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Butter may be measured by either weight (1 ⁄ 4 lb) or volume (3 tbsp) or a combination of weight and volume (1 ⁄ 4 lb plus 3 tbsp); it is sold by weight but in packages marked to facilitate common divisions by eye. (As a sub-packaged unit, a stick of butter, at 1 ⁄ 4 lb [113 g], is a de facto measure in the US.)
For example, in a recipe that calls for 10 pounds of flour and 5 pounds of water, the corresponding baker's percentages are 100% for the flour and 50% for the water. Because these percentages are stated with respect to the weight of flour rather than with respect to the weight of all ingredients, the sum of these percentages always exceeds 100%.
Conversions between units in the metric system are defined by their prefixes (for example, 1 kilogram = 1000 grams, 1 milligram = 0.001 grams) and are thus not listed in this article. Exceptions are made if the unit is commonly known by another name (for example, 1 micron = 10 −6 metre).
Metric measuring spoons, 1–125 ml Measuring Spoons, ⅛–1 tablespoon Micro scoops for measuring milligram units of compounds; 6–10 mg (black), 10–15 mg (red), 25–30 mg (yellow) A measuring spoon is a spoon used to measure an amount of an ingredient, either liquid or dry, when cooking. Measuring spoons may be made of plastic, metal ...
The unit of measurement varies by region: a United States liquid tablespoon is approximately 14·8mL (exactly 1 ⁄ 2 US fluid ounce; about 0·52 imperial fluid ounce), a British tablespoon is approximately 14·2mL (exactly 1 ⁄ 2 imperial fluid ounce; about 0·48 US fluid ounce), an international metric tablespoon is exactly 15mL (about 0·53 ...
1 ⁄ 3 tablespoon or 1 ⁄ 6 fl oz 1 fl dram or 5 mL, [13] 1 ⁄ 6 fl oz, [15] 1 1 ⁄ 3 fl dr 1 ⁄ 8: 2 teaspoons = 1 dessertspoon dessertspoon: dsp., dssp. or dstspn. 2 fluid drams or 10 mL [10] most common size: 2 1 ⁄ 2 fl dr or 10 mL [17] 2 fluidrachm or 8 mL, [11] or 7.5 mL [18] (actual range: 8.4–10.4 mL [12]) 2 fl dram or 8 mL [13 ...
The teaspoon, tablespoon, and cup are defined in terms of a fluid ounce as 1 ⁄ 6, 1 ⁄ 2, and 8 fluid ounces respectively. The fluid ounce derives its name originally from being the volume of one ounce avoirdupois of water, [ 21 ] but in the US it is defined as 1 ⁄ 128 of a US gallon.
In US customary units, most units of volume exist both in a dry and a liquid version, with the same name, but different values: the dry hogshead, dry barrel, dry gallon, dry quart, dry pint, etc. The bushel and the peck are only used for dry goods. Imperial units of volume are the same for both dry and liquid goods. They have a different value ...