A tablespoon is a type of large spoon usually used for serving. A tablespoonful, an amount approximately equal to the capacity of one tablespoon, is commonly used as a measure of volume in cooking. It is abbreviated in English as T., tb., tblspn, tbs. or tbsp. Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK define 1 level tablespoon as 15 ml.
When used for solids, such as granulated sugar, it should be measured to the flattened level of the s...
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A tablespoon is a type of large spoon usually used for serving. A tablespoonful, an amount approximately equal to the capacity of one tablespoon, is commonly used as a measure of volume in cooking. It is abbreviated in English as T., tb., tblspn, tbs. or tbsp. Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK define 1 level tablespoon as 15 ml.
When used for solids, such as granulated sugar, it should be measured to the flattened level of the spoon—level spoonful versus a heaping spoonful or heaped tablespoon, which is as much as can be held in the spoon, or a rounded spoonful, which is twice a level spoonful, the solids above the level roughly mirroring those in the bowl.
Common tablespoons intended for use as cutlery usually hold slightly less than a tablespoonful.
In most regions, one tablespoonful equals three teaspoonsful. In Australia, a tablespoon is defined as four teaspoons (20 ml).
The traditional U.S. interpretation of the tablespoon as a unit of volume is:
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