Teaspoons (tsp) to Tablespoons (tbsp) Conversion
Teaspoons
The teaspoon is a unit of volume used in culinary and pharmaceutical measurement, equal to exactly 4.92892 mL in the US customary system. The metric teaspoon is standardised at exactly 5 mL, universally used in medicine for oral liquid dosing: "one teaspoon three times daily" = 5 mL. The distinction between a level teaspoon (standardised) and a heaped teaspoon (variable) is important in recipe precision.
Tablespoons
The tablespoon is a unit of volume used in culinary measurement, equal to exactly 14.7868 mL in the US customary system (half a US fluid ounce, or three teaspoons). The metric tablespoon is defined as exactly 15 mL. The tablespoon is critically important for spices, oils, and condiments in recipes where gram-level precision is impractical for home cooks.
| Teaspoons (tsp) | Tablespoons (tbsp) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 tsp | 0.033333333333333 tbsp |
| 1 tsp | 0.33333333333333 tbsp |
| 2 tsp | 0.66666666666667 tbsp |
| 3 tsp | 1 tbsp |
| 5 tsp | 1.6666666666667 tbsp |
| 10 tsp | 3.3333333333333 tbsp |
| 20 tsp | 6.6666666666667 tbsp |
| 30 tsp | 10 tbsp |
| 50 tsp | 16.666666666667 tbsp |
| 100 tsp | 33.333333333333 tbsp |
| 1000 tsp | 333.33333333333 tbsp |