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by Michelle
September 10, 2010 (updated Nov 30, 2016)
Am I the only person who curses almost every time a recipe calls for butter and lists the amount in cups? You’d think that I’d have this whole butter thing down pat by now (no pun intended), but I never remember. Ever. And without fail, I turn to Google… “How many cups in one stick of butter?” or some variation of that. I’ve finally remembered that 1 pound of butter is four sticks, so weight I’m good with. Give me a gold star sticker for my refrigerator, thankyouverymuch. But yikes, shouldn’t there be a standard of some sort when it comes to how cookbooks list the amount of butter? I’d be so happy. And I’d prefer that it be listed by weight (if some higher up cookbook authority gave me a vote, that is). I’ve gone on before about how great it is to measure using a kitchen scale, so I won’t go into it again here. I’ve grown weary of Googling, so I finally took the time to make myself a little cheat sheet for butter measuring. Maybe I’m the only person in the world who has this problem, but in case I’m not I figured I’d share my crib notes with you.
And in case you want to print that baby out and stick it on your fridge (or in your recipe binder), here is a pretty printable version.
Happy Baking!
Originally published September 10, 2010 — (last updated November 30, 2016)
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Marsha Fante — Reply
Although I know how to measure butter, the chart is wonderful. Just got a digital scale.
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LINDA Mary HIGGINS — Reply
I was reading about compound butter and was wondering how many sticks of butter you use to start a roll and how much honey?
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Rhonda — Reply
Hi: Quick question – when a recipe calls for melted butter – do you measure the butter unmelted, or melt it and then put it in a recipe?
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Mr — Reply
That is good, but I have a pineapple cookie filling recipe from my grandmother that calls for a lump of butter, how does someone measure that you recon?
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Fatima — Reply
Thank you so much for this chart! In France we weight the butter. There are so many American recipes I wanted to try but was too afraid to get the amount of butter wrong. I’ll give it a try with your chart :)
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Rhonda — Reply
Morning Michelle:
I’ve always been confused with butter measurements.
If a recipe calls for 1/2 cup butter – is it the same as the 1/2 measured on the butter wrapper? It seems that the 1/2 cup measuring cup is less than the butter in the package. Can you clarify for me.
Thanks
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Shelley — Reply
Thanks so much for this – I love to try recipes I have found online, and always have to Google the butter equivalents (our butter doesn’t come in sticks!). This will save such a lot of time!
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Jacob Workman — Reply
I’m just going to say this before I ask my question so it isn’t taken the wrong way. I don’t want to sound insulting or downplay that you put forth the time and effort into either finding or making the measurements for butter chart listed above. (Mind you that I asked the almighty google how many tablespoons and cups were in a half stick of butter while attempting to convince my girlfriend that if butter were put into a quarter cup out of a tub of butter that it is indeed the same amount that would be in a half a stick of butter out of the fridge…… She still hasn’t grasped the whole concept though 🤨😕)…. So my question is this,
If confused or unsure of the amount of butter the instructions called for couldn’t you simply consult the wrapper that your sticks of butter come packaged in? I just checked my fridge and concur that at least my sticks of butter have both the tablespoons as well as cups printed on the individual wrappers. Not only that but there are these conveniently placed lines to show you exactly where each measurement falls on that particular stick of butter.
Regardless I must say thank you for taking the time to post the measurements of butter chart because in any other kitchen it sure would have saved any other guy the same time, effort, and frustration that I just went through….
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Zee — Reply
Thank you SO much for these measurements! I live in Malaysia and most recipes call for measurements we’re not really used to here in the metric system haha! This is going to make my life so much easier! <3
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Rev Mary Montanari — Reply
Thank you so much for taking the time to create this chat! You are amazing and a true blessing for simple bakers like me.
Stay healthy.
