Kitchen Measurements Worksheet
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2Kitchen Measurements
LESSON
7
HANDOUT 1
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Are you surprised that math is used in the kitchen? Chefs need to measure ingredients to make sure their recipes come out
tasting right and are the same each time. There are different units of measurements for liquid and dry ingredients. There are
also different measuring systems depending on where you are in the world – U.S. (also called “standard”) and metric. Use
the table below as a reference to help you in your kitchen measurements.
Cooking Measurements
Metric System to U.S.
Weight:
the heaviness, or
downward force on an object
Converting Fluids
caused by gravity
1 mL = 1/5 tsp
U.S.-to-Metric System
5 mL = 1 tsp
Weight Measurement
15 mL = 1 Tbsp
Abbreviations
Cooking Equivalents
30 mL = 1 fl oz
g = gram
47 mL = 1/5 cup
1 tbsp = 3 tsp
lb = pound
100 mL = 3.4 fl oz
1/16 cup = 1 Tbsp
237 mL = 1 cup
oz = ounce (weight)
1/8 cup = 2 Tbsp
474 mL = 2 cups
1/6 cup = 2 Tbsp + 2 tsp
.95 L = 4 cups
1/4 cup = 4 Tbsp
3.8 L = 4 qt (1 gal)
1/3 cup = 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp
1 L = 34 fl oz
3/8 cup = 6 Tbsp
1 L = 4.2 cups
1/2 cup = 8 Tbsp
Volume:
1 L = 2.1 pt
the amount of
2/3 cup = 10 Tbsp + 2 tsp
1 L = 1.06 qt
3/4 cup = 12 Tbsp
3-dimensional space
1 L = .26 gal
1 cup = 16 Tbsp
something occupies, or the
1 cup = 48 tsp
amount an object can hold
Converting Weight
1 cup = 8 oz
1 g = .035 oz
2 cups = 1 pt
Volume Measurement
100 g = 3.5 oz
2 pt = 1 qt
Abbreviations
500 g = 1.10 lb
4 cups = 1 qt
mL = milliliter
1 kg = 2.205 lb
4 qt = 1 gal
L = liter
1 kg = 35 oz
16 oz = 1 lb
fl oz = fluid ounce
gal = gallon
tsp = teaspoon
Tbsp = tablespoon
qt = quart
pt = pint
U.S.-to-Metric System
U.S.-to-Metric System
Converting Weight
Converting Fluids
1 oz = 28 g
1/5 tsp = 1 mL
1 lb = 454 g
1 tsp = 5 mL
1 Tbsp = 15 mL
1 fl oz = 30 mL
1/5 cup = 50 mL
1 cup = 240 mL
2 cups (1 pt) = 470 mL
4 cups (1 qt) = .95 L
4 qt (1 gal) = 3.8 L
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