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Conversions: US Standard to UK

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

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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?

Terri

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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.

ROMANOCEAN

Apr. 15, 2010 7:25 pm

In Australia, we use both measurements.. at least i do anyways.. we were taught it thru'out the 70's.. :D

JimD

Jul. 17, 2011 7:15 am

This misses a basic point. A UK pint isn't the same as a US one. You mention a US rhyme that 'A Pint's a pound, the whole world round'. Oh no it isn't, a UK pint is 20 fl. oz, as opposed to 16. Just comfirming my figures with an on-line conversion site, I see there's a US 'dry' pint which is close to the UK one. We only have one type of pint though.

Rutzy

Jul. 25, 2011 12:52 pm

I'm in a cooking class and they go by pounds. It gets really confusing we weigh out things in ounces but when it comes to a 1/4 ounce i guess that would be a pinch? But im making bread and this calls for a 1/4 oz. of salt and a 1/2 oz. of yeast. If it doesn't rise ill know i didn't put enough yeast in it. Last class is tomorrow, the instructor will not answer any questions we are suppose to know.

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