Cooking Measurement Converter

Convert between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, fluid ounces, milliliters, liters, pints, quarts, and gallons for cooking and baking.

Common Cooking Conversions
FromToResult
1 Cup (US)ml236.588 ml
1 Cup (Metric)ml250 ml
1 Tablespoon (US)ml14.787 ml
1 Teaspoon (US)ml4.929 ml
1 Cup (US)Tablespoons16 tbsp
1 TablespoonTeaspoons3 tsp
1 Cup (US)fl oz8 fl oz
1 Pint (US)Cups2 cups

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 16 US tablespoons in 1 US cup. 1 US cup = 16 tbsp = 48 tsp = 8 fl oz = 236.588 ml. Metric cups are 250 ml, so 1 metric cup = 16.667 US tablespoons. The US tablespoon is 14.787 ml; the metric tablespoon is exactly 15 ml.

A US cup = 236.588 ml. A metric cup = exactly 250 ml. The metric cup is used in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. For baking, using the wrong cup size can affect results — particularly with liquids. If a recipe is from Australia or Canada, use the metric cup value.

There are 3 teaspoons in 1 tablespoon in both US and metric measurement. US tablespoon = 3 × 4.929 ml = 14.787 ml. Metric tablespoon = 3 × 5 ml = 15 ml. This ratio holds regardless of which system you use, making it a reliable conversion for both cooking and baking.

This converter converts by volume only (not weight). For dry ingredients like flour, density matters — 1 cup of flour ≠ 1 cup of sugar by weight. Use a kitchen scale for precision baking. For liquids, volume conversions are exact. 1 cup water = 236.588 ml ≈ 236.588 g.

How It Works

Enter Amount

Enter the amount you want to convert. All conversions use milliliters as the internal base unit.

Select Measurements

Choose from US and metric cooking measurements. US cups, tablespoons and metric variants are all supported.

Get Conversion

Results are instant. Use the reference table to see common recipe conversions without entering any values.

Common Use Cases

International Recipes

Convert recipes that use US cups to metric ml or tablespoons, or vice versa, when cooking recipes from other countries.

Baking Precision

Convert baking measurements between teaspoons, tablespoons, and cups for small ingredient amounts like baking powder and vanilla.

Scaling Recipes

Scale recipes up or down by converting fractional cups or tablespoons into ml for more precise measurement with a kitchen scale.

Beverage Preparation

Convert coffee, tea, and cocktail ingredient volumes between tablespoons, fluid ounces, and milliliters for accurate preparation.

Liquid Medications

Convert liquid medicine doses between teaspoons and milliliters — especially useful when dosing children's medicines from a recipe or instructions.

Food Labeling

Convert serving sizes between cups, tablespoons, and ml for food product labeling or nutritional information matching different regional standards.