Cooking Converter

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Cooking & Baking Converter

Use the converter above to instantly convert between any two cooking or baking measurements. This converter supports cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, fluid ounces, pints, quarts, gallons, milliliters, and liters — covering every measurement you will encounter in a recipe.

Whether you are scaling a recipe up or down, converting a US recipe to metric, or just need to know how many tablespoons are in a cup, this free converter gives you an instant accurate result.

How to convert cooking measurements

US recipes use volume measurements — cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons. European and scientific recipes use weight (grams) or volume in milliliters. Converting between these systems accurately is especially important in baking, where precision directly affects results.

The US cup is defined as exactly 236.588 milliliters. One tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons or approximately 14.787 ml. One fluid ounce equals approximately 29.574 ml.

Note that metric cups used in Australia, Canada, and other countries equal 250 ml — slightly larger than the US cup of 236.6 ml. Always check which cup measurement a recipe uses.

Cups, tablespoons and milliliters

Cups (US) Tablespoons Milliliters
⅛ cup2 tbsp29.57 ml
¼ cup4 tbsp59.15 ml
⅓ cup5 tbsp + 1 tsp78.86 ml
½ cup8 tbsp118.29 ml
⅔ cup10 tbsp + 2 tsp157.73 ml
¾ cup12 tbsp177.44 ml
1 cup16 tbsp236.59 ml

Teaspoons and tablespoons reference

Teaspoons (tsp) Tablespoons (tbsp) Milliliters (ml)
1 tsp⅓ tbsp4.93 ml
2 tsp⅔ tbsp9.86 ml
3 tsp1 tbsp14.79 ml
6 tsp2 tbsp29.57 ml
12 tsp4 tbsp59.15 ml
48 tsp16 tbsp236.59 ml (1 cup)

Frequently asked questions

How many tablespoons are in a cup?
There are 16 tablespoons in 1 US cup (236.6 ml). A US cup also equals 48 teaspoons, or 8 fluid ounces.
How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons. This is a universal ratio in US cooking. 1 tablespoon = approximately 14.79 ml, and 1 teaspoon = approximately 4.93 ml.
How do I convert cups to milliliters?
Multiply US cups by 236.588 to get milliliters. So 2 cups × 236.588 = 473.18 ml. If using metric cups (Australia, Canada), multiply by 250 instead.
How many cups are in a pint?
1 US pint = 2 cups = 16 fluid ounces = 473.18 ml. Note that a UK pint = 20 fluid ounces = 568 ml, which is larger than a US pint.
How many milliliters are in a fluid ounce?
1 US fluid ounce = 29.5735 ml. 1 UK fluid ounce = 28.4131 ml. The US and UK fluid ounce are slightly different, so always check which your recipe uses.