Kitchen Conversions
Kitchen Measurement Reference Chart
A kitchen measurement chart for teaspoons, tablespoons, fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, 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
- 1Use the "Handy equivalents" cards for the conversions people look up most.
- 2For anything else, type an amount and pick the From and To units in the converter.
- 3Set decimal places to 1 for everyday cooking, or more for precise work.
Tip: 3 tsp = 1 tbsp, 2 tbsp = 1 fl oz, 16 tbsp = 1 cup, 2 cups = 1 pint, 4 cups = 1 quart.
How it's calculated
US volume units as defined by NIST: 1 cup = 16 tbsp = 48 tsp = 8 fl oz = 236.6 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: Look up 1/3 cup equivalent in tablespoons.
Inputs1/3 US Cup
Calculation1/3 × 16 = 5.33 tablespoons (5 tbsp + 1 tsp)
Result5 tbsp + 1 tsp (78.9 mL)
Common questions
What is a pinch or a dash?
They are informal, but measuring-spoon sets that include them usually define a dash as 1/8 teaspoon and a pinch as 1/16 teaspoon.