how bigis a quart

A quart is just under a liter in volume, and in everyday kitchen terms it’s about the size of a typical large milk or broth carton you might buy in the supermarket in the US.

Quick Scoop

• 1 US liquid quart ≈ 0.946 liters (so, almost 1 liter).

• 1 US liquid quart = 4 cups = 2 pints = 32 fluid ounces.

• A quart is 1/4 of a US gallon.

Imagine a standard 1-liter bottle of water: a quart is just a tiny bit less than that, so if a recipe calls for a quart of stock or milk, filling a 1‑liter bottle almost to the top will get you very close.