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Recipes from different countries (or different cookbooks) mix US customary measurements with metric ones, making conversion a constant small headache in the kitchen.
This converter switches between the most common cooking measurements — teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, fluid ounces, pints, quarts, gallons, milliliters, and liters.
How it works
Enter a value and choose the unit you're converting from and to. The converter uses standard US customary volume equivalents to find the result, showing the full conversion math.
- Enter value.
- Enter from.
- Enter to.
- Click Calculate to see your results.
Examples
Converting cups to tablespoons
1 cup equals 16 tablespoons — useful when a recipe calls for a fractional cup measurement you don't have a tool for.
Converting to metric
1 cup is approximately 237 milliliters, useful for following a recipe written with a metric measuring cup or scale.
Who should use it
- Converting a recipe written in cups to milliliters or liters for a metric measuring tool.
- Figuring out how many tablespoons or teaspoons make up a fractional cup measurement.
Industry applications
- Home cooking and baking
- Recipe development and publishing
Advantages
- Covers all the most common cooking volume units in one tool.
- Shows the full conversion calculation, not just the final number.
Limitations
- Converts volume only — not weight-based measurements like grams or ounces of dry ingredients.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Assuming a US cup and a UK (imperial) cup are the same size — they differ by roughly 20%.
- Confusing fluid ounces (a volume measurement) with regular ounces (a weight measurement) when converting.
Best practices
- When following a recipe from a different country, double check whether it uses US customary or metric/imperial measurements before converting.
Tips
- For baking especially, prefer converting to metric weight (grams) over volume when precision matters — but for quick stovetop cooking, volume conversions like these are usually precise enough.