How To Convert Cooking Volumes Calculator
Recipes use spoons and cups in some countries and millilitres in others. A converter routes every measure through the millilitre so a recipe from anywhere becomes usable in your kitchen.
Converted value
16
- Value in millilitres
- 236.5882365
Values update as you type. This calculator covers the single scenario its formula assumes — see Common Mistakes for what it leaves out.
The formula this calculator uses
Result = value x from-factor / to-factor
- value
- Amount you start with
- from
- Size of the source unit in millilitres
- to
- Size of the target unit in millilitres
How to check the result by hand
- 1
Enter the amount
Type the volume you want to convert.
- 2
Pick the source unit
Choose the unit the value is currently in, such as cups.
- 3
Pick the target unit
Choose the unit you want, such as millilitres.
- 4
Multiply by the source factor
The value is expressed in millilitres using the source unit's size.
- 5
Divide by the target factor
Converting from the base millilitre into the target unit gives the answer.
For worked examples, common mistakes and the limits of this formula, read the full How To Convert Cooking Volumes page.