How Do You Convert Liters to Tablespoons?
Multiply liters by 67.628 to get tablespoons. The formula is: Tablespoons = Liters x 67.628. Since 1 liter = 1,000 mL and 1 tablespoon = 14.787 mL, dividing gives 67.628.
Marco Ferreira buys olive oil in 3-liter cans. Converting to tablespoons: 3 x 67.628 = 202.9 tablespoons. Each dish uses about 2 tablespoons, so one can provides about 101 servings. At $25 per can, each tablespoon of olive oil costs about $0.12.
Metric to US Cooking Reference
| Liters | Tablespoons | Also Equal To |
|---|---|---|
| 0.015 L | 1 tbsp | 3 tsp, 14.8 mL |
| 0.059 L | 4 tbsp | 0.25 cup |
| 0.118 L | 8 tbsp | 0.5 cup |
| 0.237 L | 16 tbsp | 1 cup |
| 0.5 L | 33.8 tbsp | 2.11 cups |
| 1.0 L | 67.6 tbsp | 4.23 cups |
| 2.0 L | 135.3 tbsp | 8.45 cups |
| 3.785 L | 256 tbsp | 1 gallon |
Practical Applications
Restaurant Recipe Scaling
Marco Ferreira converts a European sauce recipe from liters to tablespoons for his kitchen staff. The recipe calls for 0.75 liters of cream = 50.7 tablespoons. He rounds to 51 tablespoons (just over 3 cups). For soy sauce, 0.15 liters = 10.14 tablespoons, which he rounds to 10 tablespoons.
Home Brewing
Tom Brewer makes homemade kombucha. His 5-liter batch needs flavoring: 5 x 67.628 = 338 tablespoons total volume. He adds 3 tablespoons of ginger juice per liter = 15 tablespoons total. The sugar starter is 0.25 liters = 16.9 tablespoons of sugar dissolved in tea.
Child Care
Dana Kowalski mixes cleaning solution. The concentrate label says to add 2 tablespoons per liter of water. For her 4-liter mop bucket: 4 liters x 2 tbsp/L = 8 tablespoons of concentrate. The bulk jug contains 2 liters of concentrate = 135.3 tablespoons, enough for 67 buckets of cleaning solution.