Recipes rarely agree on units — one calls for a cup of flour, another for 125 grams, a third for 8 tablespoons. This cooking converter translates between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, milliliters, grams and ounces, and does it per ingredient so the weights are actually correct.
Why the ingredient matters
Volume and weight are not interchangeable without knowing the ingredient's density. A cup is always the same volume, but a cup of feathery flour weighs far less than a cup of dense honey or sugar. That is why converting "1 cup" to grams gives a different answer for each ingredient — and why choosing the ingredient here is essential for an accurate conversion.
How to use the converter
Choose your ingredient, type any amount, and pick its unit. The calculator instantly shows the equivalent in cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, milliliters, grams and ounces, using the correct density. It is ideal for scaling recipes, switching between US and metric measurements, or turning a baker's gram weights into cups you can measure by hand.
Common kitchen equivalents
A few relationships are worth remembering: 1 US cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons ≈ 237 mL; 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons ≈ 15 mL; and one stick of butter = 8 tablespoons ≈ 113 g. Watch out for cup sizes across regions — the US cup is about 237 mL, the metric cup 250 mL, and the UK imperial cup roughly 284 mL.
Why bakers prefer grams
For baking, weighing in grams gives the most reliable results because it removes the guesswork of how tightly a cup is packed. If a recipe lists both, weighing will get you closer to the intended result every time.