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Cooking reference
Tablespoons to Cups Conversion Chart
Use this chart when a recipe gives tablespoons but you want cup measurements at a glance.
Quick facts
- • 1 cup = 16 tablespoons.
- • 8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup.
- • 4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup.
Tablespoons to cups chart
Quick tablespoons to cups table for recipe scaling, baking, and kitchen substitutions.
| Tablespoons | Cups | Kitchen note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 tbsp | 1/16 cup | 3 tsp |
| 2 tbsp | 1/8 cup | 1 fl oz |
| 4 tbsp | 1/4 cup | Common quarter-cup swap |
| 5 tbsp + 1 tsp | 1/3 cup | Useful for baking |
| 8 tbsp | 1/2 cup | Half a cup |
| 10 tbsp + 2 tsp | 2/3 cup | Common recipe fraction |
| 12 tbsp | 3/4 cup | Three quarters of a cup |
| 16 tbsp | 1 cup | Key kitchen ratio |
| 24 tbsp | 1 1/2 cups | 1 cup + 1/2 cup |
| 32 tbsp | 2 cups | 1 pint |
| 48 tbsp | 3 cups | Three standard cups |
| 64 tbsp | 4 cups | 1 quart |