Cooking Measurement Converter

Convert cooking measurements between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, and milliliters. Free kitchen conversion calculator for recipes.

A cooking measurement converter instantly translates between the units you see in recipes: cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, and milliliters. Select your starting unit and amount, and the calculator shows the equivalent in all other units at once — no need to run multiple searches or dig out a conversion chart. It uses standard U.S. kitchen ratios: 1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons = approximately 240 milliliters. This tool is built for home cooks and bakers who need fast, reliable conversions while scaling a recipe up or down, or adapting a recipe written in a different measurement system. Every conversion runs in your browser with no data collection — just quick answers when you are in the middle of cooking.

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Result

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Breakdown

In Tablespoons
16.00
In Teaspoons
48.00
Amount In Ml
240.00

About Cooking Measurement Converter

What is cooking measurement converter?

A cooking measurement converter instantly translates between the units you see in recipes: cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, and milliliters. Select your starting unit and amount, and the calculator shows the equivalent in all other units at once — no need to run multiple searches or dig out a conversion chart. It uses standard U.S. kitchen ratios: 1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons = approximately 240 milliliters. This tool is built for home cooks and bakers who need fast, reliable conversions while scaling a recipe up or down, or adapting a recipe written in a different measurement system. Every conversion runs in your browser with no data collection — just quick answers when you are in the middle of cooking.

How to use this calculator

  1. Enter your amount.
  2. Enter your from unit.
  3. Click the "Calculate" button.
  4. View your result instantly — the main result is displayed prominently at the top with a detailed breakdown below it.

When to use this calculator

  • Converting a recipe that uses cups into milliliters for a metric kitchen scale
  • Scaling a recipe up or down and recalculating all ingredient amounts
  • Translating tablespoons to teaspoons when the right measuring spoon is dirty
  • Adapting a U.S. recipe for cooks in countries that use metric measurements
  • Teaching kids kitchen math and measurement relationships

How the calculation works

This converter first translates the input into milliliters using a lookup table: 1 cup = 240 ml, 1 tablespoon = 15 ml, 1 teaspoon = 5 ml, 1 ml = 1 ml. Amount in ml = amount × from_unit_ml. It then converts back to every output unit: in_cups = amount_in_ml / 240, in_tablespoons = amount_in_ml / 15, in_teaspoons = amount_in_ml / 5. For example, 2 tablespoons of vanilla extract: amount_in_ml = 2 × 15 = 30 ml, in_cups = 30/240 = 0.125 cups (⅛ cup), in_teaspoons = 30/5 = 6 teaspoons.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many tablespoons are in a cup?
There are 16 tablespoons in 1 U.S. cup, and 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon. This calculator uses these standard U.S. cooking ratios.
How many milliliters in a cup?
1 U.S. cup equals about 236.588 milliliters. This calculator uses 240 ml as a rounded practical value used in many recipes.

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