Cooking Conversions
Handy kitchen measures & substitutions.
Cheese Measurements
- 1 pound American cheese
- 4 cups grated
- 1 pound Cheddar cheese
- 4 cups grated
- 4 ounces Cheddar cheese
- 1 cup grated, sieved or chopped
- 1 pound Cottage cheese
- 2 cups
- 1/2 pound Cottage cheese
- 1 cup or 8 ounces
- 1/2 pound Cream cheese
- 1 cup or 8 ounces
- 6 ounces Cream cheese
- 12 tablespoons or 3/4 cup
- 5 ounces Cheese spread
- 8 tablespoons or 1/2 cup
Approximate Ingredient Substitutions
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda + 1/2 cup buttermilk
- Leavening per cup flour
- 1 1/4 tsp baking powder OR 1/4 tsp soda + 2 tbsp vinegar
- 1 pound sifted flour
- 4 cups
- 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp sifted cake flour
- 1 cup sifted cake flour
- 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 pound sugar
- 2 to 2 1/4 cups
- 1 pound brown sugar
- 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 cups
- 1 cup honey
- 1 to 1 1/4 cups sugar + 1/4 cup liquid
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 1 cup sugar + 1/4 cup liquid
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup margarine
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk + 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice + milk to make 1 cup
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup light cream
- 3 tbsp butter + 3/4 cup milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup butter + 3/4 cup milk
Additional Equivalents
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 cups after whipping
- 2 large eggs
- 3 small eggs
- 1 ounce chocolate
- 1 square or 3 tbsp cocoa + 1 tbsp fat
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1/2 tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp fresh herbs
- 1/2–1 tsp dried
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 small clove
- 1 cup raw rice
- ~3 cups cooked
- 1 cup uncooked macaroni
- 2–2 1/4 cups cooked
- 1 cup uncooked noodles
- 1 3/4 cups cooked
- 1 lb. mushrooms
- 3 oz dried or 6 oz canned
- 15 lb. crawfish
- 1 lb. peeled tails