Kitchen Unit Converter
US recipe in cups? European recipe in grams? Convert any kitchen unit in 2 clicks. We even handle weight ↔ volume conversions thanks to ingredient densities.
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Why are kitchen conversions so complicated?
Because US recipes use "cups" (a volume measurement) while European recipes use grams (a weight measurement). The problem: 1 cup of flour ≠ 1 cup of sugar in terms of weight, because these ingredients have different densities.
1 cup of flour ≈ 125 g, but 1 cup of sugar ≈ 200 g. That's why a simple ratio doesn't work — you need to know the density of each ingredient.
Equivalencies to know by heart
A few basic conversions:
1 cup = 236 ml ≈ 240 ml (common rounding) 1 tbsp (tablespoon) = 15 ml 1 tsp (teaspoon) = 5 ml 1 oz = 28.35 g 1 lb = 453.6 g 1 fl oz = 29.6 ml
And the most useful densities: flour ~125 g/cup, sugar ~200 g/cup, butter ~227 g/cup, milk ~245 g/cup.
Cups, tablespoons, teaspoons: decoded
The US system uses nested volumetric measurements: 1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons. It's practical because you don't need a scale — just measuring cups.
But watch out: US "cups" (236 ml) are different from British Imperial cups (284 ml). This converter uses US cups, which are the standard in most online recipes.