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title: "Cooking Measurement Converter: Cups, Tbsp, mL | MCC"
description: "Convert cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, fluid ounces, pints, quarts, gallons, milliliters and liters (US measures). Free, private, with a chart."
url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/cooking-measurement-converter"
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# Cooking measurement converter

Switch between US kitchen measures and metric volume.

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How it works

## How it works

Every amount is converted to milliliters and then to the unit you pick. A US cup is 236.588 mL, a tablespoon is 14.787 mL and a teaspoon is 4.929 mL, so 1 cup is 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons. These are US customary measures, not imperial ones.

Example: 1 cup is 236.588 mL, so 2 cups are 473.18 mL, which is one US pint. A recipe that calls for 3/4 cup of milk needs 177.44 mL, or 12 tablespoons. A quart is 4 cups, 32 fluid ounces or 946.35 mL.

FAQ

## About this calculator

**How many tablespoons are in a cup?**

16. There are also 48 teaspoons and 8 fluid ounces in a cup.

**Is a UK cup the same?**

No. Imperial and metric cups differ from the US cup. This converter uses US customary measures.

**Do cups and ounces of weight match?**

No. Fluid ounces measure volume and ounces measure weight. A cup of flour weighs much less than a cup of honey, so weigh dry ingredients if a recipe gives grams.

**Can I convert a whole recipe?**

Use the recipe scaler to change servings, then this tool to change units.

**Is anything saved?**

No. The math runs in your browser and nothing you enter is sent to us.

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## Kitchen measurement chart

US customary volumes, in the units recipes use most.

| Measure | Tablespoons | Fluid ounces | Milliliters |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 teaspoon | 1/3 | 1/6 | 4.9 |
| 1 tablespoon | 1 | 1/2 | 14.8 |
| 1/4 cup | 4 | 2 | 59.1 |
| 1/3 cup | 5 1/3 | 2 2/3 | 78.9 |
| 1/2 cup | 8 | 4 | 118.3 |
| 1 cup | 16 | 8 | 236.6 |
| 1 pint (2 cups) | 32 | 16 | 473.2 |
| 1 quart (4 cups) | 64 | 32 | 946.4 |
| 1 gallon | 256 | 128 | 3,785.4 |

### Volume is not weight

A cup of water weighs about 236 grams, but a cup of flour weighs far less and a cup of honey far more. When a recipe gives weights, use a scale rather than a measuring cup.

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