Is 4 oz of butter equal to half a cup or is it 8 oz?

Question

Just converting a recipe and can't remember! (We don't have "sticks of butter" in England, more's the pity, when it comes to all my American recipes.)

Answer 1

The standard American measuring cups sold in the UK are one 4 ounce cup and smaller - so you probably need 4 ounces.
Many American recipes use an 8 ounce (two cup) as a basis for measuring recipe ingredients.
Bear in mind that the same cup measures differently for liquid and dry, depending on the weight of the ingredient, i.e. flour, breadcrumbs and oatmeal will be 4 oz, (110 g), but sugar, butter, dried fruit, chopped vegetables, syrup etc., will weigh differently.

British = American

1 teaspoon = 1 teaspoon
1 tablespoon = 1 tablespoon
2 tablespoons = 3 tablespoons
3.5 tablespoons = 4 tablespoons
4 tablespoons = 5 tablespoons

Solid measures
Using the one-cup standard measure as sold in the UK:

British = American

1lb (450g) butter or margarine = 2 cups (or four sticks).
1lb (450g) flour = 4 cups.
1lb 450 g, granulated or caster, (superfine), sugar = 2 cups.
1lb 450 g, icing sugar (confectioners' sugar) = 3 cups.
4 oz, 110 g, icing sugar, (confectioner's sugar), = half a cup plus a heaped tbsp.
8 oz, 225 g, flour = 2 cups.
4 oz, 110 g, flour, = 1 cup.
8 oz, 225 g, breadcrumbs = 2 cups.
4 oz, 110 g, breadcrumbs. = 1 cup.
8 oz, 225 g, oatmeal = 2 cups.
4 oz, 110 g, oatmeal = 1 cup.
8 oz, 225 g, grated cheese = 2 cups.
4 oz, 110 g, grated cheese = 1 cup.
8 oz, 225 g, butter, margarine, or shortening = one cup (or two sticks).
4 oz, 110 g, butter, margarine, or shortening = half a cup (or one stick).
2 oz, 50 g, butter, margarine or shortening = a quarter of a cup (or half a stick).
4 oz, 110 g, dried mixed fruit, (fruitcake mix) = 2-thirds of a cup.
2 oz, 50 g, dried mixed fruit, (fruit cake mix) = one-third of a cup.
8 oz, 225 g, brown sugar = 1 cup.
4 oz, 110 g, brown sugar = half a cup
3 oz, 75 g, plain, (semi-sweet) chocolate, broken into squares = 3-quarters of a cup.
4 oz, 110 g, whole hazelnuts = 1 cup.
2 oz, 50 g, flaked, (slivered) almonds = half a cup.
4 oz, 110 g, ground almonds = 1 cup.

The website below is a good resource for all kinds of cooking measurement converstions.

Answer 2

Hi Janet, According to my measuring cups, 1/2 cup is equal to 4 fl oz, but that might not be the volume you require.

There is some information about sticks of butter online that you may find helpful.

Bon appetit!

Answer 3

8 oz is 1/2 cup

Answer 4

1/2

Answer 5

This Site Might Help You.

RE:
Is 4 oz of butter equal to half a cup or is it 8 oz?
Just converting a recipe and can't remember! (We don't have "sticks of butter" in England, more's the pity, when it comes to all my American recipes.)

Answer 6

4 ounces= 1/2 cup

Answer 7

4oz Butter To Grams

Answer 8

both are roughly the same except when it comes to protein. ALMOST ALL veggies include a respectable amount of protein; fresh fruit does not.

Answer 9

The word fresh fruit has different meanings depending on context.

Answer 10

you can buy american cups at tesco for about £3.00. it depends on the weight of the butter because different brands are heavier than others depending on the quality. its really difficult to convert cups to pounds and ounces so i just brought the cups.