Stay happY .Much appreciated ,
Rev. Mary
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Maya — Reply
Thank you! I’ve always felt inadequate because A.) I could never remember how much a stick of butter was, and B.) I didn’t know if it was volume or weight. I will use your chart into eternity! (And I doubt I could eve memorize it)
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Kara — Reply
Many thanks, Brown-Eyed Baker Michelle, for your life-saving “How to Measure Butter – Cheat Sheet.”
I was having a mini-meltdown whilst making – or attempting to make – Earl Grey Tea Cookies from a recipe with an ambiguous butter measurement.
Kudos on your website, BTW.
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Jane — Reply
Thank you so much for your cheat sheet! My sister and I were having a discussion about this just tonight and … suddenly we came across your cheat sheet. It is done so complete and with US/Imperial and metric so it is VERY helpful. We made several copies – for the fridge, cookie recipes, & other recipes. Thanks again.
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Eve — Reply
I a,ways gave to look up to see his many sticks is in 1/2 cup of melted butter. I just found out it is the same, melted or not. 4 oz is a stick is 1/2 cup. Period. That was helpful.
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Loyce — Reply
Thanks so much for clarifying the butter measurements. I couldn’t agree more about your comments on recipes having no standard on measuring butter. Yesterday I attempted to make cookies but didn’t have the butter wrapper for the measurements. Guess what? It wouldn’t stick together so I questioned whether I had used the correct amount of butter. Now I am able to know the amount of butter required, which just so happens to be twice the amount that I used.
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Nino — Reply
Same. Who puts butter in a cup to measure it anyway :/
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D — Reply
Huh I don’t get it. The wrappers on the sticks of butter I buy are already marked w/ measurements showing a tablespoon, 1/2 cup etc
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Susan Kelley — Reply
Yes, but the measurements are always off. How do you know for sure your getting the proper amount.
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Keila — Reply
My recipe calls for WT butter. What does WT mean?
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Bartleby the Scrivener — Reply
I have the same question and after some searching, I *think* it distinguishes between the two types of ounce that can be used in a recipe (fluid ounces versus mass ounces).
It’s been a while, but I hope that helps!
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Nino — Reply
“On packaged goods, volume ounces are listed as ‘NET OZ FL’ where FL stands for fluid and weight ounces are listed as ‘NET WT OZ’ where WT stands for weight.”
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michele — Reply
Thank you so much for the conversion table. I too have problems when it comes to measuring butter!!
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Betty Silva — Reply
Thank you so much, you made my baking so much easier. Thanks again.
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Jesse — Reply
This drives me insane. The table is useful, but it’d be alot nicer if everyone would just come to they’re senses and stop giving volumetric units of measure (only used for fluids in science) for a solid block ingredient. “Two table spoons of melted butter” – No worries ill just melt my entire block, measure out two table spoons and throw the rest away.
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DB Moonie — Reply
Butter packages outside the U.S. are certainly marked with weights & they have a sale down the side for quantity . America get metric
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Paula — Reply
This was the most useful site I have seen. Thank you so much brown eyed baker, from another brown eyed baker! Truly helpful are you!
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Carson — Reply
how many cups is a pat of butter?
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Michelle — Reply
Hi Carson, Depending on how large you slice the “pat” of butter, I would estimate anywhere from 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon. After Googling, some sites estimate it at 1.5 teaspoons, so pretty much in the middle of my estimate.
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Anne Marjorie Miranda — Reply
Good day! I’m a newbie in baking who doesn’t have any idea about measurements. That’s why when I chanced upon your butter measurement guide,it’s such a relief, believe me and let me thank you wholeheartedly for that. Now my next question is when the recipe calls for GRAMS and the ingredient is in paste form(i.e. local brand here in Phils. wherein the label says “whipped topping paste”) and i only have my measuring cups and spoons..hope you can answer my query. Thank you in advance..;)
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Arooba Javaid — Reply
Thank you so much this helps alot in baking ❤
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BRIDGETTE — Reply
Can I just say ” I love you!” I’ve been wanting to do this for so long and just hadn’t gotten around to it. Thank you! I will be placing this in my cabinet next to my baking supplies. And I totally agree there should be a standard in cookbooks for such things.
