Units of Measure

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Professional Cooking
Professional Cooking

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2014

  • About
The system of measurement used in the United States is complicated. Even when people have used the system all their lives, they still sometimes have trouble remembering things like how many fluid ounces are in a quart or how many feet are in a mile.

Table 4.2 lists abbreviations used in this book. Table 4.3 lists equivalents among the units of measure used in the kitchen. You should memorize these thoroughly so you don’t have to lose time making simple calculations.

Table 4.2 Abbreviations of U.S. Units in This Book

pound lb
ounce oz
gallon gal
quart qt
pint pt
cup cup (abbreviation not used)
fluid ounce fl oz
tablespoon tbsp
teaspoon tsp
inch in.