Teaspoon to mL Converter

Almost. A US customary teaspoon is approximately 4.92892 mL, while a metric teaspoon is exactly 5 mL. For medication, follow the label in milliliters and use the supplied or pharmacist-provided dosing device rather than a kitchen spoon.

An Australian tablespoon is exactly 20 mL, or four exact 5 mL metric teaspoons. Modern UK and New Zealand recipes generally use exactly 15 mL, while the US customary tablespoon is approximately 14.7868 mL. Check the recipe origin because the same tablespoon count can represent a different volume.

Use the marked dosing device supplied with the medication and follow the label in milliliters. Kitchen spoons vary in volume and are not dosing tools. If the device is missing or the dose is unclear, ask a pharmacist for an appropriate oral syringe or cup rather than estimating with cutlery.

A recipe teaspoon is a standardized measuring spoon. A US teaspoon holds approximately 4.93 mL, while a metric teaspoon holds exactly 5 mL. Silverware varies, so use a marked measuring spoon for recipes and the supplied dosing device for medication.

For dry ingredients, yes. 1 cup of flour can weigh anywhere from 110 g to 160 g depending on whether you scoop, spoon, or sift it into the cup, a 45 percent spread that ruins bread, cake, and cookie recipes. The same problem applies to sugar (granulated vs powdered vs packed brown), cocoa, baking soda, and salt: volume measurement is a proxy for mass, and the proxy is bad. A digital kitchen scale that reads to 1 g costs about 15 dollars and removes the variable. Professional bakers and most published baking authors (King Arthur, Stella Parks, Claire Saffitz) have switched to gram weights for exactly this reason. For liquids, spoons and cups are fine because liquid volume is consistent.