How to Measure Butter?

dinozzaver — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:07:44 +0000

In Canadian recipes, butter is commonly measured by volume and not by its weight. In the US, it is measured in sticks, while in European or British recipes, the weight is what counts as measurement. So, butter in sticks, grams, liters, cups or pounds can be a bit confusing

Butter by volume	Butter by weight	Butter sticks
2 cups / 480 mL	1 lb (16 oz) / 454 g	4
1 cup / 240 mL	½ lb (8 oz) / 227 g	2
½ cup / 120 mL	¼ lb (4 oz) / 115 g	1

Tips on how to measure butter

A brick of butter comes with a small measurement unit on its wrapping. On one of its sides, you will find indications on where to cut to obtain the desired amount. This is a useful way to measure butter. Each section represents 8 tablespoons of butter.
If there is no measurement on the package, you can use a ruler to determine the length of the brick. Divide it accordingly to the chart above and remember that 1 lb / 454 g brick represents 2 cups/ 500 ml.
If your recipe requires tablespoons of butter, you can do the following: with the measurements on the wrapping (or the chart above) split 1 cup into ¼ cup portions. Divide each ¼ cup into four 1-tablespoon quantities and use as much as you need.

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Cups to Grams and Ounces Conversion Table for Flour, Butter and Sugar

dinozzaver — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 11:22:06 +0000

It has been questioned many times by people who do not have scale, measuring cups or spoons in their kitchen, how how to measure flour and butter or other baking ingredients without a scale. Using right amount of food ingredients is very important in many recipes. How many times you ruined something when trying a new recipe and were unable to weigh the flour or sugar? Here are some cups to g, ounces and pounds measurements for flour, butter and sugar.

This is what your kitchen scale would show if you would use it. Either you prefer “flat” weighing or scooping up, shaking a cup and filling up “as much as it can fit in”, here is how much flour, sugar and butter weight in cups. It has been used by many of the common people who love cooking and baking.

All purpose flour

Cup (flat) measurements in g, ounces and pounds for all purpose flour are:

Cups	Grams	Ounces	Pounds
1 cup	125 g	4.41 oz	0.28 lbs
¾ cup	90 g	3.17 oz	0.20 lbs
½ cup	62.5 g	2.20 oz	0.14 lbs
⅓ cup	40 g	1.41 oz	0.09 lbs
¼ cup	30 g	1.06 oz	0.07 lbs
⅛ cup	15 g	0.53 oz	0.03 lbs

Cup (shifted when filling up) measurements in g, ounces and pounds for all purpose flour are:

Cups	Grams	Ounces	Pounds
1 cup	220 g	7.76 oz	½ lbs
¾ cup	165 g	5.28 oz	0.36 lbs
½ cup	105 g	3.70 oz	0.23 lbs
⅓ cup	70 g	2.47 oz	0.15 lbs
¼ cup	50 g	1.76 oz	0.11 lbs
⅛ cup	25 g	0.88 oz	0.06 lbs

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Butter

Cup measurements in g for all butter are:

1 stick of butter – 8 tbsp

Cups to g, ounces and pounds for butter

Cups	Grams	Ounces	Pounds
1 cup	225 g	7.94 oz	½ lbs
¾ cup	170 g	6 oz	0.37 lbs
⅔ cup	150 g	5.30 oz	⅓ lbs
½ cup	115 g	4 oz	¼ lbs
⅓ cup	75 g	2.65 oz	0.17 lbs
¼ cup	55 g	1.94 oz	0.12 lbs
⅛ cup	30 g	1.06 oz	0.07 lbs

White Granulated Sugar

Cup (flat) measurements in g for white granulated sugar are:

Cups	Grams	Ounces	Pounds
1 cup	220 g	7.76 oz	0.49 lbs
¾ cup	150 g	5.3 oz	⅓ lbs
⅔ cup	134 g	4.73 oz	0.3 lbs
½ cup	100 g	3.52 oz	0.22 lbs
⅓ cup	67 g	2.36 oz	0.15 lbs
¼ cup	50 g	1.76 oz	0.11 lbs
⅛ cup	25 g	0.88 oz	0.06 lbs

Cup (shaken when filling up) measurements in g for white granulated sugar are:

Cups	Grams	Ounces	Pounds
1 cup	254 g	8.96 oz	0.56 lbs
¾ cup	190 g	6.7 oz	0.42 lbs
⅔ cup	167 g	5.9 oz	0.37 lbs
½ cup	127 g	4.5 oz	0.27 lbs
⅓ cup	84 g	2.36 oz	0.15 lbs
¼ cup	63 g	2.22 oz	0.14 lbs
⅛ cup	32 g	1.13 oz	0.07 lbs

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