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Jeanette Smith — Reply
I just came across this article – THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!
You are most definitely NOT the only one who curses when a recipe calls for a cup of butter, the air is often blue when I find a great recipe and bam! it calls for butter in cups!!! I am definitely going to print this off and keep it on my fridge :-) -
Donna — Reply
I like your chart, but you left out 1/3 cup.
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Roxann — Reply
1/3 cup of butter is approximately 5 tblsp.
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Didi — Reply
No, you’re definitely not the only person with that problem! Thank God, the rest of the world (i.e. outside the US ) knows how to deal with the International System of Units in recipes. ;)
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Valeria — Reply
Hi! Thanks for this, it’ll come in handy. I assume this is for melted butter? But what about when the recipe calls, for example, for 1 cup of CUBED butter? What would that be equivalent to? And of course the size you cube the butter into will affect the weight!!!
Cheers!
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Michelle — Reply
Hi Valeria, This is true for melted or solid, as you would measure the butter before you melt it. 1 cup of cubed butter will be 8 ounces. Hope that helps!
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Christina — Reply
Ur the best! Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!
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Angel Thomas — Reply
You are a saint, thank you for this!
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KATHY Gleason — Reply
Thank you so very much for this!! I am now ready to bake for Christmas 2016,God Bless!!?
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Tali — Reply
You saved my sanity with this time and again! Thank you! You would think people would just say “1/2 a stick” of butter instead of 1/4 cup. But I guess its up there with 12 buns and hotdogs…
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Tali — Reply
Supposed to say 8 hotdogs…darn phone.
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Ges — Reply
YOU are the best even after many years
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Kimberly Chapman — Reply
Thank you so much for this chart. I printed it and taped it inside the cupboard by where I do my baking, because I’ve moved from the US to the UK and now need to convert everything all the time. I was using an online calculator but then always had to go to my computer, so your chart is faster, easier, and always right there inside the cupboard door.
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Noella — Reply
Thank you so much, being in the UK and following US recipes I often have to “google ” the cup to ounces conversion. Now I have them pinned on my fridge!
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Fiona — Reply
Thank you soooooooooo much ! :D
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Sheila Naran — Reply
Thank you so much. Went onto other sites, not helful at all. Based in Africa we do not use the stick measurements, so your cheat table was fantastic.
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Devan — Reply
Oh my goodness, thank you SO much!
My girlfriend and I have been getting the huge Amish loaves of butter recently and it has been difficult getting the butter converted each time! Time saver! -
ZulieR — Reply
Thank You!
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Wendy McNeill — Reply
Thankyou so much, this was driving me mad!! Weights I can deal with, everything else a fiddle!!!!!!
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Rhonda — Reply
Bless your heart! You have saved me yet again. When I get a free moment I will sign up for your rss. May the baking gods smile broadly upon you and all of your baking efforts. :)
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eva — Reply
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! LIVE IN KENYA AND UNLESS I START PACKING BUTTER IN STICKS,THIS WILL GO A LONG WAY TO HELP US!
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MP Fisk — Reply
Thanks so much! As an American living in France, I am always struggling with how much butter to use, and the 25g. markings on the butter block are not always a big help! I’ve printed out this chart and put it in my cookbook with my cake recipes!
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Jenny Sipou — Reply
Thankyou so much for this chart! I live in New Zealand and im constantly coming across recipes that require sticks of butter. Our butter comes in 250gram blocks with 50g markings across the wrapper so its easy if the recipe states grams but if not….. im always stuck, so thankyou soooo much!
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Karen Creftor — Reply
Thank you so much! I always used scales as that’s the standard in the UK, but recently tried cups as all the recipes I find online seem to be American…I could just never get my head around measuring butter in cups.
