Teaspoons to tablespoons

1 US teaspoon = 1/3 US tablespoon. 3 US teaspoons = 1 US tablespoon.

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Use a decimal or fraction, such as 1/2 or 1 1/2. Cups and spoons here are US measures.

3 US teaspoons

1 US tablespoon

Volume stays the same whichever ingredient fills the cup.

0.063 US cups
Cup scale: 1 US cup

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Teaspoons to tablespoons chart

US measures; decimals are rounded
US teaspoonsUS tablespoons
1/28/48 (0.17)
11/3 (0.33)
1 1/21/2 (0.5)
22/3 (0.67)
31
41 1/3 (1.33)
51 2/3 (1.67)
62
93
124

Good to know

Three teaspoons make one tablespoon. For baking powder, soda and salt, level the spoon with a flat edge.

The figures follow the US definitions in NIST Handbook 44: 3 teaspoons to a tablespoon, 16 tablespoons to a cup, 2 cups to a pint, 4 quarts to a gallon and 28.349523125 grams to an ounce by weight.

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