A tablespoon is a spoon in the form of a spoon , which can hold up to 18 milliliters of liquid.
It is usually used as a cutlery when eating first and second courses: soups , cereals and sauces .
Common abbreviations:
- "Art. spoon ”and“ Art. l. "- Rus. Tablespoon
- T, tb, tbs, tbsp, tblsp, or tblspn Tablespoon
- EL - dumb. Esslöffel
In medicine and cooking , a tablespoon is used as a measure of weight or volume.
In different countries, a different volume of tablespoon capacity is adopted:
- In Russia and the CIS countries , the volume capacity is accepted - 18 ml
- In the USA , Canada , New Zealand, 1 tablespoon is defined as 15 ml [1] (1 tablespoon = ½ American fluid ounce, which is approximately 14.787 ml [1] )
- In Australia , 20 ml [1] .
1 tablespoon holds the following weight in grams :
| Art. spoon 7x4 cm, without slide | Art. spoon 7x4 cm, with a slide | Art. spoon 5x3.5 cm, without slide | Art. spoon 5x3.5 cm, with a slide | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 18 | - | 12 | - |
| Milk | 20 | - | 12 | - |
| Vegetable oil | 17 | - | - | |
| Sugar | 20 | 25 | ten | 15 |
| Salt | 25 | thirty | 14 | 20 |
| Flour | ten | 15 | 7 | 12 |
| Rice | 15 | 20 | 12 | 17 |
| Ground nuts | ten | 15 | eight | 12 |
| Dry grass | five | ten | four | 6 |
| Raw grass | ten | 15 | eight | ten |
Note: as a rule, if the Russian-language recipe says “one tablespoon (teaspoon)”, it is most likely a complete spoon - “with a slide”, while in an English-language recipe - on the contrary, without a slide (“level tablespoon”) , and its presence is usually specifically indicated ("heaped tablespoon").
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Chuck Smothermon. Better Homes and Gardens Biggest Book of Slow Cooker Recipes . - Meredith Books, 2002 .-- P. 416.