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Butter Guide and Quick Conversions

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Used in savory dishes and one of the most important ingredients in baking, butter has its own tricks. Check my quick guide for butter quantity conversions to make cooking so much easier.

Stick of butter.
Stick of butter.

How to measure butter

  • If the recipe calls for room temperature butter, leave it out of the fridge for at least 30 minutes. It should be soft and creamy before you measure it.
  • When measuring butter by cups or tablespoons, do not squeeze or compact it, fill the measuring spoon or cup and then level it flush with a knife.
  • If the recipe only has weight measurements (pounds, grams, ounces, kilograms, etc.), it is always preferable for the butter to be weighed. You can use the conversions below, but this may affect the result.

Butter measuring utensils

To measure flour you will need one of the following, depending on what the recipe calls for

  • Measuring spoons (US)
  • Measuring cups (US)
  • Scale (metric and English)

Quick conversion tables

Remember that conversions are never exact, especially when converting from one type of measurement to another (weight to volume, for example).

1 kilogram2.2 pounds
1 pound0.45 kilograms
1 pound16 ounces
1 teaspoon⅓ tablespoon
To convert from kilogram to librasmultiply by 2.2046
To convert from pounds to kilogrammultiply by 0.4536
Tabla de conversión rápida.

Butter measurements

Butter quantityEquals to (approximately)
1 kilogram2.2 pounds
1 pound0.45 kilogram
1 pound16 ounces
1 stick½ cup
1 stick¼ pound
1 stick181 grams
½ cup¼ pound
½ cup181 grams
1 cup½ pound
1 cup227 grams
2 cups1 pound
2 cups454 grams
1 tablespoon⅛ stick
1 tablespoon90 grams
Conversión rápida de medidas de harina todo uso.

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Butter FAQs

How many grams is a stick of butter?

A stick of butter equals approximately 181 grams.

How many grams is 1 cup of butter?

1 cup of butter equals approximately 227 grams.

How many grams is one tablespoon of butter?

1 tablespoon of butter equals to approximately 90 grams.

What is clarified butter?

Clarified butter is butter heated over very low heat until the fat separates from the protein and solids. The solids and protein are discarded leaving clear butter fat. Clarified butter is also known as ghee.

What does mantequilla mean in Spanish?

In most country "mantequilla" in Spanish refer to butter. In some countries (like Argentina), butter is referred to as "manteca", which is how lard is called in the rest of the Spanish-speaking world.

What is mantequilla in English?

Mantequilla in English is butter.

Publicado por Tia Clara - Feb 20, 2005

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