This is a lifesaver thank you! Back to my trusty salter scales I go :D x -
Lorraine Irvine — Reply
This is great. I just don’t use American recipes because of their measurements. Can you do the same for American crochet patterns? The rest of the world have the same description of “double” “treble” but the Americans have created a language all their own. I have googled for recipes and patterns and just ignored anything from america because of their measurements.
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Tess Singh — Reply
Thanks so much for this! I’m not alone ….. also, I live in South Africa and we do not have STICKS of butter … it is sold in 250g blocks. And yep, EVERY TIME I bake, out comes my smartphone with “how much does a stick of butter weight in GRAMS” :) Got this printed and filed in my recipe book :)
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Sophie — Reply
Hi! I don’t want to sound silly, but when a recipe calls for a cup of butter – does it call for a cup of butter in it’s solid form or a cup of butter when it’s melted? And if the recipes calls for “1 cup of melted butter”, do you melt the butter and then measure it? I hope that this makes sense, but I just always get confused by this as I’m from England and we use ounces or grams! Thank you so much for your help – I love your website and recipes! x
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Michelle — Reply
Hi Sophie, A cup in solid form, which is always 8 ounces (you can use the table above to convert). 1 cup of melted butter would mean to measure out 1 cup of butter and then melt it. I hope that helps!
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Lucky — Reply
Thanks such a lot!!! Even I keep googling everytime and it sure is a hassle! I’m getting this printed out!!!
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Jubemi — Reply
You are the best. Thank soooooo much.
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Margaret Garner — Reply
Thank you so much for always sharing such great receipes and information.
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jessica — Reply
FINALLY!!!!!! THank you
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caterinette — Reply
Many thanks, I’m in France and there aren’t sticks of butter. I’m able now to cook US recipes easily :)
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Sophie — Reply
I see it says that 16oz is 1 pound which is 454g which confuses me because here in New Zealand 1 Pound of butter is 500g.
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Michelle — Reply
Hi Sophie, I can’t comment on how things are packaged or labeled, but I know that with the conversion rate of 1 ounce = 28.3495 grams, 16 ounces calculates to 454 grams.
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Trish Mason — Reply
Just wanted to say “Thank you”. Woke up this morning (Christmas Eve) with myself thinking “how much is a stick of butter in grams” (I’m in Australia – the land of no sticks of butter). Thank you, you had it sorted for me no matter what I wanted to measure butter into.
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Claudia — Reply
I was just searching on Google “how measure cup butter”, I am in France and sticks of butter don’t exist here !
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Shari — Reply
Yeah, but how do you cut 1 tspn. of butter from a stick that’s only marked with tablespoon measurements? Thanks for the chart, which I will print, but after 40+ years of baking, I have that down pat (I think).
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Jolee — Reply
Cut the tablespoon in thirds…..3 teaspoons=1 tablespoon
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Angela — Reply
See AlsoYellow Cake Mix Coffee CakeThank you – I am forever on Google trying to work out how much a stick of butter is as we can’t get it in sticks here. It only comes in 500gm lots!
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farahsha — Reply
awww thank you :hugz: … u made it easy for me :)
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DouxProject — Reply
THANK YOU! You see, living in India, I’ve become weary of blogs giving butter measurements in sticks. We get them in 100gm packs (minimum) and 500gm packs (maximum) and I literally go insane trying to fit them in cups! I’ve printed out this chart and stuck it to my refrigerator already! So glad I found my way to your blog!
I do have some issues with flour though. Do you have any tips on measuring flour on an electronic scale? Do you keep putting flour till it reaches the required weight (I go by 120gms for every cup)?
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Michelle — Reply
I put a bowl on the scale, tare it, then add the flour until it reaches the correct weight. I use this chart for all of my weight measurements:
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipe/master-weight-chart.html-
Oh thank you! You are the BEST!
