As European I was always confused when I read American recipes. For all of you who have the same problems when reading the recipes here are the most essential conversion tables. In the first part of the article I listed conversion tables for temperatures, weights, liquids, flower and butter. In the second article Baking Conversion Tables (link below) you can find the most widely used baking ingredients converted from US measurements to metric .

Fahrenheit / Celsius

32 / 0

100 / 40

125 / 50

140 / 60

150 / 65

160 / 70

175 / 80

180 / 82

200 / 95

212 / 100

250 / 120

275 / 140

300 / 150

325 / 160

350 / 180

375 / 190

400 / 200

425 / 220

450 / 230

475 / 240

500 / 260

16 tablespoons = 1 cup

12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup

10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons = 2/3 cup

8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup

6 tablespoons = 3/8 cup

5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon = 1/3 cup

4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup

2 tablespoons = 1/8 cup

2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons = 1/6 cup

1 tablespoon = 1/16 cup

1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons

2 cups = 1 pint

2 pints = 1 quart

48 teaspoons = 1 cup

Cups / Grams

1/8 cup / 15 grams

1/4 cup / 30 grams

1/3 cup / 40 grams

3/8 cup / 45 grams

1/2 cup / 60 grams

5/8 cup / 70 grams

2/3 cup / 75 grams

3/4 cup / 85 grams

7/8 cup / 100 grams

1 cup / 110 grams

Cups / Grams

1/8 cup / 30 grams

1/4 cup / 55 grams

1/3 cup / 75 grams

3/8 cup / 85 grams

1/2 cup / 115 grams

5/8 cup / 140 grams

2/3 cup / 150 grams

3/4 cup / 170 grams

7/8 cup / 200 grams

1 cup / 225 grams