Kitchen Conversions
Butter Measurement Converter
Convert butter between sticks, tablespoons, cups, ounces, and grams.
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Currently active across all 60 calculators: US Customary (cups, tbsp, oz, °F, in)
Same amount of butter in other units
1.00US Sticks
113.4gGrams
8.0Tablespoons
0.50Cups
4.00 ozOunces
How to use this calculator
- 1Enter the amount of butter your recipe uses.
- 2Choose its unit: sticks, tablespoons, cups, grams, or ounces.
- 3All the other units appear below at once.
Tip: US butter wrappers have tablespoon marks printed on them, so you can cut exactly what you need.
How it's calculated
1 US Stick = 8 tbsp = 1/2 cup = 4 oz = 113.4 grams
We do the math at full precision and only round the final answer, so the numbers you see are as close as kitchen measurements allow. The assumptions and limits are listed alongside.
Worked example
Scenario: Recipe calls for 1.5 sticks of butter and your kitchen scale is in grams.
Inputs1.5 US sticks of butter
Calculation1.5 sticks × 113.398 g = 170.1 grams (12 tbsp)
Result170.1 g (or 12 tablespoons)
Common questions
How many tablespoons are in half a stick of butter?
Half a stick of butter equals 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup or approx. 56.7 grams).