How to measure liquids?

oldMcDonald

Help!

I have a recipe that calls for 3 fl oz of liquid, I don't have anything to measure fluid ounces with and have no idea what one looks like so cannot 'eyeball' it.

Does anyone know a conversion of fl oz to either spoons or cups?

Thanks

theoretica

Do you have scales? A fluid ounce of water weights an ounce (28g) and will be close enough for most liquids you would cook with.

geordie_joe

I'm pretty sure 2 table spoons is one fluid ounce.

[Deleted User]

56 82 ml in 2 fluid oz and 1 tbsp is 15 ml and 1 tsp is 5 ml
so that is almost 4 tbsp in 2 fl oz

5.7 tbsp in 3 fl oz

oldMcDonald

Thanks for the replies

Kittie - wow! I run from maths as fast as I can! I'm impressed

Chrisv

http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/convert/measurements.html

Link to a conversion chart - I can never remember centigrade to farenheit

oldMcDonald

Chrisvose - fantastic website, thank you. Bookmarked

buxtonrabbitgreen

20 fluid ounces is a pint if that helps. I can ususally work it out from that. Roughly.

larmy16

I use a babies bottle for measuring small amounts of liquid.

Swan_2

chrisvose wrote: »

http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/convert/measurements.html

Link to a conversion chart - I can never remember centigrade to farenheit

handy site

something to watch out for though, is that being an American site the pint quoted in the tables is only 16 fluid ounces (the quarts & gallons are similarly different)

as buxtonrabbitgreen pointed out earlier, the British pint is 20 fluid ounces, so confusing the two could have a dramatic effect on how your recipes turn out