Cooking Converter – Cups to Grams, Spoons, ml and Ounces

How to use the cooking converter

1. Enter the amount.
2. Choose the ingredient — it matters when converting between volume (cups, spoons, ml) and weight (grams, ounces).
3. Choose the units to convert from and to.

You’ll see the converted amount, plus the same quantity in every other unit.

How the conversion works

Volume units convert with fixed factors. For volume ↔ weight, the calculator uses typical weights per US cup for each ingredient:

Worked examples

• 1 cup flour ≈ 120 g
• 1 cup sugar ≈ 200 g
• 227 g butter = 1 cup (2 US sticks)
• 3 tsp = 1 tbsp = 14.8 ml
• 1 cup milk ≈ 242 g ≈ 236.6 ml

Volume equivalents

Typical weight of one US cup

Tips for accurate baking

• Weigh instead of measuring cups when you can — a digital scale is the single best upgrade for consistent baking.
• Spoon and level flour if you must use cups: spoon it into the cup, then sweep off the excess with a knife.
• Pack brown sugar firmly unless the recipe says otherwise.
• Measure liquids at eye level in a clear jug.
• Check the recipe’s origin. British recipes use metric weights and UK pints; American recipes use US cups; Australian recipes use 250 ml cups and 20 ml tablespoons.

Australian tablespoons

Watch out for tablespoons in Australian recipes: an Australian tablespoon is 20 ml (four teaspoons), while US and UK tablespoons are about 15 ml. For most savoury dishes the difference doesn’t matter, but for baking powder, salt or yeast it can change the result, so adjust if the recipe comes from Australia.

Why weights vary

How an ingredient is measured makes a big difference. Sifted flour weighs less per cup than flour scooped from the bag; finely ground salt weighs more than flaky salt. The weights in this converter are typical values from baking references and are marked as approximate.

For oven temperatures, use the Fahrenheit to Celsius converter. To scale a recipe up or down, the ratio calculator helps, and for body weight or larger amounts, the kg to lbs converter.