Cooking Abbreviations
This is what Grandpa uses, anyway
1 gm = 1 gram
1 cc = 1 cubic centimeter
1 tsp = 1 teaspoon
1 TBL = 1 tablespoon
1 oz = 1 ounce
1 C = 1 cup
1 LB = 1 pound
1 pt = 1 pint
1 qt = 1 quart
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Frequently Used Conversions
Liquid: From smallest to largest
1 milligram = 0.015 grain = A teeny tiny ant, or a mosquito that has not yet eaten
1 grain = 64.8 milligrams = 1/7,000 pound = 1/437.5 ounce = 1 single grain of barley or long grained rice
1 CC = about 5 drops = ABOUT 1 gram (just barely under)
1 CC = 1 milliliter
1 CC = 1 gram = use just the tip of your measuring spoon
1 tsp = 5 cc = ABOUT 5 gm = the weight of a single nickle
1 TBL = 3 tsp = 1/2 oz = 15 cc
1 ounce = 2 TBL = 1/128 U.S. gallon = 1/16 U.S. pint
1/4 C = 2 oz = 4 TBL
1 deciliter = 1/10 liter = 100 milliliters
1/2 C = 4 oz = 1 gill = 119 cc
1 C = 16 TBL = 8 oz = 238 gm
1 PT = 2 C = 16 oz = 1/2 quart = 1/8 gallon
1 QT = 2 PT = 32 oz = .946 liter = 1/4 gallon
1 liter = 1,000 CC = 1 qt + 3 TBL = 1.06 U.S. quarts
1 gallon = 4 qts = 128 oz = 3.78 liter
1 U.S. gallon (basic unit of liquid capacity in the United States) = 231 cubic inches of water
1 imperial gallon = 1.2 US gallons = 277.4 cubic inches
Dry Measures: From smallest to largest
1 cubic centimeter = 0.06 cubic inch
1 cubic inch = 16.4 cubic centimeters
1 dry pint = 1/64 bushel = 1/2 dry quart
1 dry quart = 1/32 bushel = 1/8 peck
1 peck = 1/4 bushel
1 U.S. bushel (basic unit of dry capacity in the United States) = 2,150.4 cubic inches
1 imperial bushel (basic unit of dry capacity in some Commonwealth nations) = 2,219.4 cubic inches
1 cubic yard = 0.765 cubic meter
1 cubic meter = 1.3 cubic yards
1 U.S. bushel = 0.97 imperial bushel = 3.5 dekaliters
Weight: From lightest to heaviest
1 milligram = 0.015 grain = A teeny tiny ant, or a mosquito that has not yet eaten
1 grain = 64.8 milligrams = 0.0648 gm
1 gram = 0.035 avoirdupois ounce
1 pennyweight = 24 grains = 1/20 troy ounce
1 dram = 1/256 pound = 1/16 ounce = .0625 ounces = 1.77 gram
5 gm = the exact weight of one nickle
1 oz = 1/16 pound = 12 dimes = 28.5 gm
1 pound = 0.454 kilogram = Typical 16 oz canned goods
1 kilogram (basic unit of weight or mass) = 2.205 pounds
1 metric ton = 1,000 kilograms = 1.1 short tons
1 short ton = 2,000 pounds = 0.9 metric ton
1 long ton = 2,240 pounds
Length: From shortest to longest
1 millimeter = 1/1,000 meter = The diameter across this zero º
1 centimeter = 1/100 meter = 0.39 inch
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters = 1/36 yard = 1/12 foot
1 foot = 1/3 yard = 0.305 meter
1 yard (basic unit of length) = 0.914 meter
1 meter (basic unit of length) = just more than a yardstick = 39.37 inches = 3.28 feet = 1.094 yards
1 fathom = 6 feet
1 rod = 5 1/2 yards
1 furlong = 220 yards = 40 rods
1 kilometer = 1,000 meters = 0.62 mile
1 mile = 1,760 yards = 5,280 feet = 1.609 kilometers
1 nautical mile = 6,076.1 feet
Area
Liquid: From smallest to largest
1 square centimeter = 1/10,000 square meter = 0.155 square inch
1 square inch = 1/1,296 square yard = 1/144 square foot = 6.45 square centimeters
1 square decimeter = 1/100 square meter
1 square foot = 1/9 square yard
1 square yard (basic unit of area)
1 square meter (basic unit of area)
1 square rod = 30 1/4 square yards
1 are = 100 square meters
1 acre = 4,840 square yards = 160 square rods = 0.405 hectare
1 hectare = 10,000 square meters = 100 ares = 2.47 acres
1 square kilometer = 1,000,000 square meters = 0.386 square mile
1 square mile = 3,097,600 square yards = 640 acres = 2.59 square kilometers
Volume
Length, Width, Height: From smallest to largest
1 cc = 1 cubic centimeter = 0.06 cubic inch = 1/1,000,000 cubic meter
1 cc = 1 milliliter = 1/1,000 liter
1 cubic inch = 1/46,656 cubic yard = 1/1,728 cubic foot = 16.4 cubic centimeters
1 cubic foot = 1/27 cubic yard
1 cubic yard (basic unit of volume) = 0.765 cubic meter
1 cubic meter = 1 stere (basic unit of volume) = 1.3 cubic yards
1 centiliter = 1/100 liter
1 deciliter = 1/10 liter
1 liter = 1 cubic decimeter (basic unit of capacity)
1 dekaliter = 10 liters
1 hectoliter = 100 liters = 1/10 cubic meter
