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Tablespoon to Teaspoon - Teaspoon to Tablespoon

How many teaspoons in a tablespoon? Find out by converting Teaspoons to Tablespoons (tsp to tbsp) or tablespoons to teaspoon (tbsp to tsp)

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Formula for Tablespoon to Teaspoon and Teaspoon to Tablespoon

 1 Tablespoon = 3 tsp

The formulae to convert tbsp to tsp or tsp to tbsp is given below:

How many Tablespoons to Teaspoons? (tbsp to tsp)

Teaspoons to tablespoons:

1 Teaspoon = 0.33 tbsp

1 tbsp = tsp / 3

For example, to convert 9 teaspoons to tablespoons, you would divide 9 by 3, which gives you 3 tablespoons.

How many Teaspoons in a Tablespoon (tsps in a tbsp)

Tablespoons to teaspoons:

1 tsp = tbsp * 3

For example, to convert 2 tablespoons to teaspoons, you would multiply 2 by 3, which gives you 6 teaspoons.

Tablespoon and Teaspoon - A Comparison

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  • Tablespoons (tbsp) and teaspoons (tsp) are both units of volume, but they are different sizes.

  • A tablespoon is equal to 3 teaspoons. Alternately, A teaspoon is equal to 1/3rd of a tablespoon

  • Tablespoons are typically used to measure larger amounts of ingredients, such as liquids, oils, and dry ingredients.
  • Teaspoons are typically used to measure smaller amounts of ingredients, such as spices, baking powder, and baking soda.
  • Tablespoons (tbsp) and teaspoons (tsp) are both units of volume, but they are different sizes. A tablespoon is equal to 3 teaspoons.
  • Tablespoons are typically used to measure larger amounts of ingredients, such as liquids, oils, and dry ingredients. Teaspoons are typically used to measure smaller amounts of ingredients, such as spices, baking powder, and baking soda.
  • Both the tablespoon and teaspoon originated in England in the 14th century. Tablespoon was originally used to measure the amount of salt to be added to food. The teaspoon was originally used to measure the amount of tea leaves to be added to a cup of water.
Refer table in next section for some common conversions between tablespoons and teaspoons:
  • It is important to note that these are just general conversions. The exact amount of an ingredient that is in a tablespoon or teaspoon can vary depending on the type of ingredient.
  • For example, a tablespoon of flour will weigh more than a tablespoon of sugar, because flour is denser.

When to use tablespoons vs. teaspoons

In general, you should use tablespoons to measure larger amounts of ingredients, and teaspoons to measure smaller amounts of ingredients. Here are some specific examples.
  • Tablespoons: milk, oil, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda
  • Teaspoons: salt, pepper, spices, vanilla extract, yeast
Here are a few tips for measuring tablespoons and teaspoons accurately.
  • Use a standard measuring spoon set. This will ensure that you are using accurate measurements.
  • Level off the ingredients in the measuring spoon. This will prevent you from using too much of an ingredient.
  • If you are measuring a liquid ingredient, make sure to measure it at eye level. This will prevent you from accidentally measuring too much or too little of the ingredient.

Note: The above content has inputs from Bard, the AI model from Google

Teaspoon to Tablespoon (tsp to tb sp) Conversion table

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Teaspoon (tsp)

Tablespoon (tbsp)

0.25 tsp to tbsp

0.08 tbsp

0.5 tsp to tbsp

0.17 tbsp

0.75 tsp to tbsp

0.25 tbsp

1 tsp to tbsp

0.33 tbsp

1.25 tsp to tbsp

0.42 tbsp

1.5 tsp to tbsp

0.5 tbsp

1.75 tsp to tbsp

0.58 tbsp

2 tsp to tbsp

0.67 tbsp

2.5 tsp to tbsp

0.83 tbsp

3 tsp to tbsp

1 tbsp

3.5 tsp to tbsp

1.17 tbsp

4 tsp to tbsp

1.33 tbsp

4.5 tsp to tbsp

1.5 tbsp

5 tsp to tbsp

1.67 tbsp

5.5 tsp to tbsp

1.83 tbsp

6 tsp to tbsp

2 tbsp

6.5 tsp to tbsp

2.17 tbsp

7 tsp to tbsp

2.33 tbsp

7.5 tsp to tbsp

2.5 tbsp

8 tsp to tbsp

2.67 tbsp

8.5 tsp to tbsp

2.83 tbsp

9 tsp to tbsp

3 tbsp

9.5 tsp to tbsp

3.17 tbsp

10 tsp to tbsp

3.33 tbsp

11 tsp to tbsp

3.67 tbsp

12 tsp to tbsp

4 tbsp

13 tsp to tbsp

4.33 tbsp

14 tsp to tbsp

4.67 tbsp

15 tsp to tbsp

5 tbsp

16 tsp to tbsp

5.33 tbsp

17 tsp to tbsp

5.67 tbsp

18 tsp to tbsp

6 tbsp

19 tsp to tbsp

6.33 tbsp

20 tsp to tbsp

6.67 tbsp

24 tsp to tbsp

8 tbsp

28 tsp to tbsp

9.33 tbsp

30 tsp to tbsp

10 tbsp

Tablespoon to Teaspoon (tbsp to tsp) Conversion table

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Tablespoon (tbsp)

Teaspoon (tsp)

0.25 tbsp to tsp

0.75 tsp

0.5 tbsp to tsp

1.5 tsp

0.75 tbsp to tsp

2.25 tsp

1 tbsp to tsp

3 tsp

1.5 tbsp to tsp

4.5 tsp

2 tbsp to tsp

6 tsp

2.5 tbsp to tsp

7.5 tsp

3 tbsp to tsp

9 tsp

3.5 tbsp to tsp

10.5 tsp

4 tbsp to tsp

12 tsp

4.5 tbsp to tsp

13.5 tsp

5 tbsp to tsp

15 tsp

5.5 tbsp to tsp

16.5 tsp

6 tbsp to tsp

18 tsp

7 tbsp to tsp

21 tsp

8 tbsp to tsp

24 tsp

9 tbsp to tsp

27 tsp

10 tbsp to tsp

30 tsp

11 tbsp to tsp

33 tsp

12 tbsp to tsp

36 tsp

13 tbsp to tsp

39 tsp

14 tbsp to tsp

42 tsp

15 tbsp to tsp

45 tsp

Frequently Asked Questions Table spoons and Tea spoon conversion

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  • tsp is Teaspoon. It is a very small unit of measurement of capacity.

  • tbsp is Tablespoon. It is a small unit of measurement of capacity

  • Tablespoon is 3 times bigger than teaspoon. 1 tbsp = 3 tsp.

  • 4 tablespoons

  • 3 teaspoon

  • 0.33 tablespoons

  • 1.33 tablespoons

  • 6 teaspoons

  • Tablespoon is a unit of measure equal to 1/16 cup, 3 teaspoons, or 1/2 fluid ounce.

  • 0.67 tablespoon

  • 1 tablespoon

  • 2.67 tablespoons

  • 2 tablespoons

  • 1.5 teaspoons

  • 12 teaspoons

  • 3.33 tablespoons

  • 9 teaspoons

  • 18 teaspoons

  • 39 teaspoons

  • 1.67 tablespoons

  • 4.5 teaspoons