# Free online cooking measurement converter

> Cooking measurements vary by country and recipe tradition. This converter handles 12 common cooking volume units so you can scale any recipe or adapt a UK recipe to US measures in.

Convert between 12 cooking volume units including US cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, fluid ounces, milliliters, liters, and UK measures. Enter a value, choose units, and get the full table instantly.

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**Category:** Unit Converters

## How to use

1. Enter the cooking volume value.
2. Select the unit you are converting **from**.
3. Select the unit you are converting **to**.
4. The result and full conversion table appear instantly.
5. Click "Share with my numbers" to copy a URL with your inputs.

## Conversion factors (relative to mL)

| Unit | mL equivalent |
|------|--------------|
| US Teaspoon (tsp) | 4.92892 |
| US Tablespoon (tbsp) | 14.7868 |
| US Fluid Ounce (fl oz) | 29.5735 |
| US Cup | 236.588 |
| US Pint | 473.176 |
| US Quart | 946.353 |
| US Gallon | 3 785.41 |
| Milliliter (mL) | 1 |
| Liter (L) | 1 000 |
| Deciliter (dL) | 100 |
| UK Teaspoon | 5.91939 |
| UK Tablespoon | 17.7582 |

## Worked example

A recipe calls for **2 cups** of flour.

Converting to tablespoons: 2 × 236.588 ÷ 14.7868 = **32 tablespoons**

Converting to mL: 2 × 236.588 = **473.18 mL**

## Notes

- US measurements follow NIST Handbook 44, 2019.
- 1 US cup = 8 fl oz = 16 tbsp = 48 tsp.
- UK tablespoon (17.7582 mL) differs from US tablespoon (14.7868 mL).
- These are volume measurements; dry ingredients may pack differently by weight.

## Frequently asked questions

### How does the cooking converter work?

Every unit is first converted to the base unit (milliliter) by multiplying by a fixed factor, then divided by the target unit's factor to get the result.

### How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?

There are 3 US teaspoons in 1 US tablespoon. A US tablespoon is 14.7868 mL and a US teaspoon is 4.92892 mL.

### How many tablespoons are in a cup?

There are 16 US tablespoons in 1 US cup (236.588 mL).

### What is the difference between US and UK teaspoons?

A US teaspoon is 4.92892 mL while a UK teaspoon is 5.91939 mL — about 20% larger.

### What units are supported?

US teaspoon, US tablespoon, US fluid ounce, US cup, US pint, US quart, US gallon, milliliter (mL), liter (L), deciliter (dL), UK teaspoon, and UK tablespoon.

## Sources

- [Cooking weights and measures — cups, tablespoons, teaspoons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooking_weights_and_measures) — Wikipedia
- [United States customary units — cooking measures section](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_customary_units) — Wikipedia

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