A recipe calls for 250 ml of milk but I only have measuring cups — how much should I use?

250 ml is just over 1 US cup (236.6 ml), so use 1 cup plus about 1 tablespoon. Since milk's density is so close to water's, the ml and gram values are nearly identical (250 ml ≈ 257 g).

Does it matter if I use whole milk versus skim milk for a recipe that specifies milk by weight?

Not significantly — the density difference between whole and skim milk is small enough (roughly 1-2%) that it won't meaningfully affect most baking or cooking recipes. Use whichever milk the recipe calls for, but don't worry about reweighing if you substitute.

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Milk: 245 Grams

Milk is close to the density of water, just slightly heavier due to dissolved fats, proteins, and sugars — 1 cup of milk weighs about 245 g compared to 237 g for water. For most recipes, this small difference doesn't matter, and milk, water, and other thin liquids can be measured by volume (cups, ml) interchangeably without weighing.

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Milk cups to grams
Cups	Grams
1/4 cups	61 g
1/3 cups	82 g
1/2 cups	122 g
3/4 cups	184 g
1 cup	245 g
2 cups	490 g

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Last reviewed: 2026-06-11 · Source: USDA FoodData Central / King Arthur Baking ingredient weight charts · see our methodology

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