Measurement Equivalents - Medidas Equivalentes
Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 1:42 am
When Europeans write recipes they measure by weight. This is baffling to Americans who tend to measure by volume. This list of equivalents for measuring ingredients may help you bridge the gap.
In the US, there are different measuring systems for dry materials and liquids. In most cases, for example, dry ounces (a weight) is not the same as liquid ounces (a volume). Cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons are similar since they are all measures of volume, but there are different kinds of measuring cups for dry and liquid ingredients.
NOTE: The teaspoon, tablespoon, and cup measures are standardized. We usually use specialized tools, not the things we eat and drink with.
The following equivalents are approximate. A cup of two different kinds of flour or beans, for example, might have different weights. Often this is because they have differing amounts of water in them (one will be drier). Plus, I've not tested these, so I can't vouch for their accuracy. As a cook I'm one who tosses in a little of this, dash of that, chunk of the other, and ah, yes, more garlic!!
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Cuando los europeos escriben recetas miden por peso. Esto es incomprensible a los Americanos que tienden a medir por volumen. Esta lista de equivalentes para medir ingredientes puede ayudarte a llenar el vacío.
En EU, hay diferente sistemas de medidas para materiales secos y líquidos. En la mayoría de los casos, por ejemplo, onzas secas (un peso) no son las mismas como onzas líquidas (un volumen). Las tazas, cucharones, y cucharillas son similares ya que están todas medidas de volumen, pero hay diferentes clases de tazas medidas para ingredientes secos y líquidos.
NOTE: Las medidas de cucharilla, cucharón, y taza son estandarizados. Por lo general usamos instrumentos especializados, no las cosas con las que comemos y bebemos.
Los equivalentes siguientes son aproximados. Una taza de dos clases distinctas de harina o judías secos, por ejemplo, podría tener pesos distinctas. A menudo esto es porque contenen diferentes cantidades de aqua (uno será más seco). Más, no he probado estos, entonces no puedo atestiguarme de su exactitud. ¡¡Como un cocinero soy el que que sacude en un poco de esto, una gota de esto, un pedazo del otro, y ah, sí, más ajo!!
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Dry Measure
American to Metric dry measures
rice . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 teaspoon = 1/16 ounce = 5 grams
salt . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 tablespoon = 1/2 ounce = 15 grams
granulated sugar . . 1/2 cup = 4 ounces = 120 grams = 0.133 kilogram (kg)
butter & fat . . . . . . 1 tablespoon = 1/2 ounce = 1/8 stick = 14 grams
. . " . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 tbsp = 4 ounces = 1 stick = 1/2 cup = 1/4 pound = 114 grams
. . " . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 cup = 8 ounces = 2 sticks = 1/2 pound = 227 grams
dried fruit . . . . . . . 2 cups = 16 ounces = 1 pound = 500 grams = 1/2 kilogram
spices . . . . . . . . . . 1 teaspoon = 1/12 ounce = 2 1/2 grams
fresh bread crumbs . 1 cup = 1 1/2 ounces 45 grams
grated cheese . . . . . 1 cup = 4 ounces = 100 grams
dry yeast . . . . . . . . 2 1/4 teaspoons = 1/4 ounce = 7 grams
. . " . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 tablespoon = 1/3 ounce = 9 grams
unsifted flour . . . . . 1 tablespoon = 1/4 ounce = 7 grams
. . " . . . . . " . . . . . . . 1/4 cup = 1 ounce = 30 grams
. . " . . . . . " . . . . . . . 1 cup = 4 ounces = 120 grams
. . " . . . . . " . . . . . . . 2 cups = 8 ounces = 1/2 pound = 240 grams
. . " . . . . . " . . . . . . . 4 cups = 16 ounces = 1 pound = 500 grams = 1/2 kilogram
. . " . . . . . " . . . . . . . 8 1/2 cups = 2 pounds 3 ounces = 1 kilogram
American dry measures
1 teaspoon = 3 tablespoons
8 tablespoons = 1 cup
16 ounces = 1 pound
Liquid Measure
American to Metric liquid measures
1 teaspoon = 1/6 ounce = 5 milliliters
1 tablespoon = 1/2 ounce = 15 milliliters
2 tablespoons = 1 ounce = 30 milliliters
1 cup & 1 tablespoon = 8.5 ounces = 1/4 liter
1 pint & 2 tablespoons = 17 ounces = 1/2 liter
1 quart & 1/4 cup = 34 ounces = 1 liter
2 quarts & 1/2 cup = 68 ounces = 2 liters
American liquid measures
1/3 ounce = 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
1 ounces = 2 tablespoons = 1/8 cup = 1 liquid ounce
4 ounces = 8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup = 1/4 pint = 4 liquid ounces
8 ounces = 1 cup = 1/2 pint = 1/4 quart
16 ounces = 2 cups = 1 pint = 1/2 quart
32 ounces = 4 cups = 2 pints = 1 quart = 1/4 gallon
128 ounces = 4 quarts = 1 gallon
Common abreviations for measures
American English
c = cup
gal = gallon
lb = pound
oz = ounce
pt = pint
qt = quart
tbsp = tablespoon
tsp = teaspoon
Metric
g = gram
kg = kilogram
kl = kiloliter
l = liter
mg = milligram
ml = milliliter
In the US, there are different measuring systems for dry materials and liquids. In most cases, for example, dry ounces (a weight) is not the same as liquid ounces (a volume). Cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons are similar since they are all measures of volume, but there are different kinds of measuring cups for dry and liquid ingredients.
