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

More cooking & baking converters

• Cups (US customary) → Milliliters mL = cups × 236.588 (US customary cup)
• Fluid ounces (US) → Milliliters mL = fl oz × 29.5735 (US fluid ounce)
• Ounces (weight) → Grams g = ounces × 28.3495
• Pounds → Grams g = pounds × 453.59237
• Fahrenheit → Celsius °C = (°F − 32) × 5⁄9
• Sticks of butter (US) → Grams g = sticks × 113.398 (1 US stick = ¼ lb = ½ cup = 8 tbsp)