🍳 Cooking Units Converter
Convert between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, millilitres, fluid ounces, and more. Perfect for adapting recipes across US, metric, and imperial systems.
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Cooking Measurement Guide
Cooking measurements vary between countries. US recipes use cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons that differ from metric and UK equivalents. This converter handles all three systems so you can adapt any recipe with confidence.
US vs Metric vs UK
| Unit | US | Metric | UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Cup | 236.588 mL | 250 mL | 284.131 mL |
| 1 Tablespoon | 14.787 mL | 20 mL | 17.758 mL |
| 1 Teaspoon | 4.929 mL | 5 mL | 5.919 mL |
| 1 Fluid Ounce | 29.574 mL | — | 28.413 mL |
Handy Kitchen Equivalents
- 1 US Cup = 16 US Tablespoons = 48 US Teaspoons
- 1 US Cup = 8 US Fluid Ounces
- 1 US Pint = 2 US Cups = 473.18 mL
- 1 US Quart = 4 US Cups = 946.35 mL
- 4 US Quarts = 1 US Gallon = 3,785.41 mL
Tips for Recipe Conversion
Volume-based ingredients (liquids, sugar, salt) convert directly with this tool. For weight-based ingredients (flour, butter), densities vary — use a kitchen scale for best results. For example, 1 US cup of all-purpose flour weighs about 125 g, but 1 cup of packed brown sugar weighs about 200 g.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. A US cup = 236.588 mL and a metric cup = 250 mL. The difference is about 5.7%, which can matter in baking. Australian and some Asian recipes use metric cups.
There are 16 US tablespoons in 1 US cup. In the metric system, 1 metric cup (250 mL) = 12.5 metric tablespoons (20 mL each).
A US fluid ounce (29.574 mL) and a UK fluid ounce (28.413 mL) are based on different gallon definitions. The UK system was based on the volume of 10 pounds of water, while the US system diverged historically.