How many ml in a tablespoon? Here are the tablespoon to ml, and ml to tablespoon conversions you need, plus a handy online and printable conversion chart.
How many ml in a tablespoon is a common question in our kitchen. In fact, with one of us raised in the US and the other in Italy, and family and cookbook recipes from both sides of the pond, we are always converting back and forth between the imperial-based measuring system and the metric system. After years, you’d think I’d remember more kitchen conversions! But I still search out the same measurement equivalents again and again.
Hence, I’ve created handy references to our most pressing kitchen conversion needs, including how many ml in a tablespoon! So no matter what side of the pond your recipe is on, you’ll be able to quickly get the right measurements.
If you are following a recipe measured in milliliters, it’s very helpful to have a cheatsheet to quickly convert to tablespoons, or vice versa. My online and printable conversion chart of how many ml in a tablespoon, and other common amounts, comes in very handy when your hands are deep in the flour bowl.
FAQ – The Basics
What does ml stand for?
Ml is an abbreviation for milliliter. The abbreviation is also written as mL.
What does ml mean?
A ml, mL, milliliter or millilitre, is a measuring unit of the metric system which means a thousandths of a liter, with a liter being the basic unit of volume, or capacity.
What is a tablespoon?
A tablespoon is a unit of volume commonly used to measure small amounts in cooking and baking. A US tablespoon can be considered the same as an imperial tablespoon.
Tablespoons or table spoons in ml? The correct term is tablespoons.
How many ml in a tablespoon?
There are 15 ml in a tablespoon.
The tablespoon is a universal kitchen measurement that generally falls around 15 milliliters around the world. There can be a small range (usually less than 5ml) between tablespoons in different countries, however this tiny amount is generally considered insignificant in cooking.
The exact volume in a tablespoon can also vary based on how you pour it, the type of spoon, design and shape differences, and material (for instance, plastic’s shape, size and accuracy can be affected by heat and time and use).
Using a standardized tablespoon made of a stable material like stainless steel is recommended for accuracy.
(Need the exact figure? 14.79 ml (14.7868) is the figure for ml in a tablespoon given by the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology – Weights & Measures), which is then rounded to 15 ml for cooking measurements.
Common tbsp to ml conversions
1 tablespoon to ml? 1 tbsp = 15ml
2 tablespoons to ml? 2 tbsp = 30ml
3 tablespoons to ml? 3 tbsp = 45ml
4 tablespoons to ml? 4 tbsp = 60ml
Here’s a handy tbsp to ml conversion chart with standard conversions goingup to 16 tbsp (240ml or 1 cup).
Tablespoon to mL Conversion Chart
| Tablespoons | 1 Tbsp | 2 Tbsp | 3 Tbsp | 4 Tbsp | 5 Tbsp | 6 Tbsp | 7 Tbsp | 8 Tbsp | 9 Tbsp | 10 Tbsp | 11 Tbsp | 12 Tbsp | 13 Tbsp | 14 Tbsp | 15 Tbsp | 16 Tbsp |
| Milliliters (millilitres) (ml, mL) | 15 mL | 30 mL | 45 mL | 60 mL | 75 mL | 90 mL | 105 mL | 120 mL | 135 mL | 150 mL | 165 mL | 180 mL | 195 mL | 210 mL | 225 mL | 240 mL |
Hope this helps with your conversions between milliliters and tablespoons!
A tablespoon is a good measuring tool for small amounts in increments of 15 milliliters. With amounts outside of 15 mL increments, alternative measuring tools may be more appropriate (such as smaller measuring spoons, measuring cups, or if you’re measuring water, you could use a digital scale set to grams, since 1 mL of water equals 1 g).
Common ml to tbsp conversions
How many tablespoons do I need?
- 15 ml is equal to how many tablespoons? (15 ml to tbsp)
15 milliliters is equivalent to: 1 tbsp - 20 ml is equal to how many tablespoons? (20 ml into tablespoons)
20 milliliters is equivalent to: 1.35 tbsp / 1 tbsp + 1 tsp (teaspoon) / 3 tsp - How much is 30 ml in tablespoons? (30 ml into tablespoons)
30 milliliters is equivalent to: 2 tbsp
