Stick of Butter Converter

One US stick of butter is 113 grams (4 ounces). This is exactly half a US cup of butter. US butter is sold in 1-pound boxes containing 4 sticks, so each stick is one quarter of a pound.

One stick of butter equals 8 tablespoons. US butter sticks are helpfully marked with tablespoon lines on the wrapper, making it easy to cut off the right amount.

In the US, butter is sold in standardised sticks of 113g (4oz) each. Recipes evolved to use this convenient unit. In the UK and Europe, butter is sold in 250g blocks, so gram weights are more common in recipes.

Half a stick is about 57g (56.7g), which is 2 ounces, 4 tablespoons, or a quarter cup. This is a very common measurement in American baking recipes.

If you know your UK butter block is 250g, one US stick (113g) is slightly less than half a 250g block. Two sticks (227g) is very close to a full 250g block — close enough for most recipes.