As a candle maker and any other craftsman, we deal with weights and measures on a day to day basis. Making a consistent quality candle requires accurate measuring of your key ingredients. In order to reproduce a candle that your clients or even you yourself enjoy requires following that particular recipe each and every time. Candle making recipes use metric and U.S. based measuring systems. BellaOnline is accessible on the world wide web to subscribers who use one system or the other. I have compiled a quick reference guide to aid you in converting your measurements.



Fahrenheit and Celsius (Centigrade) Scales

Below is information about the Celcius and Fahrenheit Scales

°C °F

0 32
5 41
10 50
15 59
20 68
25 77
30 86
35 95
40 104
45 113
50 122
55 131
60 140
65 149
70 158
75 167
80 176
85 185
90 194
95 203
100 212

Zero on the Fahrenheit scale represents the temperature produced by the mixing of equal weights of snow and common salt.
°F °C
Boiling point of water 212° 100°
Freezing point of water 32° 0°


1 tablespoon (tbsp) = 3 teaspoons (tsp)
1/16 cup = 1 tablespoon
1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons
1/6 cup = 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons
1/3 cup = 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
3/8 cup = 6 tablespoons
1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons
2/3 cup = 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
3/4 cup = 12 tablespoons

1 cup = 48 teaspoons
1 cup = 16 tablespoons
8 fluid ounces (fl oz) = 1 cup
1 pint (pt) = 2 cups
1 quart (qt) = 2 pints
4 cups = 1 quart
1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts
16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb)
1 milliliter (ml) = 1 cubic centimeter (cc)
1 inch (in) = 2.54 centimeters (cm)

Source: United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA).
U.S.–Metric Cooking Conversions

U.S. to Metric
Capacity Weight
1/5 teaspoon = 1 milliliter = 1 oz = 28 grams
1 teaspoon = 5 ml = 1 pound = 454 grams
1 tablespoon = 15 ml
1 fluid oz = 30 ml
1/5 cup = 47 ml
1 cup = 237 ml
2 cups (1 pint) = 473 ml
4 cups (1 quart) = .95 liter
4 quarts (1 gal.) = 3.8 liters

Metric to U.S.
Capacity Weight
1 milliliter = 1/5 teaspoon = 1 gram = .035 ounce
5 ml = 1 teaspoon = 100 grams = 3.5 ounces
15 ml = 1 tablespoon = 500 grams = 1.10 pounds
100 ml = 3.4 fluid oz = 1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds = 35 ounces
240 ml = 1 cup
1 liter = 34 fluid oz = 4.2 cups = 2.1 pints = 1.06 quarts = 0.26 gallon