Butter Converter

1 stick of butter equals exactly 8 tablespoons. Standard US butter sticks are even marked with tablespoon measurements on the wrapper, since a stick is defined as 1/2 cup, and 1 cup equals 16 tablespoons.

1 stick of butter equals 1/2 cup, so 2 sticks equal 1 cup. This calculator converts any number of sticks to cups (or the reverse) - enter your amount, select 'Sticks' as the from-unit and 'Cups' as the to-unit.

1 cup of butter weighs approximately 227 grams (2 sticks, or half a pound). If your recipe lists butter in grams and you only have US-style stick butter, this converter shows you exactly how many sticks or cups that gram amount corresponds to.

1 stick of butter weighs approximately 113 grams (which is also 4 ounces). US butter is commonly sold in 4-stick (1 pound / 454g) boxes, with each individual stick pre-marked in tablespoon increments for easy measuring.

1 stick of butter weighs 4 ounces. Since a standard box of butter contains 4 sticks, a full box weighs 16 ounces (1 pound).

US butter sticks are printed with tablespoon markings along the wrapper - each mark represents 1 tablespoon, and there are 8 marks per stick. Simply cut at the marking you need rather than trying to measure loose butter in a measuring spoon.

No - European butter is typically sold in 250g blocks rather than pre-portioned sticks, and often has a slightly higher butterfat content (82%+ versus about 80% for standard US butter). When a recipe calls for a specific gram weight, use a kitchen scale for the most accurate result regardless of what form your butter comes in.

1 pound of butter (4 sticks, 454g) equals 2 cups. This is a common baseline used in many baking recipes - a standard box of butter in the US is exactly 1 pound / 2 cups / 4 sticks.