Because who wants to do math when you could be baking?!

I know it gets difficult when different measurements are used for recipes that you're not familiar with. I hope this page will help you with the basic ones. As the saying goes, you can't manage what you can't measure…

Measurement Equivalents

Commonly (Volume) 1 ounce = 28.3495 grams…

Cup	Equivalent
1 pinch	1/8 teaspoon
1 teaspoon	1/3 tablespoon = 1/6 ounce
2 teaspoons	2/3 tablespoon = 1/3 ounce
3 teaspoons	1 tablespoon = ½ ounce
2 tablespoons	1/8 cup = 1 ounce
4 tablespoons	¼ cup = 2 ounces
5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon	1/3 cup = 2 2/3 ounces
8 tablespoons	½ cup = 4 ounces
12 tablespoons	¾ cup = 6 ounces
16 tablespoons	1 cup = 8 ounces
2 cups	1 pint = ½ quart = 16 ounces
4 cups	2 pints = 1 quart = 32 ounces
16 cups	8 pints = 4 quarts = 1 gallon

Common Ingredient Equivalents

Cup	Equivalent
1 cup butter	8 ounces = 16 tablespoons = 2 sticks
1 cup shredded cheese	4 ounces
1 cup chocolate chips	6 ounces
1 cup all-purpose flour	4¼ ounces
1 cup bread flour	4¼ ounces
1 cup cake flour	4 ounces
1 cup whole wheat flour	4 ounces
1 cup granulated sugar	7 ounces
1 cup brown sugar	7½ ounces
1 lemon	2 tablespoons juice = 1½ teaspoons zest
1 packet dry yeast	2¼ teaspoons = 3/5 ounce = 1 cake

Additional Resource: I use the King Arthur Flour Master Weight Chart regularly; it is a list of over 100 common ingredients with accompanying volume and weight (in ounces) measurements.

Pan Size Conversions

Commonly… (Dimension) 1 inch = 2.54cm (Volume) 1 cup = 237 ml

Round Pans:

Dimension (inch)	Dimension (cm)	Volume (cup)	Volume (litres)
6 x 2	15 x 5	4	0.95
8 x 2	20 x 5	6	1.4
9 x 2	23 x 5	8	1.9
–	–	–	–

Springform Pans:

Dimension (inch)	Dimension (cm)	Volume (cup)	Volume (litres)
9 x 2½	23 x 6	10	2.4
9 x 3	23 x 8	12	2.8
10 x 2½	25 x 6	12	2.8

Bundt Pans:

Dimension (inch)	Dimension (cm)	Volume (cup)	Volume (litres)
7½ x 3	19 x 8	6	1.4
9 x 3	23 x 8	9	2.1
10 x 3½	25 x 9	12	2.8

Tube Pans:

Dimension (inch)	Dimension (cm)	Volume (cup)	Volume (litres)
8 x 3	20 x 8	9	2.1
9 x 3	23 x 8	12	2.8
10 x 4	25 x 10	16	3.8

Square Pans:

Dimension (inch)	Dimension (cm)	Volume (cup)	Volume (litres)
8 x 8 x 2	20 x 20 x 5	8	1.9
9 x 9 x 2	23 x 23 x 5	10	2.4
10 x 10 x 2	25 x 25 x 5	12	2.8

Rectangular Pans:

Dimension (inch)	Dimension (cm)	Volume (cup)	Volume (litres)
11 x 7 x 2	28 x 18 x 5	6	1.4
13 x 9 x 2	33 x 23 x 5	14	3.3

Jelly Roll Pans:

Dimension (inch)	Dimension (cm)	Volume (cup)	Volume (litres)
10½ x 15½ x 1	27 x 39 x 2.5	10	2.4
12½ x 17½ x 1	32 x 44 x 2.5	12	2.8

Loaf Pans:

Dimension (inch)	Dimension (cm)	Volume (cup)	Volume (litres)
8 x 4 x 2½	20 x 10 x 6	4	0.95
8½ x 4½ x 2½	23 x 13 x 8	8	1.9

Additional Resource: You can find even more obscure pan sizes with measurements at Joyofbaking.com.

Temperature Conversions

Fahrenheit (°F)	Celcius (°C)
275	140
300	150
325	165
350	180
375	190
400	200
425	220
450	230
475	240