Cooking 101
Cooking 101:
What Families need to know about Nutrition, Storage and Food Safety, Measuring, and more
Start off right
Make sure you follow the rules for running a food safe kitchen.
Kitchen Substitutions
Do you ever find yourself all geared up and ready to make a favorite recipe but then you're staring at an empty container of a needed ingredient?
Download our fact sheet on ingredient substitutions.
Quick Measurement Equivalents chart
1 tablespoon (tbsp) = 3 teaspoons (tsp)
1/16 cup (c) = 1 tablespoon
1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons
1/6 cup = 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons
1/3 cup = 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
3/8 cup = 6 tablespoons
1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons
2/3 cup = 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
3/4 cup = 12 tablespoons
1 cup = 48 teaspoons
1 cup= 16 tablespoons
8 fluid ounces (fl oz) = 1 cup
1 pint (pt) = 2 cups
1 quart (qt) = 2 pints
4 cups = 1 quart
1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts
16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb)
For more on measuring click here
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