
Here is a quick reference for the more common measures the average home cook is like to encounter when using butter or margarine in recipes. This table can also be a useful reference for substituting butter of oil recipes. Although, if you are substituting for oil you may want to liquefy the butter or margarine.
Butter Equivalents and Conversions
|
Tablespoons |
Grams |
Ounces |
Grams |
Milliliters |
|
|
1/8 |
2 |
28 |
0.56 |
28 |
29.57 |
|
1/4 |
4 |
57 |
1.13 |
57 |
59.14 |
|
1/3 |
5.33 |
76 |
2.82 |
76 |
78.86 |
|
1/2 |
8 |
113 |
4 |
113 |
118.29 |
|
2/3 |
10.66 |
160 |
5.64 |
160 |
157.72 |
|
3/4 |
12 |
180 |
6.34 |
180 |
177.44 |
|
1 |
16 |
227 |
8 |
227 |
236.58 |
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