Tablespoons to Cups Converter

Convert tablespoons to cups and other common cooking measurements including teaspoons, fluid ounces, milliliters, pints, and quarts. Use this converter for recipes, baking, meal prep, sauces, dressings, and kitchen measurement conversions.

Convert Tablespoons to Cups

16 tablespoons = 1 cup
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Common tablespoons to cups conversions

Tablespoons to cups:
cups = tablespoons ÷ 16

Cups to tablespoons:
tablespoons = cups × 16

Tablespoons to teaspoons:
teaspoons = tablespoons × 3

Tablespoons to fluid ounces:
fluid ounces = tablespoons ÷ 2

Where tablespoons to cups conversions are used

Tablespoons to cups conversions are useful for recipes, baking, cooking, sauces, dressings, marinades, meal prep, measuring liquids, scaling recipes, and converting small ingredient amounts into larger kitchen measurements.

Use US cooking measurements unless your recipe specifically uses metric cups.

What your tablespoons to cups result means

Your result shows the entered kitchen measurement converted into the selected unit. The converter also displays tablespoons, cups, teaspoons, fluid ounces, milliliters, pints, and quarts for quick recipe reference.

Liquid and dry ingredients can measure differently by weight. This converter is best for volume conversions, not ingredient weight conversions like grams of flour or sugar.

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Frequently asked questions

How many tablespoons are in a cup?

There are 16 tablespoons in 1 US cup.

How many cups are in 8 tablespoons?

8 tablespoons equals 1/2 cup.

How many cups are in 4 tablespoons?

4 tablespoons equals 1/4 cup.

How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?

There are 3 teaspoons in 1 tablespoon.

Is a US cup the same as a metric cup?

No. A US cup is about 236.59 mL, while a metric cup is commonly 250 mL.