Dear Cuties - can one of you lovely ladies please tell me how much a "stick of butter" equates to. In other words, how many ounces or grams is a "stick"? Many thanks in advance.

1 stick of butter = 4 oz., 8 Tablespoons and 113 grams

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by olly 11 Feb 2015

Thank you.

well i have seen many a recipece ask for a stick of butter and i have always used more or less a 100gr and now some of the cuties advise me that i have alkways being wrong he he he so my family have never complained that something is wrong with my baking (maybe they are too polite to say anything) good luck

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by olly 11 Feb 2015

He He - I wish MY family was polite sometimes! Thanks for the reply.

Wow the things you can learn here, who would ever have thunk the American cup is smaller that the Aussie cup we must take after the Britts.. thanks for asking some great answers here.

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by olly 11 Feb 2015

Yes - who would have thunk! This is certainly a great learning platform. Thank you.

1 stick butter = 1/4 of a pound or 250gms app.
Irene

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by irenewayne 11 Feb 2015

I know I know I'm sorry that should be 125gms = 1/4 pound approx.
250 is 1/2 pound. I use just under 125gms when I use american recipes.
Irene

by olly 11 Feb 2015

Thanks Irene.

We have some American cook books but I don't remember seeing a stick mentioned.I need all ingredients in either oz or grams otherwise a failure is certain.
I don't like cooking.A fruit cake which takes about 3 hrs to cook ,caught on fire after 20 mins.Anything that can go wrong usually happens.

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2015

Thank yo for putting a smile on my face this morning

by marianb 11 Feb 2015

Do we dare to ask how! thanks for the laugh.

by olly 11 Feb 2015

Oh dear. Things usually go wrong when I am cooking or baking for someone else or for a special occasion. That is why I do not entertain at my home much. In Australia we work in metric - except when it comes to the birth weight of children - then it is always given in pounds and ounces. I have no idea why.

Now that we hope you've got a good grasp of what a stick looks like, I thought you might understand my mother's horror when she found me sitting in my high chair pulled up to the table with the remaining half of a stick of butter from the plate on the table in my baby hands....

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by olly 11 Feb 2015

Luckily you did not slip out of her hands when she picked you up. My mother was silly enough to give me a marshmallow in hot weather when I was a baby - she was picking it out of my hair and eyelashes because I held it in my fist and it melted. Thanks for your reply.

Have done a lot of recipes from american sources and ride fine with one stick of butter equals half a german package of butter (packages are sold in 250g) which will be 125 gramm for a stick of butter, workes fine for me because I do not like to weigh everthing out, cutting the pack in half and adding cups of the other ingrediens work much faster for me.

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by olly 10 Feb 2015

Thanks. It sounds as if you are a very confident and accomplished baker. Thank you for your response.

This is a very good question. I've been wondering this myself. I really like jrobs answer.

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by olly 10 Feb 2015

Thanks. Looks as if a few of us might have had the same question. Yes - jrob is a hoot.

I like cutting the stick on measuring lines, too, but if you need an easy way to measure in a cup - example to measure one cup of butter - put one cup of water in a two cup measure and add butter until the water line comes to two cups. This way it is easy to remove the butter without it sticking to the cup. Only a little water clings to the butter so it doesn't hinder your recipe.

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by olly 10 Feb 2015

Thanks. I was unfamiliar with the term "stick" of butter. It is making more sense to me now.

by marianb 11 Feb 2015

never heard of this way before, I just squash it into a measure cup and level off the top.. then you have to scrape it out again..

I would say 4oz.

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by olly 10 Feb 2015

Thanks

Here is a handy butter converter:
http://www.traditionaloven.com/co...

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by olly 10 Feb 2015

Thank you. This will come in very handy.

Coral, usually for me it equals about 2 pounds directly on my stomach, but it can vary from person to person.
Just kidding, you have some very good answers below.
4 ounces (1 stick) = 114 grams

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by goddess 10 Feb 2015

Same for me jrob ! Too funny. LOL

by olly 10 Feb 2015

Ha Ha - thanks. I usually get about 4 pounds - but as you say, it does vary from person to person.! I am glad to know that one stick is 114 grams as we work in metric measures in Oz. Thanks again.

Happy baking.

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by olly 10 Feb 2015

Thank you. I wanted to stitch out a recipe that I saw on a tea towel but first wanted to know if I was able to find the ingredients and understand the measurements and instructions.

by olly 10 Feb 2015

Thanks. Hold thumbs!

To answer Airyfairy, you can pack butter into a measuring cup to measure it, the same way you do shortening, but it's a lot easier to measure using the markings on the wrapper (in the US, anyway). if you need two tablespoons, just cut off two of the tablespoon markings. The wrapper also tells you how many tablespoons in a 1/4 cup, 1/3 cup, and 1/2 cup. The photo is actually a of a stick of margarine, not butter, but they are packaged the same way.

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by airyfairy 10 Feb 2015

Thank you for the picture. Unfortunately here in S. Africa we do not have our packing marked - great idea.

by olly 10 Feb 2015

Oh thank you so much for the photo. Now I can visualise it and it makes sense. Thank you for your time.

by olly 10 Feb 2015

Oooh thanks for the picture. It makes more sense to me now. Thanks for your time. I appreciate it.

It's the cups that get me - how do you measure a cup of butter or margarine?

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by Nicky602 10 Feb 2015

They are the same in weight and in ml. 250g = 250 ml. American cup is equal to 225ml and S A cup = 250 ml

by muflotex 10 Feb 2015

so 2 sticks make 1 cup?

by donnagennick 10 Feb 2015

Yes, two sticks of butter make one cup, which also equals half a pound.

by olly 10 Feb 2015

I remember measuring cups of butter in Home Economics class by dropping pieces into a measuring cup of water - messy business. I prefer to have a scale. Thank you.

by olly 10 Feb 2015

I remember measuring cups of butter in Home Economics classes by dropping pieces into a measuring cup of water. Messy business. I would rather use a scale. I never knew that the American cup is 225 ml. Thanks for the explanation.

A stick of butter is 1/4 pound (4 ounces) by weight. By measure, it is 1/2 of a cup. In the US, butter is usually sold in one-pound boxes containing four individually wrapped sticks. Good luck with your baking!

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by olly 10 Feb 2015

Ha ha - I usually need luck with my baking - but it takes it to a new level when I do not know what the quantities are. Thank you for your explanation.

by olly 10 Feb 2015

Thank you - I usually need the luck - especially if I am unsure of quantities. Thanks for your response. I will make a note of these measures in my recipe book.

I don't know but often wonder about such things myself. What exacly is one cup of......? Good luck or just try

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by airyfairy 10 Feb 2015

Who knows.........

by olly 10 Feb 2015

Thanks for your response. It looks like we will both learn something today.

by olly 10 Feb 2015

Thank you - it looks as if we will both learn something new from this question.

try google or something similar. The answer I got is 4oz which I would then say is 100g (approx.) I use either g or oz for weights. I think that a stick if something is from the states. Happy cooking

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by olly 10 Feb 2015

Thanks Caroline. I appreciate your time.