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American cup measurements?

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I'm coming round to the idea of using cups for baking instead of weighing. I'm sure someone posted a conversion table on this board but I can't find it so I've searched on Google and found that although everyone agrees 1 cup of flour = 4oz, there is some debate about what a cup of sugar is. :confused: I have a measuring cup from Tesco that has cup measurements but you could use any cup that takes 250ml. These are the equivalents that have worked for me this weekend.


1 CUP =
FLOUR
4 ounces
SUGAR 8 ounces
ICING SUGAR 6 ounces
OATS 3 ounces
FRESH BREADCRUMBS 2 ounces
DRIED BREADCRUMBS 4 ounces
DRIED FRUIT 5 ounces
BUTTER/GRATED CHEESE 4 ounces


8 FLUID OUNCES = 1 cup
1/2 PINT = 1.25 cups
1 PINT = 2.5 cups

Hope this is of use to someone.:D
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  • elona
    elona Posts: 11,806 Forumite
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    What a good idea - I have a new slow cooker book that annoys me because it uses "cups" so this is really useful.
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  • ET03
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    ooh I've just seen threads with conversions in
    will go and find them for you
  • squeaky
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    And I... shortly, will see if I can merge all these conversion posts into a single thread if that's ok with you guys?
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  • soba
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    I need to know how big is an american cup? Found a recipe for yog and cucumber dip, but measurements are in cups. Have no idea. Or anyone got a recipe in English? Just made lamb koftehs with half shoulder of lamb purchased from friendly local market, and have some fresh mint left over, it's a shame not to use it. Replies before teatime would be great!! Thanks, Soba
  • squeaky
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    It really depends on what you're measuring into it. Honest. But to give you a size by volume that you can then guage by using a coffee mug...

    ..a cup full of water weighs 240 grams.

    So if you zero a scale with a coffee mug on it, add water until it shows 240 grams you then need to look at, and remember, the water level. That would be the mark you fill to - be it flour or sugar or yoghurt :)
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  • KTFrugal
    KTFrugal Posts: 74 Forumite
    For liquid measurements, one cup is 250ml, 1/2 cup is 125 ml, 1/3 cup is 80ml and 1/4 cup is 60 ml. 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 15ml.

    For solid measurements, it depends on how finely ground the solid is - flour packs with less airspaces than beans etc. However, 1 cup flour is about 4oz/125g and 1 cup beans is 8oz/250g.

    A stick of butter is about 4oz/125g.

    Beware the American pint - it is only 16floz, not 20floz as in Britain.

    Hope this helps.
  • Queenie
    Queenie Posts: 8,793 Forumite
    1/3 US cup = approx 1/4 pint
    1 1/4 US cup = approx 1/2 pint ...

    therefore it's somewhere inbetween .. if it's the yogurt you are measuring just use any cup you have in the house (teacup?) and add the cucumber measurement by the same cup
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  • spendaholic
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    You can also get "cup" measures from Tesco.
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  • Queenie
    Queenie Posts: 8,793 Forumite
    spendy .. are those English cups or US cups ... I think I was only able to get US cups from Lakeland :confused: (If they are US I'll be :dance: because I gave my US one's to a relative and haven't got anymore from LL)
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  • squeaky
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    The ones I saw in Asda looked exactly the same as the ones a friend sent me from the US. If there's a difference it can't be by much. I just saw someone say that a cup was 250ml... well my american one is 240... so it would seem that they aren't too far apart to worry about.
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