How Does It Measure Up?
August 13, 2008 by Kayla
Kitchen abbreviations! They’re everywhere, but does anyone really know what they all mean? Tsp? Tbsp? Oz? There’s just so many… who’s to get them all straight!
Well, I used to feel just the same way; that is until I realized that the confusion of kitchen abbreviations didn’t have to baffle me any longer. How’d I solve my problem? I made a cheat sheet, of course. It helps he so much and now I’ve found that I can help out other people with my fancy list.
It’s not so much that abbreviations are hard to decipher, as much as it’s that if it’s unfamiliar, you want to be 100% sure. In baking, a teaspoon and a tablespoon are very different!
In addition, measurements and equivalencies can be confusing! On a scale, how much is ½ a pound exactly? It’s hard to know. That’s why there a chart for equivalencies as well!
Here, have a look at my charts. Hopefully, it can help you out as much as it helped me!
Abbreviations
Approx- approximate
Bu- bushel
C- cup
Doz- dozen
Fl- fluid
Gr- granulated
Hr- hour
Lb- pound
Liq- liquid
Min- minute
Mod- moderate
Oz- ounce or ounces
Pd- powder
Pk- peck
Pt- pint
Qt- quart
Sq- square
Sub- substitute
Tbs or T- tablespoon
Tsp- teaspoon
Equivalents:
1 oz- 1/8 cup
8 oz- 1 cup
dash or pinch (as much as can be held between fingertips)- less than 1/8 teaspoon
4 Tbs- 1/4 cup
5 Tbs+1 tsp- 1/3 cup
8 Tbs- 1/2 cup
4 cups- 1 quart (32 fl oz)
4 quarts- 1 gallon (128 fl oz)
4 pecks- 1 bushel
16 ounces (liquid or dry)- 1 pound
2 cups (liquid)- 1 pound
Metric Equivalents:
5 grams- 1 teaspoon
30 grams- 2 Tbs.
227 grams- 1/2 pound
1 kilogram- 2 1/5 pounds
Well, that’s all folks! Enjoy these abbreviations and conversions! ( I know I sure do…)
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