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Temperature Conversions

275°F = 140°C = gas mark 1

300°F = 150°C = gas mark 2

325°F = 165°C = gas mark 3

350°F = 180°C = gas mark 4

375°F = 190°C = gas mark 5

400°F = 200°C = gas mark 6

425°F = 220°C = gas mark 7

450°F = 230°C = gas mark 9

475°F = 240°C = gas mark 10

Volume Equivalents

1 pinch = 1/8 teaspoon

1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 1/16 cup = 1/2 ounce

2 tablespoons = 1/8 cup = 1 ounce = 1 standard coffee scoop

4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup = 2 ounces

5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon = 1/3 cup

6 tablespoons = 3/8 cup = 3 ounces

8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup = 4 ounces

10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons = 2/3 cup

12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup = 6 ounces

16 tablespoons = 1 cup = 8 ounces

2 cups = 1 pint = 1/2 quart = 16 ounces

4 cups = 2 pints = 1 quart = 32 ounces

16 cups = 8 pints = 4 quarts = 1 gallon

Common Ingredients

Dairy

1 cup cream cheese = 227 grams

1 cup sour cream = 240 grams

1 cup plain Greek yogurt = 230 grams

1 cup sweetened condensed milk = 312 grams

1 cup packaged ricotta = 252 grams

Eggs

1 large egg = 50 grams

1 large egg white = 28 grams

1 large egg yolk = 18 grams

1 large egg (approximately) = 1 tablespoon yolk + 2 tablespoons white

1 cup = 4 jumbo = 4 to 5 extra-large = 5 large = 5 to 6 medium = 7 small

Fats

1 cup butter = 226 grams = 1/2 pound

1 cup coconut oil = 224 grams

1 cup shortening = 190 grams

Flour

1 cup all-purpose flour = 120 grams (King Arthur), 141 grams (Cook’s Illustrated), 130 grams (Smitten Kitchen, at least 80% of the time)

1 cup cornmeal = 240 grams

1 cup cornstarch = 128 grams

Leaveners

1 tablespoon baking powder = 15 grams

1 tablespoon baking soda = 15 grams

1 standard packet dry yeast = 7 grams or .25 ounce

1 tablespoon dry yeast = 12 grams

1 cake = 17 grams

Salts

1 tablespoon table salt = 18 grams

1 tablespoon Diamond kosher salt = 8 grams

1 tablespoon Morton kosher salt = 14 grams

1 tablespoon David’s kosher salt = 18 grams

1 tablespoon Maldon flaky salt = 12 grams (note: very difficult to get a consistent read on due to uneven flake sizes)

1 tablespoon fleur de sel in big grains = 12 grams

Sugars

1 cup granulated sugar = 198 grams

1 cup light or dark brown sugar = 190 grams

1 cup powdered or confectioner’s sugar = 120 grams

1 cup turbinado sugar = 192 grams

Resources Elsewhere

I routinely use Google to translate grams into ounces, inches into centimeters or whatever exchange I need. Simply type “4 cups in ounces” to learn that 4 cups holds 32 liquid ounces and that 32 liquid ounces is equivalent to 946 ml. Is a recipe in grams when you want it in ounces? Google will quickly translate this, weight by weight, as well (e.g.).