Weight Conversion Chart for Baking Ingredients - Gemma’s Bigger Bolder Baking (2024)

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How to weigh ingredients for baking? ›

Use a Kitchen Scale to Measure

Metric weights, such as a gram or ounce, are most accurate. Cup measurements are standard where I live, so that is why I offer my recipes in both cup and metric measurements.

To convert 1 ounce to cups, you can simply use 1/8 cup as a substitute. To get the number of cups from fluid ounces, you divide the number of ounces by 8.

Switching from grams to ounces is easy. Use the conversion factor of 1 gram equal to 0.03527 ounces. For example, 50 grams would convert to 50g x 0.03527 = 1.7635 ounces. Using a digital scale equipped for conversions is another straightforward method.

For example, if you want to convert a recipe developed in Europe to quantities more familiar to U.S. cooks, converting gram measurements to ounces is simply a matter of dividing the gram measurement by 28. For example, if an ingredient calls for 21 grams, divide by 28 to arrive at 3/4 (. 75) ounce.

That is, the ingredient that weighs the most is listed first, and the ingredient that weighs the least is listed last.

Here are the basics to convert ounces to fluid cups (which measure liquid ingredients): 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces. ¾ cup = 6 fluid ounces. ½ cup = 4 fluid ounces.

Being able to convert between ounces and cups is a valuable skill for everyday life. In the US, 1 cup is equal to 8 fluid ounces. This conversion is widely used and not just for recipes. For liquids, 1/2 cup is 4 fluid ounces, 1/4 cup is 2 fluid ounces, and 1/8 cup is 1 fluid ounce.

How to convert grams to cups. Convert grams to cups by dividing the weight of the ingredient in grams by 237 times the density of the ingredient.

The rules are pretty simple, as 1 gram = 0.035274 oz . If you want to convert grams to ounces, you need to divide the number of grams by 28.34952.

The kitchen maths

So to find a measurement in grams from ounces you can simply multiply by 28.35, e.g. 4 oz x 28.35 = 113 grams. This also works the other way around by dividing to convert back to ounces (113 grams / 28.35 = 4 oz).

How many dry ounces are in a cup? ›

½ cup = 4 fluid ounces. ¼ cup = 2 fluid ounces. 1 cup = 4.5 dry-weight ounces.

The reason is 'gram' measurements are so much easier to work with. You can scale a recipe up or down with little effort. But the major reason is because the word "ounce" can refer to both volume (capacity) and weight (mass).

A simple trick is to fluff your flour using a fork before measuring, then use a standard dinner tablespoon as an approximation. If you lightly scoop up some flour on the spoon, make sure it's level, this should give you about 15 grams of flour. So, for roughly 100g, you'll need around seven scoops.

To determine the percentage of the other ingredients, we divide the weight of each one by the weight of the flour, and then multiply the result (which is in decimal form) by 100 to convert it to a percent.

The way to scale a recipe by a multiplier is to multiply each ingredient by that multiplier. Sometimes you may be looking for how to quarter or halve a recipe. To do that you will just need to divide every ingredient by the divider. So if you're looking to quarter a recipe, then divide every ingredient amount by 4.

Get a spoon or cup that measures in grams.

Visit a store that sells kitchen supplies to find a variety of measuring tools. The most accurate of these tools, besides scales, are spoons designed to measure grams. They will likely have both milliliters and grams listed on the handles.