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Cooking Measurement Converter

Convert between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, ml, fl oz and pints for any recipe - instantly.

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Uses US measurements. Metric cup (250 ml) is used in Australia, Canada and some other countries.

Quick Reference

Common Cooking Conversions

1 Cup = 16 Tbsp

1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons = 236.6 ml

1 Tablespoon = 3 Tsp

1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 14.787 ml = ½ fl oz

1 Pint = 2 Cups

1 US pint = 2 cups = 473.18 ml = 16 fl oz

Use Cases

When to Convert Cooking Units

International Recipes

US recipes use cups and oz. Convert to ml for measuring with a digital scale or metric jug.

Baking

Scale recipes up or down by converting fractional cups to ml for precise batter ratios.

Food Blogging

Present dual measurements (cups + ml) in your recipes for a global audience.

Nutrition Tracking

Convert food label serving sizes from fl oz to ml for calorie and macro tracking apps.

Scaling Recipes

Easily double or halve ingredients by converting to ml, then recalculating, then back.

Cocktails & Beverages

Convert bartender recipes between jiggers (fl oz) and ml for home mixing.

FAQ

Cooking Conversion Questions

1 US cup = 236.588 ml. The metric cup (used in Australia and Canada) = 250 ml. Most American recipes use the US cup. For precision baking, weigh ingredients in grams instead.

1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons. So ¼ cup = 4 tbsp, ⅓ cup ≈ 5.3 tbsp, and ½ cup = 8 tbsp. This is useful when you only have a tablespoon measure available.

1 tablespoon (tbsp) = 3 teaspoons (tsp). A teaspoon holds about 5 ml and a tablespoon holds about 15 ml. Recipes often abbreviate them as tsp and tbsp (or T).

Not exactly. A US teaspoon = 4.929 ml. A metric teaspoon = 5 ml. The 0.07 ml difference is negligible for cooking but matters in pharmaceuticals where the standard is 5 ml.

Indian recipes typically use a "standard cup" of 200–250 ml. 1 US cup = 236 ml ≈ 1 Indian cup of 240 ml. For spices, 1 tsp = approximately 5 ml and 1 tbsp = 15 ml in most Indian kitchens.