Kitchen Conversions
Cooking Unit Converter
Convert between teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, fluid ounces, pints, quarts, gallons, milliliters, and liters.
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Currently active across all 60 calculators: US Customary (cups, tbsp, oz, °F, in)
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Result
0 cup
Approx: 01 mL = 0.0000 cup
Handy equivalents
1 US Cup16 tbsp · 236.6 mL
1 Tablespoon3 tsp · 14.79 mL
1 Fluid Ounce2 tbsp · 29.57 mL
1 Metric Cup250 mL exactly
How to use this calculator
- 1Type the amount from your recipe in the Quantity box.
- 2Choose the unit you have under "From Unit" and the unit you want under "To Unit".
- 3Read the answer in the result box. A kitchen-friendly fraction is shown underneath.
- 4Tap the swap arrows to convert the other way, or Copy to paste the result.
Tip: This converts volume to volume (cups, spoons, mL). To turn cups into grams, use the Cup-to-Gram converter, because weight depends on the ingredient.
How it's calculated
Target Value = (Source Value × Source Unit Base in mL) ÷ Target Unit Base in mL
We do the math at full precision and only round the final answer, so the numbers you see are as close as kitchen measurements allow. The assumptions and limits are listed alongside.
Worked example
Scenario: Converting 3 tablespoons of vanilla extract into milliliters.
Inputs3 US Tablespoons (tbsp) to Milliliters (mL)
Calculation3 tbsp × 14.7868 mL/tbsp = 44.3603 mL
Result44.36 mL (approx. 44 mL)
Common questions
What is the difference between a US Cup and a Metric Cup?
A US cup holds 236.6 mL (8 US fl oz). A metric cup, used in Australia, New Zealand, and often Canada, is 250 mL. US nutrition labels use a third size, 240 mL. British recipes usually give grams or mL rather than cups.
How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?
There are exactly 3 teaspoons in 1 US tablespoon.