How to Measure Butter
Have you tried to measure exactly 1 cup of butter (or tablespoon for that matter)?
Spend forever to squeeze the butter in the cup, making sure there are no spaces,
just to spend more time with a spatula trying to get every little bit of butter out of the cup again?
Q: Is 1/2 lb. of butter the same as 1/2 cup of butter? ( Or margerien or baking margerien like Stork bake or Marvello)
A: The recipe writers of the world have entered into a conspiracy to make cooking with butter way more complex than it should be.
In one recipe they ask for a half-cup of butter. In the next, they ask for 8 tablespoons.
Then they turn around and demand one stick of butter.
And the whole time, they're asking for the same thing!
In the US, butter is mostly packaged in 1-pound boxes, with four individually wrapped quarters or sticks.
In South Africa, butter is packed 250g or 500g.
Sometimes you get a smaller brick.
Or at Woolworths you can get a Stick of Butter.
The margarines are packed in 250g, 500g or 1kg.
Each pound (S.A. 500g) is roughly two cups of butter.
Each quarter-pound stick is 8 tablespoons or a half a cup. Each tablespoon is 1/2 ounce.
To thwart the wicked aims of those recipe writers once and for all, we present the following fool-proof
Butter Measurement Translation Chart to Defeat Nefarious Recipe Writers*
Have you tried to measure exactly 1 cup of butter (or tablespoon for that matter)?
Spend forever to squeeze the butter in the cup, making sure there are no spaces,
just to spend more time with a spatula trying to get every little bit of butter out of the cup again?
Q: Is 1/2 lb. of butter the same as 1/2 cup of butter? ( Or margerien or baking margerien like Stork bake or Marvello)
A: The recipe writers of the world have entered into a conspiracy to make cooking with butter way more complex than it should be.
In one recipe they ask for a half-cup of butter. In the next, they ask for 8 tablespoons.
Then they turn around and demand one stick of butter.
And the whole time, they're asking for the same thing!
In the US, butter is mostly packaged in 1-pound boxes, with four individually wrapped quarters or sticks.
In South Africa, butter is packed 250g or 500g.
Sometimes you get a smaller brick.
Or at Woolworths you can get a Stick of Butter.
The margarines are packed in 250g, 500g or 1kg.
Each pound (S.A. 500g) is roughly two cups of butter.
Each quarter-pound stick is 8 tablespoons or a half a cup. Each tablespoon is 1/2 ounce.
To thwart the wicked aims of those recipe writers once and for all, we present the following fool-proof
Butter Measurement Translation Chart to Defeat Nefarious Recipe Writers*
Volume
|
Sticks
|
Weight: US & British
|
Weight: Metric
|
1 Tbsp
|
1/8
|
1/2 oz
|
14 g
|
2 Tbsp
|
1/4
|
1 oz
|
25 g
|
3 Tbsp
|
3/8
|
1-1/2 oz
|
42 g
|
1/4 cup
|
1/2
|
2 oz
|
57 g
|
5 Tbsp
|
5/8
|
2-1/2 oz
|
72 g
|
6 Tbsp
|
3/4
|
3 oz
|
85 g
|
7 Tbsp
|
7/8
|
3/1/2 oz
|
98 g
|
1/2 cup
|
1
|
1/4 pound
|
113 g
|
9 Tbsp
|
1-1/8
|
4-1/2 oz
|
126 g
|
10 Tbsp
|
1-1/4
|
5 oz
|
142 g
|
11 Tbsp
|
1-3/8
|
5-1/2 oz
|
155 g
|
3/4 cup
|
1-1/2
|
6 oz
|
170 g
|
13 Tbsp
|
1-5/8
|
6-1/2 oz
|
184 g
|
14 Tbsp
|
1-3/4
|
7 oz
|
198 g
|
15 Tbsp
|
1-7/8
|
7-1/2 oz
|
212 g
|
1 cup
|
2
|
1/2 pound
|
227 g
|
17 Tbsp
|
1-1/8
|
8-1/2 oz
|
241 g
|
18 Tbsp
|
1-1/4
|
9 oz
|
255 g
|
19 Tbsp
|
1-3/8
|
9-1/2 oz
|
270 g
|
1-1/4 cups
|
1-1/2
|
10 oz
|
284 g
|
21 Tbsp
|
1-5/8
|
10-1/2 oz
|
298 g
|
22 Tbsp
|
1-3/4
|
11 oz
|
312 g
|
23 Tbsp
|
1-7/8
|
11-1/2 oz
|
327 g
|
1-1/2 cups
|
3
|
3/4 pound
|
341 g
|
25 Tbsp
|
1-1/8
|
12-1/2 oz
|
355 g
|
26 Tbsp
|
1-1/4
|
13 oz
|
370 g
|
27 Tbsp
|
1-3/8
|
13-1/2 oz
|
384 g
|
1-3/4 cups
|
1-1/2
|
14 oz
|
398 g
|
29 Tbsp
|
1-5/8
|
14-1/2 oz
|
412 g
|
30 Tbsp
|
1-3/4
|
15 oz
|
427 g
|
31 Tbsp
|
1-7/8
|
15-1/2 oz
|
441 g
|
2 cups
|
4
|
1 pound
|
454 g
|
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