US tablespoons to millilitres
A US tablespoon is 15 ml. An Australian tablespoon is 20 ml. This is the conversion most recipes get wrong.
Millilitres (ml)
15ml
Worth knowing
The Australian tablespoon is the odd one out worldwide at 20 ml, against 15 ml everywhere else. Three American tablespoons of baking powder is 45 ml; three Australian ones is 60 ml, and your cake will taste like it.
Conversion table
| US tablespoons | Millilitres (ml) |
|---|---|
| ½ us tablespoons | 8 ml |
| 1 us tablespoons | 15 ml |
| 2 us tablespoons | 30 ml |
| 3 us tablespoons | 45 ml |
| 4 us tablespoons | 60 ml |
| 6 us tablespoons | 90 ml |
| 8 us tablespoons | 120 ml |
| 12 us tablespoons | 180 ml |
| 16 us tablespoons | 240 ml |
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