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Jenn —
OMG – totally worth reading the comments… I wanted one for flour the moment I saw this butter one!!!
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Leigh — Reply
I LOVE YOOOU.
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Kim Washington — Reply
ohhh myyy! ure a life saver, n i do curse everytime i read recipes calling for a cup of butter! maybe we should start a no cups for butter petition for recipe writers!!
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Jessie — Reply
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you ……. ;)
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Bobi — Reply
Oh ha ha. Aren’t you funny!
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Bobi — Reply
Thanks heaps for this! In the past I’ve tried to use American recipes but had no idea how much a ‘stick’ of butter was. In New Zealand we buy it by the pound. Very useful. Cheers! :-)
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Jeanette — Reply
By the “pound” are you sure you live in New Zealand Bobi lol
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The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time — Reply
Boy, if at all possible, I go with the weight instead of measuring by cup or half cup. I use my kitchen scale to make sure I get it exactly right. So many times the magazines will get the cup number wrong but the weight is correct. I think more and more of them are leaning towards weight and away from cup measurements anyhow.
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Lora — Reply
Thanks so much for this great reference. As am American expat living in Germany I am going to pass the link on to my girfriends/fellow expats.
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sheryl — Reply
How about a similar chart for Crisco? I hate dirtying up measuring cups and would rather convert my recipes to weight for this ingredient!
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Michelle — Reply
Hi Sheryl, I will put that on the to-do list. For quick reference though, 1 cup of vegetable shortening is 7 ounces.
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Kocinera — Reply
I love this chart! I usually find myself squinting at the butter wrapper to find the approximate measurements, but not anymore!
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kateiscooking — Reply
You are WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kate
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Jen @ How To: Simplify — Reply
This is such a helpful and informative post! Thanks for sharing your info!
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RavieNomNoms — Reply
Oh thank you! This is awesome!
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Lizzie — Reply
Oh wow thank you for this! I am always getting confused, but I printed this out and have it with all my other baking material! : )
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Becs Lake @ Stiletto Studio — Reply
Hehe, funny that you should say that! I’m in New Zealand too, and find “sticks” of butter very confusing!!!! Not to mention I broke my kitchen scales over the weekend, and was trying to convert all manner of measurements into cups!
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Jeanette — Reply
Oh wow thats great. I live in New Zealand and have never seen a “stick” of butter before and it gets very confusing when using American recipes. Will print this out.
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jen — Reply
to me, measuring the butter in sticks is the easiest thing because measurements are right on the wrapper and you slice off what you want. It never occurred to me until recently that things might be different elsewhere, when my (english) boyfriend asked me, puzzled, how I managed to cook without a scale. haha!
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Chris — Reply
Just realized that American and Australian cups & grams are different – maybe that why recipes don’t come out as expected !
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Angel — Reply
Thank you! I always try to remember by using liquid measure- 8 oz in a cup, so 4 oz are in 1/2 cup, etc. As long as I can divide the ounces I’m usually good:) But this can go up inside my cabinet door.
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Leah — Reply
I always have issues with 2/3 cup. For some reason I run into that one a lot. I can never remember what the measurement is so I Google that one all the time.
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Chelsea — Reply
I made a new-to-me recipe last week that called for 1/3 cup of butter, and I’ll admit to a bit of confusion on that one! Since I wanted more of the product (scones, mmmmm) anyway, though, I just tripled it so that I was using one full cup, LOL.
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yael — Reply
This is great!!! Thank you soooo much!
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Lauren — Reply
mmm that is pretty!!! :)
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Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking — Reply
This will definitely come in handy! Thanks for the helpful measurements and tips, Michelle!
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Meagan — Reply
Thank you!!!! Now that I only buy unsalted butter (due to my increased baking) I can never remember the conversions!! The butter I used to buy had them all on the wrapper but the unsalted does not :). This is going on the side of my frig :)
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Robyn — Reply
whenever i’m doing a big baking project, i always have little doodles with my “butter math” on the side of the recipe!
americans living in canada – you can usually find packages with sticks of butter inside. i always buy those for baking. they are maybe 20 cents more. lactantia for sure has them.
