How Many Teaspoons in a Tablespoon
1 tablespoon is equal to 3 teaspoons
Tablespoons and teaspoons are units of volume that are handy for measuring smaller amounts of ingredients (e.g. spices, oils, vanilla extract) that wouldn’t be practical to weigh on a scale and are too small to measure in cups.
- 1 tablespoon is equal to 3 teaspoons
For everything else, use this list of conversions for cooking measurements:
- How many teaspoons in a tablespoon? 1 U.S. tablespoon = 3 U.S. teaspoons
- How many teaspoons in a ½ tablespoon? ½ U.S. tablespoon = 1½ U.S. teaspoons
- How many ¼ teaspoons in a tablespoon? 1 U.S. tablespoon = 12 U.S. ¼ teaspoons
- How many teaspoons in 3 tablespoons? 3 U.S. tablespoons = 9 U.S. teaspoons
- How many tablespoons in ¼ cup? ¼ U.S. cup = 4 tablespoons