Conversion Tables
Common Kitchen Conversions
Teaspoon | Tablespoon | Fluid Ounce | Cup | Liquid Pint | Liquid Quart | Gallon | Milliliter | Liter | GIll | |
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Teaspoon | 1 | 1/3 | 1/6 | * | * | * | * | 5 | * | * |
Tablespoon | 3 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/16 | 1/32 | * | * | 15 | * | * |
Fluid Ounce | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1/8 | 1/16 | 1/32 | * | 30 | * | 1/4 |
Cup | 48 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 1/16 | 236.6 | 0.24 | 2 |
Liquid Pint | * | * | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/8 | 473.2 | 0.47 | 4 |
Liquid Quart | * | * | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 | 946.3 | 0.95 | * |
Milliliter | * | * | 128 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | * | 3.79 | 32 |
Liter | * | * | 34 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 1.06 | * | 1000 | 1 | * |
Gill | * | * | 4 | 1/2 | 1/4 | * | 1/32 | 118.3 | * | * |
*Denotes equivalent is not commonly used.
Other Measurements
1 pinch or dash = 1/16 teaspoon
8 quarts = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
16 ounces = 1 pound (dry measure)
1 fluid dram = 60 minim*
*Minims are the only accurate conversion factor for all customary fluid measurement.
1 gallon = 231 cubic inches
31.5 gallons = 1 barrel
2 barrels = 1 hogshead
1 pound butter = 2 cups
Temperature
Celsius = 0.556 (°F - 32)
Fahrenheit = (1.8 x °C) + 32
Gasoline Dispensers
1 gallon = 231 cubic inches
5 gallons = 1155 cubic inches
Gasoline Dispenser Loss Calculations
If a 5-gallon measure is short by: | Then the loss per 1,000 gallons is: |
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5 cubic inches | 4.3 gallons |
6 cubic inches | 5.2 gallons |
7 cubic inches | 6.0 gallons |
8 cubic inches | 6.9 gallons |
9 cubic inches | 7.8 gallons |
10 cubic inches | 8.7 gallons |