There are 8 tablespoons in a stick of butter. Going the other way, 1 tablespoon is 0.125 stick of butter (about 1/8).
1 stick=8 tbsp= 118.3 mL
Sticks of butter to tablespoons
| Sticks of butter | Tablespoons |
|---|---|
| 1/4 stick of butter | 2 tbsp |
| 1/2 stick of butter | 4 tbsp |
| 1 stick of butter | 8 tbsp |
| 1 1/2 sticks of butter | 12 tbsp |
| 2 sticks of butter | 16 tbsp |
| 3 sticks of butter | 24 tbsp |
| 4 sticks of butter | 32 tbsp |
Tablespoons to sticks of butter
| Tablespoons | Sticks of butter |
|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon | 0.125 stick ≈ 1/8 stick of butter |
| 2 tablespoons | 0.25 stick ≈ 1/4 stick of butter |
| 3 tablespoons | 0.375 stick ≈ 3/8 stick of butter |
| 4 tablespoons | 0.5 stick ≈ 1/2 stick of butter |
| 6 tablespoons | 0.75 stick ≈ 3/4 stick of butter |
| 8 tablespoons | 1 stick |
| 10 tablespoons | 1.25 stick ≈ 1 1/4 sticks of butter |
| 12 tablespoons | 1.5 stick ≈ 1 1/2 sticks of butter |
| 16 tablespoons | 2 stick |
| 24 tablespoons | 3 stick |
| 32 tablespoons | 4 stick |
Good to know
In the US a stick of butter is ½ cup, 8 tablespoons, 4 ounces or 113 grams. The wrapper is usually marked in tablespoons.
By weight a stick is about 113 g (4 oz). See butter cups to grams.
In metric, 1 stick of butter is 118.3 mL and 1 tablespoon is 14.79 mL.
How to work it out
Multiply sticks of butter by 8 to get tablespoons; divide tablespoons by 8 to get sticks of butter.
Questions people ask
How many tablespoons in a stick of butter?
1 stick of butter is 8 tablespoons.