Recipe Measurement Converter

Convert common recipe measurements including cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, fluid ounces, milliliters, liters, grams, ounces, pounds, and kilograms. Use this converter for cooking, baking, meal prep, recipe scaling, and kitchen conversions.

Convert Recipe Measurements

1 US cup = 16 tablespoons
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Common recipe measurement conversions

1 cup:
16 tablespoons, 48 teaspoons, or about 236.59 mL

1 tablespoon:
3 teaspoons or about 14.79 mL

1 fluid ounce:
2 tablespoons or about 29.57 mL

1 ounce by weight:
28.35 grams

Where recipe measurement conversions are used

Recipe measurement conversions are useful for baking, cooking, scaling recipes, converting international recipes, meal prep, ingredient substitutions, kitchen scales, measuring cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, grams, ounces, and milliliters.

Use this converter as a practical kitchen guide. Ingredient weights can vary by brand, packing, moisture, and measuring method.

What your recipe measurement result means

Your result shows the entered recipe measurement converted into the selected unit. The converter also displays common volume measurements and weight measurements for quick kitchen reference.

When converting volume to weight, the ingredient matters. One cup of flour does not weigh the same as one cup of sugar, butter, oil, honey, or water.

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Frequently asked questions

How many tablespoons are in a cup?

There are 16 tablespoons in 1 US cup.

How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?

There are 3 teaspoons in 1 tablespoon.

How many milliliters are in a US cup?

One US cup is about 236.59 milliliters.

Are ounces and fluid ounces the same?

No. Ounces measure weight. Fluid ounces measure liquid volume.

Why do cups to grams conversions change by ingredient?

Cups measure volume and grams measure weight, so the conversion depends on ingredient density.