Egg Size Converter
See how many of your eggs match the large eggs a recipe calls for, based on volume.
Use this many medium eggs
3.21
3 large eggs is about 138 ml of egg. Your medium eggs are 43 ml each, so you need roughly 3 of them.
Rounded to whole eggs
3 medium
Total volume to match
138 ml
How it works
Almost every recipe is written for large eggs, but your carton might be medium, extra-large, or jumbo. Since what a recipe really wants is a certain volume of egg, you can hit the same target with a different count of a different size.
This tool uses the standard liquid volumes for each grade — a large egg is about 46 ml, a medium about 43 ml, and a jumbo about 63 ml. It multiplies the large eggs you need by 46 ml, then divides by the size you actually have.
So a recipe wanting 3 large eggs needs about 138 ml of egg. With jumbo eggs at 63 ml each, that's a little over two, and rounding to two works fine. For most cooking, rounding to the nearest whole egg is close enough; for delicate baking, beat and measure if you want to be exact.
Frequently asked questions
How different are egg sizes, really?
Enough to matter in baking. A jumbo egg holds roughly 40% more than a medium, so three jumbos in a cake meant for three mediums adds noticeable extra moisture.
What if the answer isn't a whole number?
The tool shows both the exact figure and a rounded whole-egg count. For most recipes, round to the nearest whole egg. To be precise, whisk your eggs and measure out the target milliliters.
Which size do recipes assume by default?
Large. Unless a recipe says otherwise, 'eggs' means large eggs in US and most European baking, which is why this converter measures everything against the large-egg volume.