Cooking
Teaspoons to tablespoons
Convert US teaspoons to US tablespoons. There are 3 teaspoons in 1 tablespoon.
tsp
tbsp
tbsp = tsp × 0.333333
Quick reference
| Common amount | tsp | tbsp |
|---|---|---|
| 1 tsp | 1 tsp | 0.3333 tbsp |
| 2 tsp | 2 tsp | 0.6667 tbsp |
| 1 tbsp | 3 tsp | 1 tbsp |
| 2 tbsp | 6 tsp | 2 tbsp |
| 3 tbsp | 9 tsp | 3 tbsp |
| 1/4 cup | 12 tsp | 4 tbsp |
About this conversion
A US teaspoon is 4.929 ml and a US tablespoon is 14.787 ml — exactly 3 teaspoons to a tablespoon. Australian tablespoons are 20 ml (4 teaspoons), so an Australian recipe asking for 1 tablespoon equals 4 US teaspoons.