Cups to Tablespoons
Measure a cup fraction with the tablespoons in your drawer. Panmetry turns the selected cup into a practical spoon count for smaller recipe portions.
A measure that matches your recipe
Panmetry keeps the unit standard you select attached to the result, so you can move straight from the recipe to your measuring tools.
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When a cup fraction is easier to measure with a spoon
A reduced recipe can leave you with a quarter or an eighth of a cup. Start with that cup fraction and read the tablespoon result, using the same measuring standard.
Choose the cup and tablespoon together
The result names both measures. If your recipe uses a metric cup or an Australian tablespoon, select those measures explicitly. The table retains its stated US measures.
Common recipe portions
| Measure | Recipe amount | Result |
|---|---|---|
| US cup | 1/8 Cup · US · 236.588 ml | 2 Tablespoon · US · 14.787 ml |
| US cup | 1/4 Cup · US · 236.588 ml | 4 Tablespoon · US · 14.787 ml |
| US cup | 1/3 Cup · US · 236.588 ml | 5.33333 Tablespoon · US · 14.787 ml |
| US cup | 1/2 Cup · US · 236.588 ml | 8 Tablespoon · US · 14.787 ml |
| US cup | 2/3 Cup · US · 236.588 ml | 10.6667 Tablespoon · US · 14.787 ml |
| US cup | 3/4 Cup · US · 236.588 ml | 12 Tablespoon · US · 14.787 ml |
| US cup | 1 Cup · US · 236.588 ml | 16 Tablespoon · US · 14.787 ml |
| US cup | 2 Cup · US · 236.588 ml | 32 Tablespoon · US · 14.787 ml |
Look up the reverse conversion
| Measure | Recipe amount | Result |
|---|---|---|
| US cup | 1 Tablespoon · US · 14.787 ml | 0.0625 Cup · US · 236.588 ml |
| US cup | 2 Tablespoon · US · 14.787 ml | 0.125 Cup · US · 236.588 ml |
| US cup | 4 Tablespoon · US · 14.787 ml | 0.25 Cup · US · 236.588 ml |
| US cup | 6 Tablespoon · US · 14.787 ml | 0.375 Cup · US · 236.588 ml |
| US cup | 8 Tablespoon · US · 14.787 ml | 0.5 Cup · US · 236.588 ml |
| US cup | 12 Tablespoon · US · 14.787 ml | 0.75 Cup · US · 236.588 ml |
| US cup | 16 Tablespoon · US · 14.787 ml | 1 Cup · US · 236.588 ml |
| US cup | 24 Tablespoon · US · 14.787 ml | 1.5 Cup · US · 236.588 ml |
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Questions about this conversion
Can I convert tablespoons back to cups?
Yes. Use the reverse direction and the spoon-first table.
What if the amount is smaller than my tablespoon markings?
Use the cups-to-teaspoons page or switch the result unit to a smaller marked measure.