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Cooking (Volume) Converter

Convert cooking units between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, and milliliters.. Use this smart bidirectional calculator to convert between different cooking (volume) measurements instantly. See live results, calculation history, and exact formulas.

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Cooking (Volume) Converter

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Formula

tbsp = cup × 16

To convert US Cup to US Tablespoon, use the formula displayed above.

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How to Convert Cooking (Volume) Units

To perform a conversion, look up the target unit's conversion factor relative to the base unit (cup-us). Below are the exact mathematical formulas for the most common cooking (volume) unit pairs:

US Cup to Milliliter mL = cup × 236.588236
US Tablespoon to US Teaspoon tsp = tbsp × 3
US Fluid Ounce to US Cup cup = fl oz × 0.125
Milliliter to US Tablespoon tbsp = mL × 0.067628046

Cooking (Volume) Unit Conversion Charts

Here are the standard reference conversion charts displaying values from 1 to 20 for the most popular unit conversions:

cup to mL

cup mL
1 236.588236
2 473.176472
3 709.764708
4 946.352944
5 1182.94118
6 1419.529416
7 1656.117652
8 1892.705888
9 2129.294124
10 2365.88236
11 2602.470596
12 2839.058832
13 3075.647068
14 3312.235304
15 3548.82354
16 3785.411776
17 4022.000012
18 4258.588248
19 4495.176484
20 4731.76472

tbsp to tsp

tbsp tsp
1 3
2 6
3 9
4 12
5 15
6 18
7 21
8 24
9 27
10 30
11 33
12 36
13 39
14 42
15 45
16 48
17 51
18 54
19 57
20 60

fl oz to cup

fl oz cup
1 0.125
2 0.25
3 0.375
4 0.5
5 0.625
6 0.75
7 0.875
8 1
9 1.125
10 1.25
11 1.375
12 1.5
13 1.625
14 1.75
15 1.875
16 2
17 2.125
18 2.25
19 2.375
20 2.5

mL to tbsp

mL tbsp
1 0.067628
2 0.135256
3 0.202884
4 0.270512
5 0.33814
6 0.405768
7 0.473396
8 0.541024
9 0.608652
10 0.67628
11 0.743909
12 0.811537
13 0.879165
14 0.946793
15 1.014421
16 1.082049
17 1.149677
18 1.217305
19 1.284933
20 1.352561

Every Cooking (Volume) Unit, Explained

Cooking (Volume) conversion covers 8 units. Below is a plain-English definition of each one and where you'll actually meet it in daily life.

US Cup (cup)

A US cooking cup is 236.588 milliliters, the standard volume measure in American recipes.

Used for: US recipes for flour, sugar, liquids, and other ingredients.

US Tablespoon (tbsp)

A US tablespoon is 1/16 of a cup, about 14.79 milliliters.

Used for: Recipes, spice measures, and sauce portions.

US Teaspoon (tsp)

A US teaspoon is 1/48 of a cup, about 4.93 milliliters.

Used for: Small ingredient amounts and seasoning in recipes.

Milliliter (mL)

A milliliter equals one cubic centimeter; the standard small volume unit in metric recipes.

Used for: International recipes, medicine dosing, and precise liquids.

US Fluid Ounce (fl oz)

A US fluid ounce is 1/8 of a US cup, about 29.57 milliliters.

Used for: Liquid ingredients and beverage recipes in the United States.

US Pint (pt)

A US pint is 2 cups, about 473 milliliters.

Used for: Cream, berries, and liquid quantities in American cooking.

US Quart (qt)

A US quart is 4 cups, about 946 milliliters.

Used for: Stocks, broths, and bulk liquids in American cooking.

US Gallon (gal)

A US gallon is 16 cups, about 3.785 liters.

Used for: Large-batch cooking, water dispensers, and bulk beverage purchases.

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Cooking (Volume) Converter FAQs

What is a Cooking (Volume) converter?
A Cooking (Volume) converter is a free online utility that transforms a measurement expressed in one unit of cooking (volume) into its equivalent in another, such as converting US Cup to US Tablespoon.
How do you convert cooking (volume) units?
To convert cooking (volume) units, choose your from-unit and to-unit from the dropdown list in the tool above, then enter the value you wish to convert. The tool computes the result live in real time using exact SI conversion factor formulas.
What are the most popular cooking (volume) conversions?
The most frequently performed cooking (volume) conversions on our site are US Cup to Milliliter, US Tablespoon to US Teaspoon, US Fluid Ounce to US Cup. Our tool pre-calculates full charts and formulas for all of them.
Which cooking (volume) units are supported?
We support all standard global SI (metric) and imperial units including US Cup (cup), US Tablespoon (tbsp), US Teaspoon (tsp), Milliliter (mL), US Fluid Ounce (fl oz), US Pint (pt), and others.
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