Cooking Unit Converter
Convert between cooking measurement units
About the Calculator
Recipes mix cups, grams, ounces, and milliliters, and that can slow you down in the kitchen. This converter helps you switch between common cooking units without guessing. Use it when a recipe uses unfamiliar measurements, when you want to bake with weight instead of volume, or when you are scaling dishes. It is especially useful for baking, where small measurement errors can change the outcome. Enter the amount, choose the units, and get a quick conversion you can trust. With the math handled, you can focus on flavor and timing instead of conversions. Use the Cooking Unit Converter to get a clear result you can act on right away.
1 Cups
236.588 Milliliters
Quick Reference
Volume
3 tsp = 1 tbsp
16 tbsp = 1 cup
2 cups = 1 pint
4 cups = 1 quart
Weight
16 oz = 1 lb
1 oz ≈ 28g
1 lb ≈ 454g
1 kg = 2.2 lbs
The Formula
How to Calculate Manually
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Select whether you're converting volume or weight measurements
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Enter the amount you want to convert
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Choose your starting unit (from)
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Choose your target unit (to)
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See the converted result instantly
Examples
Convert 1 cup to other units
16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons = 236.6 ml
Convert 1 pound
16 ounces = 453.6 grams
Convert 1 stick of butter
½ cup = 8 tablespoons = 113 grams
Convert 1 liter
4.23 cups = 33.8 fluid ounces
💡 Tips
- •For dry ingredients, weight measurements are more accurate than volume
- •1 cup of flour weighs about 125g, but 1 cup of sugar weighs about 200g
- •Use metric measurements (grams, ml) for precision in baking
- •Remember that fluid ounces measure volume, while ounces measure weight
🎉 Fun Facts
- •A "cup" is not universal: a US cup is 236.6 ml but a metric cup is 250 ml, a UK cup is 284 ml, and a Japanese cup is 200 ml; meaning Grandma's "1 cup of flour" recipe could be 42% different depending on which country's cup you use.
- •The butter measurement chaos: one stick of butter in the US is 8 tablespoons (113g), but European recipes measure butter in grams, UK recipes use ounces, and some older recipes call for "the size of an egg" or "a walnut"; making vintage recipes nearly impossible to follow accurately.
- •Volume vs weight: flour's 30% problem: 1 cup of all-purpose flour can weigh anywhere from 120-150 grams depending on how it is scooped; this 30% variance is why professional bakers always weigh ingredients rather than using measuring cups.
- •Oven temperature lies: when a recipe says "350°F", your oven is likely 25-50°F off; most home ovens vary by ±35°F, and the difference between 325°F and 375°F can mean the difference between perfectly baked cookies and burnt disasters.
- •The tablespoon-to-teaspoon math error: everyone knows 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon, but when recipes call for "2 Tbsp" many cooks accidentally use 2 tsp instead, creating a 200% measurement error that ruins dishes (especially in baking where precision matters).