Convert one dry pint (US) to cups (US)

Explanation

To convert one dry pint (US) to cups (US) all we need is to know the conversion factor and we are done. Luckily, we can compute that factor using the units' definitions below.

The result is that there are approximately 2.3273 cups (US) in 1 dry pint (US).

Formula

1 dry pt ≈ 2.3273 cup

dry pints (US)dry pt

dimension	volume
system	U.S. customary units (USCS)
symbol	dry pt

The dry pint (dry pt) is a unit of volume in the U.S. customary units.

Definition of the dry pint

The dry pint is equal to 33.6003125 cubic inches.

NIST Handbook 44 Specifications: Appendix C p. C-13

Value in terms of the SI

One dry pint is equivalent to 550.6104713575 cubic centimeters.

Equivalences

One dry pint is also equivalent to:

Dry Volume Units

dry pint	dry pt
dry quart	dry qt	2 dry pints
peck	pk	8 dry quarts
bushel	bu	4 pecks
cranberry barrel	bbl	5826 cubic inches
dry barrel	bbl	7056 cubic inches

United States Dry Capacity Units

The dry capacity units are part of the US customary units. Some share the same name as their liquid counterpart. The NIST Handbook 44 advises to use the word "dry" in combination with the name or abbreviation of the dry unit to differentiate the dry and liquid units where the name alone could be ambiguous.

The dry capacity units are used to sell fruits or vegetables.

cups (US)cup

dimension	volume
system	U.S. customary units (USCS)
symbol	cup

The cup (cup) is a unit of volume in the U.S. customary units.

Definition of the cup

One cup is 8 US fluid ounces.

NIST Handbook 44 Specifications: Appendix C

Value in terms of the SI

One cup is equivalent to 236.5882365 cubic centimeters.

Equivalences

One cup is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

The cup is extensively used in cooking recipe in the US, even for ingredients that are supposed to be solid like butter. I'm not sure whether it is genius or preposterous.

Other culinary units

teaspoon	tsp
tablespoon	Tbsp	3 teaspoons
fluid ounce	fl oz	2 tablespoons
shot	jig	3 tablespoons
cup	cup	16 tablespoons

US Culinary Units

The US culinary units are mainly used in recipes but also can be found on nutrition labels and even in pharmaceutic medical prescriptions (especially the teaspoon).

When on nutrition labels, the units have their value in milliliters rounded. In that case a teaspoon means 5 milliliters (mL), a tablespoon means 15 mL, a cup means 240 mL.^[source]