Units of Measurement

The cookbook needs a cheat sheet of units of measurement, and it should include more obscure tidbits, such as how many cups of beans are actually contained in a 15-ounce can.

Measurements

16 ounces = 1 pound

1 pint = 1 pound of water (Note that this only works for water, as pints are a unit of volume and pounds are a unit of weight.)

1 cup = 8 ounces of water

1 pint = 2 cups

1 quart = 2 pints

1 cup = 16 tablespoons

1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons

1 medium can holds 15 ounces, which is just a bit less than 2 cups.

1 15 ounce can of beans holds about 1 ½ cup drained beans.

1 pound of dry beans is about two cups of dry beans, for most types of beans.

1 pound of dry beans makes about 4 or 5 cups of cooked, drained beans, for most types of beans.

1 medium onion is about one cup of chopped onion.

1 stick of butter = ½ cup = 8 tablespoons.

Pasta doubles in volume when cooked.1 pound of pasta serves about 4 people as a mail course, or 6 to 8 as a side dish.

1 cup of dry rice makes about 2 cups of cooked rice.

4 ounces of grated cheese makes about 1 cup.

1 slice of sandwhich bread makes about one cup of torn-up bread.