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Convert between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, ml, and fluid ounces.
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1 cup = 236.588 ml
| Cups (cup) | Milliliters (ml) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 236.588 |
| 2 | 473.176 |
| 5 | 1,182.94 |
| 10 | 2,365.88 |
| 15 | 3,548.82 |
| 20 | 4,731.76 |
| 25 | 5,914.7 |
| 50 | 11,829.4 |
| 75 | 17,744.1 |
| 100 | 23,658.8 |
| 150 | 35,488.2 |
| 200 | 47,317.6 |
| 250 | 59,147 |
| 500 | 118,294 |
| 1,000 | 236,588 |
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Kitchen Measurement Conversions
| Measurement | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 16 tablespoons / 48 teaspoons / 236.6 ml |
| 1 tablespoon | 3 teaspoons / 14.79 ml |
| 1 stick of butter | 8 tablespoons / 1/2 cup / 113 g |
| 1 quart | 4 cups / 946.4 ml |
| 1 gallon | 16 cups / 3,785 ml |
| 1 pound of flour | approx. 3 1/2 cups |
Tips for Accurate Kitchen Measuring
Dry and liquid measuring cups serve different purposes. Liquid measuring cups have a pour spout and are read at eye level at the meniscus. Dry measuring cups are designed to be leveled off at the top with a straight edge.
For flour: spoon it into the cup and level with a knife. Don't scoop directly from the bag — scooping packs the flour and you'll end up with 20–30% more than the recipe intended. This is the number one cause of dense, dry baked goods.
For the best baking accuracy, weigh your ingredients in grams using a kitchen scale. A cup of flour can vary from 100–160 g depending on technique, but 120 g on a scale is always 120 g.
For more general volume conversions, see our Volume Converter.
When to use this
You are halving a recipe that calls for 3/4 cup of sugar and need to know how many tablespoons that is. Or you are scaling up a family recipe from 4 servings to 12 and the math on the teaspoons is getting messy. Or you found a great recipe online that uses milliliters but your kitchen is stocked with cup and tablespoon measures. Cooking measurement conversions come up every time you scale a recipe, follow an international cookbook, or substitute one measuring tool for another.
This converter handles the full range of cooking volume measurements: teaspoons, tablespoons, fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, liters, and milliliters. The most commonly searched conversions in cooking are tablespoons to cups, cups to milliliters, and teaspoons to tablespoons — all of which this tool handles instantly.
Good to know
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon is the foundation. Most cooking conversions build from this. 2 tablespoons = 1 fluid ounce. 8 fluid ounces = 1 cup. 2 cups = 1 pint. 2 pints = 1 quart. 4 quarts = 1 gallon. If you memorize the first three, you can derive the rest.
Metric recipes are more precise. A tablespoon of flour can vary by 25% depending on whether you scoop, dip, or level. That is why professional and European recipes specify grams. For liquids, volume measurements are reliable — water, milk, and broth measure consistently in cups and milliliters alike.
"A pinch" and "a dash" are real (if imprecise) measurements. A pinch is traditionally about 1/16 teaspoon, and a dash is about 1/8 teaspoon. A smidgen is even smaller at about 1/32 teaspoon. These terms appear in older recipes and are meant to be intuitive rather than exact.
Australian tablespoons are 20 mL, not 15 mL. The standard US and UK tablespoon is 15 mL (3 teaspoons), but Australian tablespoons are 20 mL (4 teaspoons). This can throw off recipes from Australian cookbooks if you are not aware of the difference.
Quick Reference
| Measurement | Equivalent | Milliliters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 teaspoon | 1/3 tablespoon | 4.93 mL |
| 1 tablespoon | 3 teaspoons | 14.79 mL |
| 1 fluid ounce | 2 tablespoons | 29.57 mL |
| 1/4 cup | 4 tablespoons | 59.15 mL |
| 1/3 cup | 5 tbsp + 1 tsp | 78.86 mL |
| 1/2 cup | 8 tablespoons | 118.29 mL |
| 1 cup | 16 tablespoons | 236.59 mL |
| 1 pint | 2 cups | 473.18 mL |
| 1 quart | 4 cups | 946.35 mL |
| 1 liter | ~4.23 cups | 1000 mL |
| 1 gallon | 16 cups | 3785.41 mL |