Kitchen conversions
How many tablespoons in a cup?
There are 16 tablespoons in a cup, 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon (48 in a cup) and 8 fluid ounces in a cup. A US cup is 236.6 ml.
| Cups | Tablespoons | Teaspoons | Fluid ounces | Milliliters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 14.8 ml |
| ⅛ cup | 2 | 6 | 1 | 29.6 ml |
| ¼ cup | 4 | 12 | 2 | 59.1 ml |
| ⅓ cup | 5.33 | 16 | 2.67 | 78.9 ml |
| ⅜ cup | 6 | 18 | 3 | 88.7 ml |
| ½ cup | 8 | 24 | 4 | 118 ml |
| ⅔ cup | 10.67 | 32 | 5.33 | 158 ml |
| ¾ cup | 12 | 36 | 6 | 177 ml |
| 1 cup | 16 | 48 | 8 | 237 ml |
| Measure | Cups | Fluid ounces | Liters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 pint | 2 | 16 | 0.47 |
| 1 quart | 4 | 32 | 0.95 |
| ½ gallon | 8 | 64 | 1.89 |
| 1 gallon | 16 | 128 | 3.79 |
Measuring well
- Liquids: use a clear cup with lines, set it on the counter and read at eye level.
- Dry ingredients: use nested cups and spoons and level them off.
- A metric cup is 250 ml and an Australian tablespoon 20 ml (four teaspoons); in most recipes the difference is small, but not for baking soda or salt.
- A pinch is about 1/16 teaspoon and a dash about 1/8.
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