Common Recipe Equivalents

Common Recipe Equivalents
1 pinch less than 1/8 teaspoon (dry)
1 dash 3 drops to ¼ teaspoon (liquid) | ¼ teaspoon or less
3 teaspoons 1 tablespoon | ½ ounce (liquid and dry)
2 tablespoons 1 ounce (liquid and dry)
4 tablespoons 2 ounces (liquid and dry) | ¼ cup
5 1/3 tablespoons 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons 4 ounces | ½ cup | 1 stick butter or ¼ pound
1 cup 8 ounces (liquid) | ½ pint
4 cups 32 ounces (liquid) | 2 pints | 1 quart
16 cups 128 ounces (liquid) | 4 quarts | 1 gallon
1 quart 2 pints (dry)
juice of 1 lemon 2 to 3 tablespoons
juice of 1 orange about ½ cup
  • 1 pinch - less than 1/8 teaspoon (dry) 
  • 1 dash - 3 drops to ¼ teaspoon (liquid) | ¼ teaspoon or less 
  • 3 teaspoons - 1 tablespoon | ½ ounce (liquid and dry) 
  • 2 tablespoons - 1 ounce (liquid and dry) 
  • 4 tablespoons - 2 ounces (liquid and dry) | ¼ cup 
  • 5 1/3 tablespoons - 1/3 cup