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Conversions: US Standard to UK

By:   Allrecipes Staff

Abbreviation Key:
tsp = teaspoon
tbsp = tablespoon
dsp = dessertspoon

US Standard to UK Measurement Conversions

U.S. Standard

U.K.

1 cup

3/4 cup and 2 dsp

3/4 cup

1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp

2/3 cup

1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp

1/2 cup

1/3 cup plus 2 dsp

1/3 cup

1/4 cup plus 1 tsp

1/4 cup

1/4 cup minus 1 dsp

1 tbsp

2 1/2 tsp

1 tsp

3/4 tsp (slightly rounded)

3/4 tsp

1/2 tsp (rounded)

1/2 tsp

1/2 tsp (scant)

1/4 tsp

1/4 tsp (scant)

 

Quick Conversions

U.S. Standard

U.K.

1 cup

3/4 cup and 2 dsp

1 1/4 cup

1 cup and 1 dsp

1 1/3 cup

1 cup and 2 tbsp

1 1/2 cup

1 1/4 cups

1 2/3 cup

1 1/4 cups and 2 tbsp

1 3/4 cup

1 1/3 cups and 2 tbsp

2 cups

1 2/3 cups

2 1/4 cups

1 3/4 cups and 2 tbsp

2 1/3 cups

1 3/4 cups and 3 tbsp

2 1/2 cups

2 cups and 2 dsp

2 2/3 cups

2 1/4 cups

2 3/4 cups

 2 1/4 cups and 1 dsp

3 cups

2 1/2 cups

3 1/4 cups

2 2/3 cups and 1 dsp

3 1/3 cups

2 3/4 cups

3 1/2 cups

2 3/4 cups and 3 tbsp

3 2/3 cups

3 cups and 1 tbsp

3 3/4 cups

 3 cups and 2 tbsp

4 cups

3 1/3 cups

4 1/4 cups

3 1/2 cups and 1 dsp

4 1/3 cups

3 1/2 cups and 2 tbsp

4 1/2 cups

3 3/4 cups

4 2/3 cups

3 3/4 cups and 2 tbsp

4 3/4 cups

3 3/4 cups and 3 tbsp

5 cups

4 cups and 3 tbsp

 

Comments
Riverznnd 
Sep. 24, 2009 2:57 pm
Who knew??
 
Riverznnd 
Sep. 24, 2009 2:59 pm
One other thing--just how big is a "dessert spoon"?
 
hch2k8 
Oct. 12, 2009 12:57 am
this conversion chart is useless.. umm we dont use cup measurements over here... maybe a conversion for cups into grams would have been a better idea :S
 
KEZ 
Nov. 24, 2009 7:16 am
I have had this chart printed out and taped to my cupboard door for years. I now have a set of US cups but this chart has been extremely useful. Thanks Allrecipes.
 
scruffyjock 
Dec. 12, 2009 3:46 am
In the UK a "cup" usually means an old-fashioned tea-cup which, nowadays, most people no longer use. So, does a "cup" mean a tea-cup, a coffee-cup or as is more commonly used these days for both, a mug?
 
Jan. 18, 2010 2:32 pm
My husband is from the UK and all his mothers recipes have pounds or ounces as measurements for a lot of things we use cups for such as flour or sugar. Would be nice if there was a conversion for that.
 
 
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