Convert Tablespoons (US) to Milliliters — Cooking & Baking

Formula

mL = tbsp × 14.7868 (US tablespoon)

Why this matters in cooking & baking

One US tablespoon is 14.79 mL (often rounded to 15). The Australian tablespoon is 20 mL — a real source of recipe errors.

Tablespoons (US) to Milliliters reference table

Tablespoons (US) (tbsp) Milliliters (mL)
0.5 7.39
1 14.79
2 29.57
3 44.36
4 59.15
6 88.72
8 118.29
12 177.44
16 236.59

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