA).
Note: US cups are typically used as a kitchen measurement for both liquid ingredients and dry ingredients. Conversely, ounces are a weight measurement while fluid ounces are a volume measurement. To make things more confusing, although most recipes use cups for liquid measurements, most commercial products use fluid ounces.
U.S. to Metric
One important thing to note with these cooking measurement conversions is that they directly translate imperial measurements to their metric counterparts. But, it's common in recipes using the metric system to use weight measurements for dry ingredients instead of volumetric ones. If you don't have a kitchen scale handy, you might have to be a bit clever with your measuring cups.
CAPACITYWEIGHT1/5 teaspoon1 milliliter1 oz28 grams1 teaspoon5 ml1 pound454 grams1 tablespoon15 ml 1 fluid oz30 ml 1/5 cup47 ml 1 cup237 ml 2 cups (1 pint)473 ml 4 cups (1 quart).95 liter 4 quarts (1 gal.)3.8 liters
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Volume Equivalents (liquid)* | ||
2 tablespoons | 1/8 cup | 1 fluid ounce |
4 tablespoons | 1/4 cup | 2 fluid ounces |
5 1/3 tablespoons | 1/3 cup | 2.7 fluid ounces |
8 tablespoons | 1/2 cup | 4 fluid ounces |