Cooking Unit Converter
Following a recipe that uses unfamiliar measurements? This cooking unit converter instantly translates between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, milliliters, fluid ounces, and liters. Simply enter the amount and source unit, and see all equivalent measurements at once.
Cooking measurements can be confusing, especially when converting between US customary units and metric. Here are the standard conversions used by this calculator (all US customary):
- 1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons = 236.588 mL = 8 fl oz
- 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 14.787 mL = 0.5 fl oz
- 1 teaspoon = 4.929 mL
- 1 fluid ounce = 29.574 mL = 2 tablespoons
- 1 liter = 1,000 mL = 4.227 cups
Important notes:
- These are volume measurements, not weight. The weight of an ingredient depends on its density.
- US cups differ from UK/Imperial cups (US = 236.588 mL, Imperial = 284.131 mL). This calculator uses US cups.
- For baking accuracy, weighing ingredients with a kitchen scale is more reliable than volume measurements.