How to Calculate Cooking Conversions
What is Cooking Conversions?
A cooking converter converts between volume and weight units used in recipes worldwide: teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, fluid ounces, milliliters, grams, and ounces. Volume measures (cups) are common in the US; weight measures (grams) are preferred in professional baking for accuracy.
Step-by-Step Guide
- 13 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
- 216 tablespoons = 1 cup = 8 fl oz = 236.6 mL
- 3Weight conversions depend on ingredient density — 1 cup flour ≠ 1 cup sugar in grams
- 4Water: 1 cup = 236.6g; Flour: 1 cup ≈ 120g; Sugar: 1 cup ≈ 200g
Worked Examples
Input
1 cup flour
Result
= 128 g = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons
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