Cooking Measurement Converter
Cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, milliliters — recipe-friendly conversions.
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Formula
1 US tablespoon = 3 teaspoons. 1 US cup = 16 tablespoons ≈ 236.59 ml.
Example
1 cup = 16 tbsp = 236.59 ml.
How to use
- Enter the amount from your recipe.
- Pick the unit you have in “From”.
- Pick the unit you want in “To”.
- Stay within the same group (volume↔volume or weight↔weight).
When it's useful
- Converting US recipes to metric (or the reverse).
- Scaling a recipe up or down.
- Switching between teaspoons, tablespoons and cups.
- Converting baking weights between grams and ounces.
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Frequently asked
US vs UK cups?
We use US customary units. A US cup is 236.59 ml; an Imperial cup is 284.13 ml.
Dry vs wet measures?
These are volume conversions and apply to both. For ingredient weight (grams), use a kitchen scale.
Why 4.93 ml per teaspoon?
1 US teaspoon is exactly 4.92892159375 ml — derived from the US gallon definition.
Why can't I convert cups to grams here?
Volume↔weight depends on the ingredient. 1 cup of flour, sugar and water all weigh different amounts. Use an ingredient-specific table or a kitchen scale.
Are tablespoons the same everywhere?
Mostly. A US tbsp is 14.79 ml; Australia uses 20 ml; the UK uses 17.76 ml. We use US tbsp here.
How do I scale a recipe?
Multiply every ingredient by the same factor (e.g. ×1.5 for one and a half batches), then convert to convenient units.