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How to Convert Cups to Grams in Recipes? The Essential Conversion Chart.

How to Convert Cups to Grams in Recipes? The Essential Conversion Chart.

Do you like American recipes? Me too !

The problem is that the measurements are not the same as ours.

They use "cups" and "Fahrenheits" while we use grams and Celsius.

As a result, it takes forever to convert these measurements...

Who wants to take out their calculator when cooking? Not me!

Luckily, here's the must-have conversion chart to make your life easier.

Just choose the ingredient of the recipe (flour, sugar, butter or heavy cream) to have the equivalence . Watch:

How to Convert Cups to Grams in Recipes? The Essential Conversion Chart.

To print this converter table in PDF format, click here.

Table of equivalence of measurements &temperatures

This 2nd table allows you to easily convert all the other ingredients you need for your recipes.

Liquids, dried fruits or chocolate chips, use this guide to easily convert your ingredients from the Anglo-Saxon system to the metric system.

For cooking temperatures, you just need to use the Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion. Watch:

How to Convert Cups to Grams in Recipes? The Essential Conversion Chart.

To print this converter table in PDF format, click here.

The mini conversion table

And finally, you can keep this mini temperature conversion guide next to your oven.

Practice ! This way you can easily print it out and keep it handy by hanging it with a magnet.

How to Convert Cups to Grams in Recipes? The Essential Conversion Chart.

To print this converter table in PDF format, click here.

Simple, practical and effective!

You see, it's not that complicated to do the conversions with these tables.

You will be able to easily prepare delicious American recipes, even when the measurements are in "cups" and "Fahrenheits".

How were these measurements calculated?

Be aware that measurement conversions may vary based on ingredients.

To calculate our measurements, we used cups filled to the brim , as in the pictures below :-)

How to Convert Cups to Grams in Recipes? The Essential Conversion Chart.

First, we fill:cups, 1/2 cups, 1/4 cups, etc.

How to Convert Cups to Grams in Recipes? The Essential Conversion Chart.

And then, we remove the excess to have a nice clean cup that we measure.

Well, it's still easier that way, isn't it?

I hope these measurement conversion guides will make your life easier now :-)

Your turn...

Did you use these conversion charts in grams or cl? Let us know in the comments if it was useful to you. We can't wait to read you!