Tablespoons to Ounces Converter
2 tablespoons make 1 fluid ounce, so 4 tbsp is 2 fl oz, and there are 32 tablespoons in 16 oz (2 cups).
2 tbsp is
1 fl oz
Also 29.6 ml · ⅛ cup
How many tablespoons in an ounce, a cup and a pint
- 1 fl oz2 tbsp
- 4 fl oz (½ cup)8 tbsp
- 8 fl oz (1 cup)16 tbsp
- 16 fl oz (1 pint)32 tbsp
- 32 fl oz (1 quart)64 tbsp
Tablespoons to fluid ounces chart
How to convert tablespoons to fluid ounces
Divide the tablespoons by 2: fl oz = tbsp ÷ 2. A US tablespoon is exactly half a US fluid ounce, so 3 tbsp is 1.5 fl oz and 16 tbsp (1 cup) is 8 fl oz. Going the other way, multiply by 2.
Fluid ounces, not weight
These are fluid ounces, a volume. A tablespoon of flour weighs far less than half an ounce, so for weights use tablespoons to grams, and for butter 6 tablespoons of butter in grams and its neighbours. For cups, see tablespoons to cups; for metric, tablespoon to ml.
Questions
How many tablespoons in 16 oz?
16 US fluid ounces is 32 tablespoons (2 cups, or a pint). There are exactly 2 tablespoons in a fluid ounce, so multiply: 16 × 2 = 32.
How many tablespoons in an ounce?
2 US tablespoons make 1 US fluid ounce, exactly: the tablespoon is defined as half a fluid ounce (14.8 ml).
How do I convert tablespoons to ounces?
Divide the tablespoons by 2. For example, 6 tbsp ÷ 2 = 3 fl oz.
How many tablespoons in 8 oz?
8 US fluid ounces (1 cup) is 16 tablespoons; 4 fl oz (½ cup) is 8.
Is a tablespoon of butter half an ounce?
By weight, yes, near enough: a US tablespoon of butter weighs 14.2 g, and half an ounce is 14.2 g, because a 4 oz stick has 8 tablespoon marks. For most other ingredients a tablespoon's weight is not half an ounce.
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