Convert between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, ml, grams, and more
Cooking measurements can be confusing, especially when following recipes from different countries. UK and Australian recipes typically use metric cups (250ml), while American recipes use the slightly smaller US cup (236.588ml). This seemingly small difference can affect the outcome of precise baking recipes. Add in tablespoons, teaspoons, fluid ounces, and weight measurements, and accurate conversion becomes essential. This cooking converter handles both volume and weight measurements commonly found in recipes. It supports UK metric and US customary cup sizes, teaspoons, tablespoons, fluid ounces, pints, grams, kilograms, ounces, and pounds. If you try to convert between volume and weight (for example, cups to grams), the converter will explain that this requires knowing the specific ingredient's density.
To convert cooking measurements: 1. Select the unit you are converting from in the "From Unit" dropdown. Volume measurements (ml, teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, fluid ounces, pints) and weight measurements (grams, kg, ounces, pounds) are both available. 2. Select the unit you are converting to. For accurate results, both units should be in the same group (both volume or both weight). 3. Enter the amount you want to convert. The default is 1, which shows you the basic conversion factor. 4. View the result. The converter shows the converted amount rounded to 2 decimal places, along with a contextual note that may include useful information about UK versus US measurements. 5. If you need to convert between volume and weight (for example, cups of flour to grams), you will need to look up the ingredient's density. Common examples: 1 UK cup of plain flour is about 125g, 1 UK cup of caster sugar is about 200g, and 1 UK cup of butter is about 227g.
The converter uses base-unit factor multiplication, similar to the general unit converter. Volume measurements use millilitres as the base unit, and weight measurements use grams as the base unit. The conversion formula is: result = amount x (fromFactor / toFactor). For example, to convert 2 UK cups to tablespoons: 2 x (250 / 15) = 33.33 tablespoons. The UK cup factor is 250 (ml per cup) and the tablespoon factor is 15 (ml per tablespoon). Key reference values used in the conversion: 1 teaspoon = 5ml, 1 tablespoon = 15ml, 1 UK metric cup = 250ml, 1 US cup = 236.588ml, 1 UK fluid ounce = 28.4131ml, 1 US fluid ounce = 29.5735ml, 1 UK pint = 568.261ml. For weight: 1 ounce = 28.3495g, 1 pound = 453.592g. Volume-to-weight conversion is not possible without knowing the ingredient density because different substances have different densities. Water is close to 1g per ml, but flour is roughly 0.5g per ml and honey is about 1.4g per ml. This is why recipes that specify weights are generally more precise than those using volume measurements.