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Tablespoon (US)

The US tablespoon is a unit of volume in the U.S. customary system. It is equal to 3 teaspoons or 1/16th of a US cup. One US tablespoon is approximately 14.787 milliliters (mL). It is commonly used in cooking and food preparation to measure both liquid and dry ingredients.

Origin:

The US tablespoon has its origins in the imperial system and was historically used in both the British and American systems for measuring small volumes in the kitchen. In the U.S. customary system, the tablespoon was standardized to be 3 teaspoons, and its volume was defined as 14.787 milliliters. This standardization helped provide consistency in recipes and cooking instructions. Despite the global transition to the metric system, the US tablespoon continues to be widely used in the United States, particularly in culinary applications for measuring ingredients.

Tablespoon (UK)

The UK tablespoon is a unit of volume in the imperial system. It is defined as 1/16th of an imperial pint or 3 teaspoons. One UK tablespoon is equivalent to approximately 17.758 milliliters (mL). It is commonly used in cooking and food preparation for measuring both liquid and dry ingredients.

Origin:

The UK tablespoon has its origins in the imperial system, which was standardized in the 19th century. It was historically based on the volume of a typical eating spoon, but over time it was standardized to be 3 teaspoons, or 1/16th of an imperial pint. The volume of the UK tablespoon was defined as 17.758 milliliters to provide consistency in recipes and cooking instructions. Although the UK uses the metric system for most measurements, the UK tablespoon is still used in some traditional cooking contexts.

Convert Tablespoon (US) to other volume-converter units

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.0147867648 Liter

1 Tablespoon (US) = 14.786764781 Milliliter

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.0000147868 Cubic Meter

1 Tablespoon (US) = 1.478676478e-14 Cubic Kilometer

1 Tablespoon (US) = 14.786764781 Cubic Centimeter

1 Tablespoon (US) = 14786.764781 Cubic Millimeter

1 Tablespoon (US) = 3.547533529e-15 Cubic Mile

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.0000193404 Cubic Yard

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.0005221897 Cubic Feet

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.90234375 Cubic Inch

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.0147867648 Cubic Decimeter

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.00390625 Gallon (US)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.015625 Quart (US)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.03125 Pint (US)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.0625 Cup (US)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.5 Fluid Ounce (US)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 1 Tablespoon (US)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 3 Teaspoon (US)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 1.5 Dessertspoon (US)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.125 Gill (US)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 240 Minim (US)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.0032526335 Gallon (UK)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.0130105341 Quart (UK)

1 Tablespoon (US) = Pint (UK)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.0520421365 Cup (UK)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.5204213654 Fluid Ounce (UK)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.8326741846 Tablespoon (UK)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 2.4980225539 Teaspoon (UK)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 1.5 Dessertspoon (UK)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.1040842731 Gill (UK)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 249.80225539 Minim (UK)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.0591470591 Cup (metric)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.9857843188 Tablespoon (metric)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 2.9573529562 Teaspoon (metric)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.000093006 Barrel (oil)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.0001240079 Barrel (US)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 0.0000903509 Barrel (UK)

1 Tablespoon (US) = 295.73529562 Drop