1 teaspoon = 0.33333333 tbsp
1 tsp = 0.333333 tbsp · type math like (12*4)+6.5
Teaspoons to tablespoons is used when scaling recipes up. When a recipe calls for 9 teaspoons of sugar, it is far easier to measure 3 tablespoons, and bulk spice mixes are much faster to make with the larger spoon.
Scaling recipes up quickly creates many teaspoons. A spice rub that needs 1 teaspoon each of paprika, cumin and garlic powder, multiplied by four, needs 4 teaspoons of each, which is 1⅓ tablespoons. Measuring 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon is faster and more accurate than counting four teaspoons.
When converting to larger measures, remember that 2 tablespoons equal 1 fluid ounce, 4 tablespoons equal ¼ cup, and 16 tablespoons equal 1 cup. So 12 teaspoons is 4 tablespoons, which is ¼ cup, and 48 teaspoons is 1 full cup.
In medicine, doses are usually written in ml rather than spoons to avoid mistakes. A 15 ml dose is one tablespoon or three teaspoons.
Baking powder and baking soda are typically measured in teaspoons because they are strong. A bread recipe scaled up to need 6 teaspoons of baking powder can use 2 tablespoons instead.
Liquid seasonings like soy sauce, vinegar and oil often appear in teaspoons in single-serving recipes. Making a batch of salad dressing for eight people may require 24 teaspoons of vinegar, which is 8 tablespoons, or ½ cup. Converting saves a lot of measuring.
Sugar intake guidance often uses teaspoons. The American Heart Association suggests no more than 9 teaspoons of added sugar a day for men and 6 for women, which is 3 and 2 tablespoons respectively. A 12 oz can of soda contains about 10 teaspoons, or 3⅓ tablespoons, of sugar.
Coffee brewing guides sometimes say 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per 6 fl oz of water. If you only have a teaspoon, that is 6 teaspoons. For a larger 12-cup pot, the same ratio calls for 24 tablespoons, which is 72 teaspoons or 1½ cups.
To check, the tablespoon figure should be exactly one third of the teaspoon figure. 15 teaspoons is 5 tablespoons, and 7 teaspoons is 2⅓ tablespoons, or 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon. If your answer comes out at one quarter of the teaspoon figure, you used the Australian ratio. Writing remainders as extra teaspoons is clearer than decimals such as 2.33.
tbsp = tsp × 0.3333333333
Reverse: 1 tbsp = 3 tsp.
Convert 10 teaspoons to tablespoons.
Answer: 10 tsp = 3⅓ tbsp = 3 tbsp + 1 tsp.
| tsp | tbsp |
|---|---|
| ¼ tsp | 0.083333333 tbsp |
| ½ tsp | 0.16666667 tbsp |
| ¾ tsp | 0.25 tbsp |
| 1 tsp | 0.33333333 tbsp |
| 2 tsp | 0.66666667 tbsp |
| 3 tsp | 1 tbsp |
| 4 tsp | 1.3333333 tbsp |
| 5 tsp | 1.6666667 tbsp |
| 6 tsp | 2 tbsp |
| 7 tsp | 2.3333333 tbsp |
| 8 tsp | 2.6666667 tbsp |
| 9 tsp | 3 tbsp |
| 10 tsp | 3.3333333 tbsp |
| 11 tsp | 3.6666667 tbsp |
| 12 tsp | 4 tbsp |
| 13 tsp | 4.3333333 tbsp |
| tsp | tbsp |
|---|---|
| 14 tsp | 4.6666667 tbsp |
| 15 tsp | 5 tbsp |
| 16 tsp | 5.3333333 tbsp |
| 17 tsp | 5.6666667 tbsp |
| 18 tsp | 6 tbsp |
| 19 tsp | 6.3333333 tbsp |
| 20 tsp | 6.6666667 tbsp |
| 25 tsp | 8.3333333 tbsp |
| 30 tsp | 10 tbsp |
| 40 tsp | 13.333333 tbsp |
| 50 tsp | 16.666667 tbsp |
| 75 tsp | 25 tbsp |
| 100 tsp | 33.333333 tbsp |
| 250 tsp | 83.333333 tbsp |
| 500 tsp | 166.66667 tbsp |
| 1 000 tsp | 333.33333 tbsp |
Tripling 2 tsp of cumin gives 6 tsp, which is 2 tbsp.
4 teaspoons of sugar is 1⅓ tablespoons.
9 teaspoons of olive oil is 3 tablespoons.
Only Australian tablespoons hold 4 teaspoons. US and UK tablespoons hold 3.
10 tsp is 3⅓ tbsp, easiest measured as 3 tbsp + 1 tsp.
Recipes assume level spoons. A heaped teaspoon can hold nearly double.
A US teaspoon is 4.92892 ml, one third of a tablespoon.
Origin. From the tea-stirring spoons of 18th century Britain.
Used today. Small quantities of spices, baking soda, extracts and medicine.
A US tablespoon is 14.7868 ml, equal to 3 teaspoons or ½ fl oz.
Origin. Standardised in American cookbooks from the late 1800s.
Used today. Larger liquid and dry measures in US recipes.
2 tablespoons.
⅓ tablespoon.
6 US teaspoons, or 2 tablespoons.
Yes for metric spoons; the US teaspoon is 4.93 ml.