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Kitchen & Cooking Measurement Converter

Convert recipe ingredients and kitchen volumes between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, and milliliters.

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How to Convert Recipe & Cooking Measurements

  1. Enter your ingredient quantity.
  2. Select input unit: Cups, Tablespoons (tbsp), Teaspoons (tsp), Milliliters (ml), Fluid Ounces, Grams, or Ounces.
  3. Select target unit to scale culinary recipes seamlessly.

Culinary Measurement Equivalencies

  • 1 US Cup = 16 Tablespoons = 48 Teaspoons = 236.588 ml
  • 1 Tablespoon = 3 Teaspoons = 14.7868 ml
  • 1 US Fluid Ounce = 2 Tablespoons = 29.5735 ml

Example

  • Converting 1/2 Cup of olive oil: 8 Tablespoons = 24 Teaspoons = ~118 ml.

Common Applications

  • Translating American culinary recipes (cups) to international metric standards (ml/grams).
  • Halving or tripling pastry and baking recipe batches.
  • Dietary portion sizing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does 1 cup of flour weigh the same as 1 cup of water?

No. Volume-to-weight conversions depend on ingredient density. 1 cup of water weighs ~240g, while 1 cup of all-purpose flour weighs ~120g–125g.

What is the difference between US and Metric cups?

A US legal cup is ~240 ml, a US customary cup is ~236.6 ml, and an Australian/Commonwealth metric cup is 250 ml.