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· 04 Jan 2022

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How many tbsp. in a cup?

Many reasons exist why people want to know this simple trick, most people get to ask this question of how many tablespoon makes a cup when they are stock with making such decision during recipe preparation. Ever got into cooking an elaborate recipe, only to realize you don't have a measuring cup? Knowing that too much or too little of an ingredient can wreck a dish. Worry no more. This trick can also be used to measure out beverage for kids, dry powdered soap during laundry etc. Learn to use this simple trick I'll show to get your ingredients in proportion even without a cup.

Note: All measurement done and given out in this article where made with standard utensils, the sizes of cup and spoons may vary with region and countries. So you have a more accurate measurement, choose a teaspoon, tablespoon and a cup you'll be using for measurement purpose and try out the measurement for yourself. Record down every result gotten and that should become the standard you use.

How many tbsp. makes a cup?

This is very simple to understand, you don't need to have a cup to measure and recipe. With this answer I'll tell you, you are good to go.

So 1 Tbsp. = 0.0625 cup
That is, 16 level tablespoon = 1 cup
How many tbsp in 3/4 cup?  In this case, let's do a little maths, multiply 16 into ¾. 16x ¾=12, so there are 12 tablespoons in ¾ cup.  You can continue scaling things down further. To calculate how many tablespoons in a quarter cup, divide 16 by 4. There are 4 tablespoons in a quarter cup of dry ingredients like salt, rice, flour. Etc.

Taking it further, how many tablespoons in 1/8 cup? Here you divide 16 by 8 and you have your answer. One-eighth of a cup translates to two tablespoon

How Many Teaspoon in a Tbsp.

Let's take it further down, my mission is to ensure you can get going with your recipe preparation anytime with what a utensil you have available.
1 teaspoon = 0.3333 Tbsp.

That's to say, 3 teaspoon = 1 Tablespoon.
For instance, what is half a Tablespoon? Let’s do the math.
If 3 teaspoon make 1 tablespoon.  Therefore, ½ tbsp. = ½ x3 teaspoon = 1.5 teaspoon.

How many teaspoon makes a cup?
1 teaspoon = 0.02083 Cup, that is 48 teaspoon = 1 Cup.

Summary

Let's make it in a table form for easy understand
Cups         Spoons
•    1 cup        16 tablespoons
•    ¾ cup        12 tablespoons
•    ⅔ cup        10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
•    ½ cup        8 tablespoons
•    ⅓ cup        5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
•    ¼ cup        4 tablespoons
•    ⅙ cup        2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons.
•    ⅛ cup        2 tablespoons
•    1 cup        48 teaspoons
•    ¾ cup        36 teaspoons
•    ½ cup        24teasspoons
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