How can I measure the amounts needed for cooking or baking when I don’t have a teaspoon or tablespoon available? You need to know how many teaspoons in a tablespoon or vice versa.
I think I am not the only one who loses kitchen tools especially measuring spoons 🙂 If you are like me, then join me to learn how to convert units to each other.
How Many Teaspoons in a Tablespoon?
The most important equation I usually need is the conversion of tablespoon and teaspoon to each other. The golden conversion equation is:
1 tablespoon equals exactly 3 teaspoons.
and you can find other cup, tbsp, tsp, oz and mL to each other.
| cup | tbsp. | tsp. | oz. | mL. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 16 tbsp. | 48 tsp. | 8 oz. | 240 mL. |
| ¾ cup | 12 tbsp. | 36 tsp. | 6 oz. | 180 mL. |
| â…” cup | 10 â…” tbsp. | 32 tsp. | 5 oz. | 160 mL. |
| ½ cup | 8 tbsp. | 24 tsp. | 4 oz. | 120 mL. |
| â…“ cup | 5 â…“ tbsp. | 16 tsp. | 3 oz. | 80 mL. |
| ¼ cup | 4 tbsp. | 12 tsp. | 2 oz. | 60 mL. |
| â…› cup | 2 tbsp. | 6 tsp. | 1 oz. | 30 |
Measurement Conversion Questions
Almost all cooking units can be converted into each other. I have listed some of the most used conversions here:
1 tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons.
1/2 tablespoon equals 1 1/2 teaspoons.
1 tablespoon equals 12 1/4 teaspoons.
3 tablespoons equal 9 teaspoons.
 1 cup equal 16 tablespoons.
 1/4 cup equal 4 tablespoons.
Conclusion
Converting cooking units is very easy, but sometimes memorizing them is a bit difficult for someone like me. Having these conversion table charts makes it very easy for us.
By the way, how do you usually convert units?