Cooking measurement converter
Convert any volume or weight unit used in recipes, including US and UK measures.
US and UK measurements are different
- A US cup is 236.6 ml. A metric cup (Australia, New Zealand, Canada) is 250 ml.
- A US pint is 473 ml, but a UK pint is 568 ml, about 20% more.
- A US fluid ounce is 29.6 ml; a UK fluid ounce is 28.4 ml.
- Tablespoons: US 14.8 ml, UK and metric 15 ml, Australia 20 ml. The difference is small except in Australian recipes.
Volume or weight?
Cups, tablespoons and milliliters measure volume; grams and ounces measure weight. You can only convert between the two if you know the ingredient, because a cup of flour weighs half as much as a cup of sugar. Use our cups to grams converter for that.
Questions
How many tablespoons are in a cup?
16 tablespoons are in a US cup. There are 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon, so a cup holds 48 teaspoons.
How many ml are in a cup?
A US cup is 236.6 ml (often rounded to 240 ml). A metric cup is 250 ml.
How many ounces are in a cup?
8 US fluid ounces. For dry ingredients, the weight in ounces depends on the ingredient.
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