How many tablespoons are in a cup?

16 tablespoons equal 1 cup. A half cup is 8 tablespoons, and a quarter cup is 4 tablespoons.

What is the difference between dry and liquid measuring cups?

Liquid cups are designed to be filled to a line, while dry cups are filled and leveled off. The volume is the same, but the technique differs for accuracy.

Are metric and US measurements interchangeable?

Yes, with conversion factors. This calculator handles the math. Note that Australian tablespoons are 20 mL vs 14.787 mL for US tablespoons.

Free Cooking Measurement Converter

Convert between common cooking measurements like tablespoons, cups, ounces, and milliliters.

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Amount

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Cups

0.188 cups

Tablespoons3.00 tbsp

Teaspoons9.00 tsp

Fluid Ounces1.50 fl oz

Milliliters44.4 mL

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Cooking Measurement Conversions

All cooking volumes can be converted through milliliters as a common base unit.

Key Equivalents

1 tablespoon = 14.787 mL = 3 teaspoons

1 cup = 236.588 mL = 16 tablespoons

1 fluid ounce = 29.574 mL = 2 tablespoons

Example Calculation

Convert 3 tablespoons to other units.

013 tbsp in mL = 3 x 14.787 = 44.36 mL
02In teaspoons = 44.36 / 4.929 = 9.00 tsp
03In cups = 44.36 / 236.588 = 0.188 cups
04In fluid ounces = 44.36 / 29.574 = 1.50 fl oz

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