NOTE: The teaspoon, tablespoon, and cup measures are standardized. We usually use specialized tools, not the things we eat and drink with.
The following equivalents are approximate. A cup of two different kinds of flour or beans, for example, might have different weights. Often this is because they have differing amounts of water in them (one will be drier). Plus, I've not tested these, so I can't vouch for their accuracy. As a cook I'm one who tosses in a little of this, dash of that, chunk of the other, and ah, yes, more garlic!!
---------------
Cuando los europeos escriben recetas miden por peso. Esto es incomprensible a los Americanos que tienden a medir por volumen. Esta lista de equivalentes para medir ingredientes puede ayudarte a llenar el vacío.
En EU, hay diferente sistemas de medidas para materiales secos y líquidos. En la mayoría de los casos, por ejemplo, onzas secas (un peso) no son las mismas como onzas líquidas (un volumen). Las tazas, cucharones, y cucharillas son similares ya que están todas medidas de volumen, pero hay diferentes clases de tazas medidas para ingredientes secos y líquidos.
NOTE: Las medidas de cucharilla, cucharón, y taza son estandarizados. Por lo general usamos instrumentos especializados, no las cosas con las que comemos y bebemos.
Los equivalentes siguientes son aproximados. Una taza de dos clases distinctas de harina o judías secos, por ejemplo, podría tener pesos distinctas. A menudo esto es porque contenen diferentes cantidades de aqua (uno será más seco). Más, no he probado estos, entonces no puedo atestiguarme de su exactitud. ¡¡Como un cocinero soy el que que sacude en un poco de esto, una gota de esto, un pedazo del otro, y ah, sí, más ajo!!
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Dry Measure
American to Metric dry measures
rice . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 teaspoon = 1/16 ounce = 5 grams
salt . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 tablespoon = 1/2 ounce = 15 grams
granulated sugar . . 1/2 cup = 4 ounces = 120 grams = 0.133 kilogram (kg)
butter & fat . . . . . . 1 tablespoon = 1/2 ounce = 1/8 stick = 14 grams
. . " . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 tbsp = 4 ounces = 1 stick = 1/2 cup = 1/4 pound = 114 grams
. . " . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 cup = 8 ounces = 2 sticks = 1/2 pound = 227 grams
dried fruit . . . . . . . 2 cups = 16 ounces = 1 pound = 500 grams = 1/2 kilogram
spices . . . . . . . . . . 1 teaspoon = 1/12 ounce = 2 1/2 grams
fresh bread crumbs . 1 cup = 1 1/2 ounces 45 grams
grated cheese . . . . . 1 cup = 4 ounces = 100 grams
dry yeast . . . . . . . . 2 1/4 teaspoons = 1/4 ounce = 7 grams
. . " . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 tablespoon = 1/3 ounce = 9 grams
unsifted flour . . . . . 1 tablespoon = 1/4 ounce = 7 grams
. . " . . . . . " . . . . . . . 1/4 cup = 1 ounce = 30 grams
. . " . . . . . " . . . . . . . 1 cup = 4 ounces = 120 grams
. . " . . . . . " . . . . . . . 2 cups = 8 ounces = 1/2 pound = 240 grams
. . " . . . . . " . . . . . . . 4 cups = 16 ounces = 1 pound = 500 grams = 1/2 kilogram
. . " . . . . . " . . . . . . . 8 1/2 cups = 2 pounds 3 ounces = 1 kilogram
American dry measures
1 teaspoon = 3 tablespoons
8 tablespoons = 1 cup
16 ounces = 1 pound
Liquid Measure
American to Metric liquid measures
1 teaspoon = 1/6 ounce = 5 milliliters
1 tablespoon = 1/2 ounce = 15 milliliters
2 tablespoons = 1 ounce = 30 milliliters
1 cup & 1 tablespoon = 8.5 ounces = 1/4 liter
1 pint & 2 tablespoons = 17 ounces = 1/2 liter
1 quart & 1/4 cup = 34 ounces = 1 liter
2 quarts & 1/2 cup = 68 ounces = 2 liters
American liquid measures
1/3 ounce = 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
1 ounces = 2 tablespoons = 1/8 cup = 1 liquid ounce
4 ounces = 8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup = 1/4 pint = 4 liquid ounces
8 ounces = 1 cup = 1/2 pint = 1/4 quart
16 ounces = 2 cups = 1 pint = 1/2 quart
32 ounces = 4 cups = 2 pints = 1 quart = 1/4 gallon
128 ounces = 4 quarts = 1 gallon
Common abreviations for measures
American English
c = cup
gal = gallon
lb = pound
oz = ounce
pt = pint
qt = quart
tbsp = tablespoon
tsp = teaspoon
Metric
g = gram
kg = kilogram
kl = kiloliter
l = liter
mg = milligram
ml = milliliter