CookMeasureTablespoons in fractions of a cup
| Cup | Tablespoons | Teaspoons | ml |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 16 tbsp | 48 tsp | 236.6 ml |
| ¾ cup | 12 tbsp | 36 tsp | 177.4 ml |
| ⅔ cup | 10 tbsp + 2 tsp | 32 tsp | 157.7 ml |
| ½ cup | 8 tbsp | 24 tsp | 118.3 ml |
| ⅓ cup | 5 tbsp + 1 tsp | 16 tsp | 79 ml |
| ¼ cup | 4 tbsp | 12 tsp | 59 ml |
| ⅛ cup | 2 tbsp | 6 tsp | 30 ml |
| 1/16 cup | 1 tbsp | 3 tsp | 15 ml |
Build any measure with just two spoons
No ⅓-cup measure? Every cup fraction is a count of teaspoons (a cup is 48). Pick a count and see the fewest spoons to use.
1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons
Spoons in millilitres
US spoons: 1 tsp = 4.93 ml, 1 tbsp = 14.79 ml. Metric recipes round these to 5 ml and 15 ml, which is close enough for cooking. The exception is Australia, where a tablespoon is 20 ml — four teaspoons. For baking powder or salt in an Australian recipe, use a US tablespoon plus one teaspoon.
Measure dry ingredients level, not heaped: a heaped teaspoon of baking soda can be twice the intended amount.
Questions cooks ask
How many tablespoons in a cup?
16 tablespoons in a US cup.
How many tablespoons in 1/4 cup?
4 tablespoons make ¼ cup.
How many tablespoons in 1/3 cup?
5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon make ⅓ cup (5⅓ tbsp).
How many teaspoons in a tablespoon?
3 teaspoons in a US tablespoon.
How many ml in a tablespoon?
A US tablespoon is 14.8 ml, rounded to 15 ml. In Australia a tablespoon is 20 ml.
How many ml in a teaspoon?
A teaspoon is 4.93 ml, rounded to 5 ml.