Liquid Measurements Chart

Suppose, you are cooking some new recipe and suddenly you want the conversion of ounces to teaspoons. You might get confused at this point. Therefore, a liquid measurement chart on your kitchen wall would prove to be handy. It is an important requirement in the daily culinary activities. There are some standard units for measuring liquid or fluid. The basic units include ounces and liters. In addition, there are certain day-to-day units like cups, teaspoons and tablespoons. Very often, teaspoons, tablespoons and cups are used for measuring some liquid in the recipe. However, there are times when certain measurements in the recipe are given in ml and ounces. In that case, you can refer to the charts given here. Have a look!

Basic Liquid Measuring Chart

Chart for Liquid Measurement
1 teaspoon	NA	1/3 tablespoons	5 ml
1 tablespoon	1/2 fluid ounce	3 teaspoons	15 ml
2 tablespoons	1 fluid ounce	6 teaspoons	30 ml
1/4 cup	2 fluid ounces	4 tablespoons	59 ml
1/3 cup	2 2/3 fluid ounces	5 tablespoons+1 teaspoons	79 ml
1/2 cup	4 fluid ounces	8 tablespoons	118 ml
2/3 cup	5 1/3 fluid ounces	10 tablespoons+2 teaspoons	158 ml
3/4 cup	6 fluid ounces	12 tablespoons	177 ml
1 cup	8 fluid ounces	16 tablespoons	237 ml
2 cups	16 fluid ounces	32 tablespoons	437 ml
4 cups	32 fluid ounces	1 quart	946 ml

Chart for International Conversions

Countries	Standard Cup	1 Tablespoon	1 Teaspoon
United Kingdom (UK)	250 ml	15 ml	5 ml
Canada	250 ml	20 ml	5 ml
Australia	250 ml	15 ml	5 ml
New Zealand	250 ml	15 ml	5 ml

Chart for Conversion to Ounces

Different Units	Ounces
1 dash	6 drops
3 teaspoons	1/2 ounce
1 pony	1 ounce
1 jigger	1 ½ ounce
1 large jigger	2 ounces
1 pint	16 fluid ounces
1 fifth	25.6 ounces
1 quart	32 fluid ounces
1 gallon	128 ounces

The charts can help you a lot in your daily cooking sessions, for taking accurate measurments. While cooking, a process called tolerance testing is used to add the required ingredients in the preparation. As the serving size of the recipe changes, the ingredients must be added in the exact proportion of the actual serving size. This is a skill and needs to be developed in cooking. Initially, you must practice the measurements of ingredients carefully, according to the cookbook. Once, you know how much of which ingredient is necessary in the food, you can them with confidence in the preparation. According to the liquid measurements chart, the liquid is to be measured with a clear glass or plastic cup that has a pouring spout. Steel spoons are used wherever the spoons are mentioned in the said chart. The calibrated measuring cups made up of 1/4 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/2 cup and 1 cup sizes are available. The spoons used for measurements are 1/8 teaspoons, 1/4 teaspoons, 1/2 teaspoons and 1 teaspoon and 1 tablespoon.

Apart from cooking, the conversion chart is used in agricultural experiments and other scientific experiments. It is introduced and taught in third or fourth grade, so you will probably need one for the study purpose also. There are a lot of liquid measurement chart for kids available on the Internet. You can easily print them and help your kids in their schoolwork.