Measurement Conversion Chart

In the kitchen, measurements may be in thre ways:  weight, volume and count.

Weight.- Refers to the mass or heavines of a substance
Volume.- refers to the space occupied by a substance
Count.-refers to the number of individual items.

The measurement formats of weight, volume and caunt are used in the Imperial, U.S. and Metric  measurement systems.
Because it will sometimes e necessary to convert weights or measurements from the metric system to the U.S. system you can use the next conversion chart to simplify this job.

MEASUREMENT CONVERSION CHART

	UNIT OF MEASURE	EQUIVALENT MEASUREMENT	EQUIVALENT MEASUREMENT IN FLUID OUNCES	DECIMAL EQUIVALENT
	1 teaspoon (t. or tsp.)	1/3 tablespoon		.33 tablespoon
	1 tablespoon (T. or Tbsp)	3 teaspoons	1/2 fluid ounce	.5 fluid ounce
	2 tablespoons	1/8 cup, 6 teaspoons	1 fluid ounce	.125 cup
	1/4 cup	4 tablespoons	2 fluid ounces	.25 cup
	1/3 cup	5 tablespoons & 1 teaspoon	2 2/3 fluid ounces	.33 cup
	1/2 cup	8 tablespoons	4 fluid ounces	.5 cup
	2/3 cup	10 tablespoons & 2 teaspoons	5 1/3 fluid ounces	.67 cup
	3/4 cup	12 tablespoons	6 fluid ounces	.75 cup
	7/8 cup	14 tablespoons	7 fluid ounces	.875 cup
	1 cup (c.)	16 tablespoons	8 fluid ounces/ 1/2 pint	1 cup
	2 cups	32 tablespoons	16 fluid ounces/ 1 pint	2 cup
	4 cups	1 quart	32 fluid ounces	4 cup
	1 pint (pt)	2 cups	16 fluid ounces/ 1 pint	1 pint
	1 quart (qt)	2 pints	32 fluid ounces	1 quart
	1 gallon	4 quarts	128 fluid ounces	1 gallon
	1 liter	1.057 quarts