Cooking measurement converter

Recipes from different countries measure ingredients differently. American recipes use cups and tablespoons, European recipes use grams and millilitres, and older British recipes use ounces. This converter translates between them so you can follow any recipe with the tools in your kitchen.

How to use it

1. Enter the amount and choose the unit you have.
2. Choose the unit you want.
3. For volume to weight conversions, pick the ingredient, because a cup of flour weighs much less than a cup of sugar.

Common volume equivalents (US)

• 1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons = about 237 ml
• 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = about 14.8 ml
• 1 teaspoon = about 4.9 ml
• 1 fluid ounce = 2 tablespoons = about 29.6 ml

Cups to grams for common ingredients

• All-purpose flour: about 120 to 125 g per cup (spooned and levelled)
• Granulated sugar: about 200 g per cup
• Brown sugar, packed: about 220 g per cup
• Butter: about 227 g per cup (2 sticks)
• Water or milk: about 240 g per cup

Watch out for

• US vs. metric vs. UK cups: a US cup is about 237 ml, a metric cup used in Australia and elsewhere is 250 ml, and an old imperial cup is about 284 ml.
• Tablespoons: an Australian tablespoon is 20 ml, not 15 ml.
• Flour measurement method: scooping straight from the bag can add 20% more flour than spooning. For baking, weighing in grams is most reliable.