Food Allergy Resources

Recipe Conversion Calculators and Charts

January 2009

How to convert recipe measurements

Converting a Recipe from One Measurement System to Another

Need to convert a recipe from American measurements to metric – or vice versa? We've scoured the web to find some terrific online calculators for you.

• Global Gourmet's Cooking Calculator
  Easy-to-use conversion calculator converts American standard recipe measurements to metric, or metric to American standard. The calculator includes weights, measures, and temperature.
• Reluctant Gourmet's Cooking Calculator
  This site contains 2 calculators; scroll down to the bottom of the page for directions on how to use Google's calculator to convert "just about anything."
• About.com's Conversion Calculator
  This site has both an easy-to-use conversion calculator and do-it-yourself conversion charts for dry and liquid measurements.

Increasing or Decreasing a Recipe

Need to increase or decrease a recipe, and can't remember how many teaspoons in a tablespoon, tablespoons in a cup, and so forth? We're here for you. Either consult the chart below to do the calculations yourself (hey, it's a great time for a math lesson for the kids!) or let FruitFromWashington.com's recipe adjuster program do the work for you.

Cooking Measurement Equivalents

3 teaspoons	=	1 tablespoon
4 tablespoons	=	1/4 cup
5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon	=	1/3 cup
8 tablespoons	=	1/2 cup
10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons	=	2/3 cup
12 tablespoons	=	3/4 cup
16 tablespoons	=	1 cup
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons	=	3/8 cup
1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons	=	5/8 cup
3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons	=	7/8 cup
2 tablespoons	=	1 fluid ounce
1/2 cup	=	4 fluid ounces
1 cup	=	8 fluid ounces
2 cups	=	1 pint
4 cups	=	1 quart
2 pints	=	1 quart
4 quarts	=	1 gallon
16 ounces	=	1 pound

 

Approved June 2007. Updated January 2009.