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Use this handy cooking conversion calculator to calculate equivalences between units of volume such as teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, pints, quarts and so on.

Volume
liter [L]:
milliliter [mL]:
pint [pt]:
quart [qt]:
cup :
teaspoon [tsp]:
tablespoon [tbsp]:
dessertspoon :
fluid ounce [fl oz]:
Weight
ounce [oz]:
pound [lb]:
gram [g]:
kilogram [kg]:
milligram [mg]:



If you can't remember how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon and wonder what a "pinch" is, this should help. We've listed the more common cooking  measurement equivalents that we tend to come across!

pinch = about 1/8 teaspoon
120 drops of water = 1 teaspoon
60 drops thick fluid = 1 teaspoon
2 teaspoons = 1 dessert spoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoons = 1 cup
8 fluid ounces = 1 cup
16 fluid ounces = 1 pint
32 fluid ounces = 1 quart
128 fluid ounces = 1 gallon
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
2 cups granulated sugar = 1 pound
3–3/4 cups confectioners' sugar = 1 pound
2–3/4 cups brown sugar = 1 pound
3–1/2 cups wheat flour = 1 pound
5–1/3 cups dry coffee = 1 pound
4 cups cocoa = 1 pound
6–1/2 cups dry tea = 1 pound
2 cups shortening = 1 pound
3–1/2 cups walnuts (chopped) = 1 pound
9 eggs = 1 pound
3 cups cornmeal = 1 pound
2 sticks butter = 1 cup
8 egg whites = 1 cup
2 tablespoons sugar = 1 ounce
3 tablespoons flour = 1 ounce
2 tablespoons butter = 1 ounce
1 ounce yeast = 1 scant tablespoon


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