Tablespoon

tbsp

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The tablespoon is an essential culinary measurement, equivalent to 3 teaspoons or 1/16 cup. It's the standard unit for measuring sauce quantities, oil, and other liquid or semi-solid ingredients.

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1 tbsp = l

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Tablespoon

The tablespoon is an essential culinary measurement, equivalent to 3 teaspoons or 1/16 cup. It’s the standard unit for measuring sauce quantities, oil, and other liquid or semi-solid ingredients.

Characteristics

  • Culinary measurement
  • 1 tablespoon = 14.7868 mL
  • 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
  • 1 tablespoon = 1/16 cup
  • Symbol variants: tbsp, T, Tbsp

Conversions

  • 1 tbsp = 14.7868 mL
  • 1 tbsp = 0.0147868 L
  • 1 tbsp = 0.5 fl oz (US)
  • 1 tbsp = 3 teaspoons
  • 16 tablespoons = 1 cup (US)
  • 48 tablespoons = 1 pint

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