Cooking Converter
One US cup equals 236.6 milliliters, 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons. One US tablespoon is 14.79 ml and one teaspoon is 4.93 ml. This cooking converter switches between teaspoons, tablespoons, fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, milliliters and liters for recipes as you type.
1 cup = 236.5882 ml (US customary measures)
How to use the Cooking Converter
- Type an amount in the From box. It starts at 1.5 cups.
- Choose the From and To units, for example cup and ml.
- Read the result in the To box, or type there to convert the other way.
- Use the swap button to reverse the units, and the chips to see the amount in every other measure.
Formula
result = value × (from-unit in ml) ÷ (to-unit in ml)Uses US customary measures converted through milliliters: 1 tsp = 4.92892 ml, 1 tbsp = 14.7868 ml, 1 fl oz = 29.5735 ml, 1 cup = 236.588 ml, 1 pint = 473.176 ml, 1 quart = 946.353 ml and 1 liter = 1,000 ml.
Kitchen equivalents
- 1 cup = 16 tbsp = 48 tsp = 8 fl oz = 236.6 ml
- 1 tbsp = 3 tsp = 14.8 ml
- 1 tsp = 4.9 ml
- 1 pint = 2 cups = 473 ml
- 1 quart = 4 cups = 946 ml
- 1 liter = 4.23 US cups
US, metric and UK cups
This converter uses US customary measures. A metric cup, used in Australia and many modern recipes, is 250 ml. A UK imperial cup is 284 ml, and a UK pint is 568 ml rather than 473 ml. Check where a recipe comes from before converting.
Scaling a recipe
Multiply every ingredient by the same factor: 0.5 to halve a recipe, 1.5 to serve six instead of four, 2 to double it. Baking times and pan sizes may need adjusting when you scale, so start checking early.
Cooking Converter questions
How many milliliters are in a cup?
One US cup is 236.6 milliliters, often rounded to 240 ml. A metric cup is 250 ml and a UK imperial cup is 284 ml. For baking, use the cup size your recipe was written for, because a 6% difference adds up across several cups.
How many ml are in a tablespoon and a teaspoon?
A US tablespoon is 14.79 ml and a teaspoon is 4.93 ml; most recipes round these to 15 ml and 5 ml. Three teaspoons make one tablespoon. Australian tablespoons are 20 ml, so check the recipe origin. A UK tablespoon is 15 ml, the same as the rounded US value.
What is the difference between dry and liquid measuring cups?
They hold the same volume but are used differently. Liquid cups have a spout and are read at eye level at the line. Dry cups are filled to the brim and leveled off with a flat edge. Use liquid cups for water, milk and oil, and dry cups for flour and sugar.
How do I convert pounds and ounces to grams for baking?
One pound is 453.6 grams and one ounce is 28.35 grams. Common baking weights: 2 oz is 57 g, 4 oz is 113 g and 8 oz is 227 g. Weight is more accurate than volume, so use the weight converter for ingredients sold or listed by weight.
How much does a cup of flour or sugar weigh?
A cup of all-purpose flour weighs about 120 to 125 g, bread flour about 127 g and cake flour about 114 g. A cup of granulated sugar is about 200 g, packed brown sugar about 213 g and powdered sugar about 120 g. Spooning and leveling changes these figures.
How do I convert butter between sticks, cups and grams?
One US stick of butter is 1/2 cup, 8 tablespoons, 4 oz or 113 g. Two sticks make 1 cup, or 227 g. European recipes give butter in grams, so weighing it is the most reliable conversion. A standard European butter block is 250 g, a little more than two US sticks.
How do I convert oven temperatures for recipes?
Use °C = (°F - 32) × 5/9. Common settings: 350 °F is 175 to 180 °C, 375 °F is 190 °C, 400 °F is 200 °C and 425 °F is 220 °C. Reduce the temperature by about 20 °C for a fan oven. The temperature converter does the exact calculation.