A recipe says 300 ml milk. How many cups is that?

300 ml ≈ 1.25 cups. That's 1 cup plus 4 tablespoons, or you could round to 1 1/3 cups.

I need 750 ml for a recipe. How do I measure that?

750 ml = 3.17 cups, or about 3 1/4 cups. You could use three full cups plus 1/4 cup.

My European recipe uses metric, but my measuring cups are marked in cups. How do I convert?

Use the conversion: divide milliliters by 236.588. For common amounts: 250ml ≈ 1 cup, 500ml ≈ 2 cups, 1000ml ≈ 4 cups.

Is there a quick way to estimate ml to cups without a calculator?

Rough estimate: divide by 240. Example: 480 ml ÷ 240 = 2 cups. This works because 236.588 is close to 240.

Milliliters (ml) to Cups Converter

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1 Milliliter = 0.0042 US Cup

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Liter → US Gallon

gal = L × 0.264172

US Gallon → Liter

L = gal × 3.78541

US Cup → Milliliter

mL = cup × 236.588

Milliliter → US Cup

cup = mL × 0.00422675

Formula

cups = ml ÷ 236.588

To convert milliliters to cups, divide by 236.588. This is useful when reading metric recipes or ingredient labels and converting them to the cup measurements used in US cooking.

Source: NIST SP 811, Table B.8

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Small sauce or dressing portion. Less than half a cup; used for concentrates or toppings.

100 mL = 0.42 cup

Standard metric portion. European recipes often specify 250 ml; nearly exactly 1 US cup.

250 mL = 1.06 cup

One pint equivalent. Common in metric cooking for larger portions or full recipes.

500 mL = 2.11 cup

One liter. Used for soups, stocks, and large-batch cooking.

1000 mL = 4.23 cup

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