Let me explain, there are two units of a volume called gallons, the British gallon and the US gallon. Both gallons are equal to 8 pints, the problem is that in the United States a pint is 16 fluid ounces, while in Great Britain it is 20. Also, both fluid ounces are different.
- Thus one US gallon equals8 × 16 = 1288×16=128 US fluid ounces. For the rest of the world that we are not that “weird”, the US gallon is equivalent to 3.7854 liters.
- If we refer to the imperial or British gallon, it is equivalent to8 × 20 = 1608×twenty=160British fluid ounces. For the rest of the planet, this means 4.5461 liters.
In other words, the imperial gallon is larger than the American one, approximately one20 %twenty%
I must admit that I had a good time researching this, it reminded me of my student days when I picked up an American book that came with such logical and simple units. In short, what has been said, the traditional US and imperial unit systems are a paragon of simplicity. Why do we insist on the rest of the world using that invention of the devil that is the SI?
American Gallon :
Used in the US and well apart from America, the conversion has a very easy pattern to follow, it resembles computer processors:
Volume Units (ounce, cup, pint, gallon):
- 1 ounce = Basic Unit
- 1 cup = 8 ounces
- 1 pint = 16 ounces (2 cups)
- 1 quart = 32 ounces (2 pints)
- 1/2 gallon = 64 ounces (2 quarts)
- 1 gallon = 128 ounces (4 quarts)
Length Units (inches, feet, yards, miles):
- 1 inch = Basic Unit
- 1 foot = 12 inches
- 1 Yard = 3 feet (36 inches)
- 1 mile = 1760 yards
The mess is when we try to convert it to the Metric System, but they don’t.
How many ounces equals a cup? and other kitchen conversion measures:
Measurement conversions in the kitchen do not seem to be a problem, but one day you are trying to cook a beef Wellington that you saw on Robegrill’s channel (I leave here the video of Professor Robegrill: Video of professor robe executing a wellington) to impress your little girl and you realize that the issue of measurements is not as simple as it might seem, you feel as if you were trying to solve a quadratic equation and the one who ends up shrieking and without a spanking from your girl is you and not the steak (if you didn’t get the joke, watch Master RobeGrill’s video hehe).
Knowing by heart how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon or how many cups are in a gallon can make you the next Gordon Ramsay.
So so you don’t disappoint your girlfriend (here we are inclusive) we pass you these measures that could save your relationship:
Food Measurement Conversions:
These are the most common conversions that will help you become a high-caliber chef. Believe it or not, knowing how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon and how many tablespoons are in a cup is enough to change the rules of the game.
How many ounces are in a gallon?
1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups = 128 fluid ounces
How many teaspoons are there in a tablespoon?
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
How many tablespoons are in a cup?
1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons
1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons
1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons
3/4 cup = 12 tablespoons
1 cup = 16 tablespoons
How many ounces equals a cup?
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces
If you want to see other important measures here I leave this link:



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