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Elle Hyson — Reply
Michelle, thanks for the cheat sheet – most times I have butter in sticks but there are a few brands that print the Tbs and cups across the width of the full 1/2 lb. loaf which generally throws me for a loop – and as far as the sticks are concerned, I usually find I use a bit more than recipes call for because the paper covers are not on properly – rather a bit too much than too little.
Enjoy your blog and love your sense of humor.
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Jen — Reply
What kind of butter is everyone using that doesn’t have the cups indicated on the stick of butter. I suggestion you just buy butter that shows the cups already on it.
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Michelle — Reply
Hi Jen – I buy butter in bulk (4 lbs at a time) and they come in 1 lb blocks wrapped in foil – no measurement markings at all. For the amount of baking that I do it’s like throwing money away to buy it 1 lb at a time at the grocery store – so much cheaper in bulk!
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Deedee —
Everyone outside of the US does not have cup measurements marked on butter. And butter isn’t sold as “sticks” here either! They generally come in 250g pieces which is 2.2045 sticks of butter. The world would be a better place if all solids were just marked by weight in recipes rather than using volumetric measurements.
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mra — Reply
Wow, thanks! It’s very helpful.
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Katy — Reply
Great cheat sheet! I usually am pretty good at figuring it out quickly in my head, but there have been a couple of occasions where I’ve completely messed it up. This will be nice to double-check myself. :)
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Drick — Reply
great little ditty …. I always have to refer to my cookbook where I have a similar breakdown on butter….
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MacKenzie @ Fighting the Pudge — Reply
This is SO HELPFUL! When certain recipes call for it, I cook with unsalted butter. I also use it for ghee. I’ll definitely be consulting this little cheat sheet. Thank you!
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Liz @ LBBakes — Reply
See, I have it engraved into my mind that 1 stick = 1/2 cup, so I love cup measurements!
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Maria — Reply
Very helpful post! Thanks! Have a great weekend!
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Kathy Ehlert — Reply
Since I am from the states I do understand this concept, but up here in Canada where I now live you buy butter in a 1 lb block. Threw me for a loop at first… BTW; made your blueberry pie a few weeks ago (first pie I ever made). Followed instructions to a T and my husband was SHOCKED. Best he’s ever had… and he is a softy for his mothers cooking!
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Michelle — Reply
Kathy – Woo for trumping mom-in-law’s cooking! So happy you guys enjoyed the blueberry pie – one of my absolute favorites!
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Paula — Reply
oh, that`s really helpful!
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Alex — Reply
Thank you!!!
I think the worst idea at all is butte in cups and I live in England so we don’t have sticks of butter as well and every time I have google how much is a stick or a cup, but not any more!!!
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Jackie Hale dba Galexi Cupcakes — Reply
I have added a link from my blog to your blog. This is a fantabolous cheat sheet. One that I will continuously use. Thanks for putting it together.
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Eileen — Reply
I love this, printed AND saved! :)
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Shelly — Reply
I’m going to get a scale soon and start weighing all of my ingredients for consistent results. We like to buy our butter at Costco. It’s frustrating though that the unsalted butter does not have tbsp marks on it, only fractions of cups and pounds. Ugh indeed! I’m printing this out also.
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Becky S — Reply
I’ve been meaning to do this for ages, so you just saved me tons of time. I’m printing this out and sticking it in my recipe box right now! Since moving to Canada not having sticks is driving me crazy, I’ve been cutting the pound blocks into sticks and trying to judge Tablespoons and such from there. Not so accurate LOL. A scale is next on my to buy list and I can’t wait!
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annie — Reply
Thank you Michelle for posting this list. It will make everyone’s baking time easier, especially as butter ususally indicates cups and my recipes inevitably list TBSPS or ounces! A good tool to have and keep.
