Cooking Volume Converter
Convert between teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, fluid ounces, milliliters and liters for cooking.
Cooking volume units
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Cooking volume conversion is the most common measurement task in the kitchen. American recipes use cups, tablespoons and teaspoons while most other countries use milliliters and liters. Even within the US system, knowing that 1 tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons or that 1 cup equals 16 tablespoons saves time when scaling recipes. Our converter covers all 30 unit pairs with real-world kitchen comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
There are 3 teaspoons in 1 tablespoon. This is one of the most fundamental cooking conversions and is essential when halving or doubling recipes.
There are 16 tablespoons in 1 cup (US). Half a cup is 8 tablespoons and a quarter cup is 4 tablespoons.
1 US cup equals approximately 237 milliliters. For rough conversions, 250 mL (a metric cup) is close enough for most cooking purposes.
There are 8 fluid ounces in 1 US cup. This is a key conversion for measuring liquids like milk, water and broth in recipes.
A US cup is 236.588 mL while a metric cup (used in Australia) is 250 mL. The difference is small enough for most recipes but matters in precise baking.
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