How Many Tablespoons in a Stick of Butter?
1 US stick of butter = 8 tablespoons = ½ cup = 4 oz = about 113.5 g.
A standard US stick of butter is 8 tablespoons, which is ½ cup or 4 ounces (about 113 g). Four sticks make a pound, which is 2 cups. The wrapper usually has tablespoon marks, so cutting along them is the easiest way to measure.
Sticks of butter to tablespoons, cups and grams
| Sticks | Tbsp | Cups | Oz | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¼ stick | 2 tbsp | 0.125 cup (⅛ cup) | 1 oz | 28.4 g |
| ½ stick | 4 tbsp | 0.25 cup (¼ cup) | 2 oz | 56.8 g |
| ¾ stick | 6 tbsp | 0.375 cup (⅜ cup) | 3 oz | 85.1 g |
| 1 stick | 8 tbsp | 0.5 cup (½ cup) | 4 oz | 113.5 g |
| 1½ sticks | 12 tbsp | 0.75 cup (¾ cup) | 6.01 oz | 170.3 g |
| 2 sticks | 16 tbsp | 1 cup | 8.01 oz | 227 g |
| 2½ sticks | 20 tbsp | 1.25 cups (1¼ cups) | 10 oz | 283.8 g |
| 3 sticks | 24 tbsp | 1.5 cups (1½ cups) | 12 oz | 340.5 g |
| 4 sticks | 32 tbsp | 2 cups | 16 oz | 454 g |
Cups of butter to sticks and tablespoons
| Cups | Sticks | Tbsp | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 0.5 stick (½ stick) | 4 tbsp | 56.8 g |
| ⅓ cup | 0.667 stick (⅔ stick) | 5.33 tbsp (5⅓ tbsp) | 75.7 g |
| ½ cup | 1 stick | 8 tbsp | 113.5 g |
| ⅔ cup | 1.33 sticks (1⅓ sticks) | 10.7 tbsp (10⅔ tbsp) | 151.3 g |
| ¾ cup | 1.5 sticks (1½ sticks) | 12 tbsp | 170.3 g |
| 1 cup | 2 sticks | 16 tbsp | 227 g |
| 1¼ cups | 2.5 sticks (2½ sticks) | 20 tbsp | 283.8 g |
Butter outside the US
Butter sold in Europe and elsewhere usually comes in 250 g blocks, a little more than 2 US sticks. European-style butter has slightly more fat, but it measures the same by volume.
Weights and volumes on this page use these grams-per-US-cup densities: butter 227 g. Packing, sifting and brand can shift real results by 5–15%, so weigh when a recipe depends on precision.
Common questions
How many oz are in 1 stick of butter?
1 stick of butter = 4 oz.
How many g are in 1 stick of butter?
1 stick of butter = 113.5 g.
How many sticks is 1 cup of butter?
1 cup of butter = 2 sticks.
How many sticks is ¾ cup of butter?
¾ cup of butter = 1.5 sticks (1½ sticks).
How many cups is 1 lb of butter?
1 lb of butter = 2 cups.
How many tbsp is ⅓ cup of butter?
⅓ cup of butter = 5.33 tbsp (5⅓ tbsp).