Butter Converter
Enter a butter measurement and choose your source and target units to convert instantly between US sticks, cups, tablespoons, grams, and ounces — helpful when a recipe uses a unit your kitchen scale or measuring cups don't match.
How the Butter Converter formula works
Every unit routes through grams as a common base, based on the standard US butter stick:
1 US butter stick = 113 g = 8 tbsp = 0.5 cup = 4 oz
Step-by-step calculation
- Convert the entered value to grams using its unit's known equivalence to a standard butter stick.
- Convert from grams to the target unit using that unit's equivalence.
Worked example
A recipe calling for 1.5 sticks of butter, and you need tablespoons: 1.5 sticks × 8 tbsp/stick = 12 tablespoons.
Frequently asked questions
Is a US butter stick the same size everywhere?
No — the standard US butter stick (113g, 8 tbsp) is specific to US packaging conventions. Butter sold in other countries is typically packaged differently (often in 250g or 500g blocks), so recipes from outside the US usually specify grams directly instead of sticks.
Does this work for measuring melted butter?
Yes — weight-based conversions (grams, ounces) are identical whether butter is solid or melted, though volume measurements (cups, tablespoons) are most accurate when butter is measured solid, since melted butter can pack slightly differently in a measuring cup.