This butter converter translates between sticks, cups, tablespoons, grams and ounces — the five dialects butter speaks across US, European and metric recipes.
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Anchored on the US stick: 1 stick = 113.4 g = ½ cup = 8 tbsp = 4 oz. Package archaeology: European blocks are 250 g (≈ 2.2 sticks), Australian tablespoons are 20 g (not 14.18 g) — their recipes’ tbsp counts run “heavier,” which is why trans-Pacific baking conversions carry footnotes like this one.
One Anchor (the Stick), Every Conversion
Butter is sold by weight but measured by volume in US kitchens — this converter weighs everything through grams, the only reliable common currency. Other ingredients convert on our Cups to Grams Calculator with their own densities. Part of our Food Calculators collection.
Worked Values (Verified)
- 1 stick (default): 113.4 g = 0.5 cup = 8 tbsp = 4 oz — the wrapper’s printed tablespoon marks make the stick a measuring tool in disguise
- 2 sticks = 227 g = 1 cup — the US pint-adjacent block European recipes assume when they say 250 g (a 10% gap worth knowing in laminated doughs)
- 100 g ≈ 0.88 sticks ≈ 7.05 tbsp — the metric-to-US landing zone for most cookie recipes
- Temperature honesty: cups measure volume, so melted vs softened vs cold-cubed butter disagree by up to ~5% in a cup; grams don’t care — weigh for pastry
Butter Dialects Worldwide
- US stick: 113.4 g, marked in tbsp. East/West coast wrapping differs, mass doesn’t.
- European block: 250 g standard; French demi-sel culture sold separately and proudly.
- Australian: recipes assume 250 g blocks too, but their tablespoon = 20 mL (20 g butter) — convert tbsp counts by grams from AU sources.
- Salt content varies (~1–2% salted): weight conversions unaffected; seasoning downstream is.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many grams are in a stick of butter?
113.4 g (4 oz) in a US stick — exactly half a cup or 8 tablespoons. Two sticks = 227 g = 1 cup. This converter pivots everything through that anchor: sticks, cups, tablespoons, grams and ounces in one pass.
How many tablespoons are in a cup of butter?
16 tablespoons = 1 cup = 2 sticks = 227 g. One tablespoon of butter ≈ 14.18 g (US). Beware Australian recipes: their tablespoon is 20 g, so a “4 tbsp” instruction means ~80 g there vs ~57 g in the US — convert by weight for safety.
What is 250 g of butter in sticks?
250 ÷ 113.4 ≈ 2.2 sticks (the standard European block). In cups that’s ~1.1. Recipes converting between systems often round to 2 sticks + 1½ tbsp — close enough for cakes, noticeable in croissants.
Does melted butter weigh the same?
Yes — melting changes volume slightly (air incorporation and meniscus reading) but not mass: 113.4 g is 113.4 g at any temperature. That’s the whole case for weighing butter in precision baking instead of trusting cup marks.
Can I substitute oil for butter by these weights?
By mass, oils swap at ~0.85× butter’s weight (butter is ~82% fat + water/milk solids; oil is 100% fat): 113 g butter ≈ 96 g oil — with texture consequences (no water for steam/leavening lift, no milk solids for browning) that conversions alone can’t fix.
Is this butter converter free?
Yes — free, instant, no sign-up.