Good Tool: Measurement Conversion Charts

For all of us who have a hard time keeping ounces, cups, tablespoons and milliliters straight, especially when we're halving or tripling a recipe on the fly, here are a couple of simple visual tools for quick reference. And if these don't do the trick, do remember Google Calculator.

This sturdy, laminated Conversion Confusion chart from Green Chair Press is $6 and it is offered as either a magnet or a bookmark - whichever you prefer. It has both wet and dry conversions at a glance.

Fantes, the incredibly well-stocked online kitchen store, also has magnets like this one, a listing of measure equivalents on stainless steel for $5.99. Fantes also provides free online charts of many measurement conversions.

Any other tools like this that you like? Any tips or tricks you use to convert one measuring system to another?

Comments (7)

Since food blogging seems to be such an international affair, I've tried to find an imperial/metric converter to post on my blog, but to no avail. Anyone else know of one? In the meantime, I may just create some charts such as the ones you've highlighted here.

Terry, check out Chocolate and Zucchini's conversion charts - she has some helpful stuff there too.

http://chocolateandzucchini.com/archives/2006/09/conversions_equivalents.php

Type 6 QUARTS IN TABLESPOONS, or whatever, as a Google search and there's your conversion:

6 US quarts = 384 US tablespoons

Works for pretty much all units of measurement. Like magic.

I usually use this website.
http://www.onlineconversion.com/

I, um, refer to this dish towel often: http://tinyurl.com/38pdz5

Just wondering. If on your chart 1/3 cup = 5 Tbsp.

Then why does 2/3 cup = 11 Tbsp. Something seems incorrect with this math.

JoAnn: You're right, my math is wrong. Sometimes rounding isn't a good idea. But since I make these magnets to order, it's an easy problem to fix. Take a look again -- 1/3cup = 5-1/3 Tbsp and 2/3cup = 10-2/3 Tbsp.