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Jen @ project cookie 365 — Reply
I love your cheat sheet!! I get so frustrated with recipes that list “sticks.” I hadn’t even heard of a “stick” as a proper measurement until last year, and I think my exact words were “What the flip is a ‘stick’?!?” Also, while making Alton’s The Chewy, I used my rusty brain, and ended up using twice as much butter than the recipe called for. (they were really delicious though lol)
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michelle — Reply
My sticks of butter always have the cup markings on them, however I always wonder if I have a tub of butter, do I just pack it into a cup? haha. Also I think the consistency is different too.
Handy table though!
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Barbara Bakes — Reply
This is a great reference. I’m pretty good at remembering 8 T in a stick, but it seems they can never put the wrapper on straight! I may have to start weighing too.
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Becca — Reply
YOU, my dear, sweet foodie friend, deserve a HUGE hug and a “pat” on the back (pun intended!) for this post! Now if we could only get cookbook authors and recipe writers (including you…PRETTY PLEASE?) to note whether an oven temperature listed in a recipe is for a CONVENTIONAL or CONVECTION oven (You may already know that convection ovens cook 25 degrees hotter than conventional ovens), my cooking & baking experiences would be a dreamy dream land of wonderfulness! :-)
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Paula — Reply
Most of our butter packaging here has the measurements for cups on the label, from 1/4 cup to 1 cup. No where have I seen it measured in equivalents such as you have gone to the trouble to do here. Super cheat sheet! Thank you.
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Katrina — Reply
Thanks for the chart! i’m stealing it :)
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janice — Reply
Thanx!!!! I am an American living in Canada…the most cost effect way to buy butter is just by the pound!!! I do miss the sticks…this will be a HUGE help.
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kat brown — Reply
Thanks! I also get frustrated with American recipes that measure in ‘sticks’ as butter doesn’t come in sticks in most other places in the world. I often forget the sticks / cups / grams conversions too and end up using Google :)
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juli — Reply
I google this ALL THE TIME! neither sticks nor cups of butter here in Europe, so lots of confusion. thank you so much!
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food.baby — Reply
This is fantastic!! No sticks of butter here in Australia either and it drives me mad trying to convert from American cups to grams! I’m going to print this and stick it on the fridge.
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Charli — Reply
This is brilliant! I live in the UK where we don’t even have ‘sticks’ of butter, we just weigh it, so as much as I love a lot of american cooking blogs, I too spend a LOT of time googling butter conversions!
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Kelley — Reply
So true! In (French) pastry school we weighed everything, so this chart will come in handy for me if I want to use a recipe from school – I can easily convert grams to sticks. Hehe!
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josef — Reply
We in Malta too weigh things so much accurate and simple esp using scales which go back to zero without removing the ingredients.
Ican’t believe that in the USA they use cups to measure solids e.g a cup of dates or a cup of apples. How silly.
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Isabella — Reply
Depending on where you live in the country, many brands have the cup, tablespoon, and teaspoon measurements printed on the butter stick’s wrapper. Lucerne definitely does.
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Kelley — Reply
Yeah, I can’t recall ever seeing a butter wrapper that didn’t have those measurements on it! I’m so used to them by now that I could probably measure my butter without any sort of guide.
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Sam — Reply
That only works if it’s a brand new stick. In my house we have a butter dish that gets used all the time so you can only judge by the size, not the wrapper.
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Robyn — Reply
You…are…AMAZING! I curse EVERY time I read a recipe and the butter is in cups. How am I supposed to shove this block of butter into my measuring cup? Thanks for the chart, :) You’re the best!
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rose — Reply
I loooove you! Am definitely going to print this out. Thanx!
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Sues — Reply
It seems so simple, but I always forget and get majorly confused too. This is super helpful!! Thanks :)
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Mariepose — Reply
THANK YOUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!
