How to Convert Liquid Measurements

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Convert Liquid Measurements

Wondering how to convert ounces to cups, cups to quarts or tablespoons to cups? Sometimes this is just too much information to keep in your head when you're trying to cook or bake. Save yourself a headache and print out this eHow and keep it with your recipes.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Measuring cups
Calculator
Measuring spoons
Paper
Pen or pencil

Convert Measurements Within the U.S. System

Step 1

Three teaspoons equals 1 tablespoon.
Step 2

Four tablespoons equals 1/4 cup or 2 fluid ounces
Step 3

Eight fluid ounces equals 1 cup.
Step 4

Two cups equals 1 pint.
Step 5

Two pints equals 1 quart or 32 fluid ounces.
Step 6

Four quarts equals 1 gallon or 128 fluid ounces.
Step 7

Three and one-half gallons equals 1 barrel.
Step 8

Two barrels equals 1 hogshead.

Convert Measurements Within the Metric System

Step 1

Ten milliliters equals 1 centiliter.
Step 2

Ten centiliters equals 1 deciliter.
Step 3

Ten deciliters (or 1,000 ml) equals 1 liter.
Step 4

Ten liters equals 1 decaliter.
Step 5

Ten decaliters equals 1 hectoliter.
Step 6

Ten hectoliters equals 1 kiloliter.

Convert Between U.S. and Metric Systems

Step 1

One teaspoon equals about 5 milliliters.
Step 2

One tablespoon equals about 15 milliliters.
Step 3

One fluid ounce equals about 30 milliliters (29.573 ml).
Step 4

One cup equals about 240 milliliters (236.584 ml).
Step 5

One quart equals about 1 liter (0.94635 L).
Step 6

One gallon equals about 4 liters (3.7854 L).

Comments

slmendoz said

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on 9/17/2009 Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! I now understand and won't feel so lost in class!! nicely done.

kb999999 said

on 3/9/2008 Thanks for all this info on one page! Now I won't have to stop in the middle of a recipe to go look measurements up ...

Fike said

on 3/9/2008 Nicely done! When I cook I generally go "by sight," and it usually works, but having precision around is often useful, and besides there are non-cooking contexts in which your article will be quite useful. Thanks! http://www.ustream.tv/larryfike

RoseyP said

on 3/9/2008 Unless you've seen it in a different context, I understand 'parts' to work on a ratio basis. For example, I use a lot of evaporated milk and it says on the can to dilute it using 1 part evap. milk to 1.5 parts water. So if I empty the entire can into a large jug, I should then add 1.5 cans of water. Not sure if that's what you were asking.