How many ounces of coffee in a tablespoon?

Answer 1

There are approximately five (5) tablespoons in one (1) ounce of ground coffee.

Actually, it depends on the grind. The above answer is true for very coarse ground coffee such as low cost supermarket ground Robusta. For a very fine grind (espresso or turkish) say of an Arabica, almost powder, 5 tablespoons is 48 grams, or about 1.7 ounces.

By the way, if you are talking about beans, a tablespoon of beans is the same volume as a tablespoon of even very fine ground (once the same beans are ground), but weighs more-- 1/2 cup or 5 tablespoons of beans is 114 grams (4 ounces), almost twice the WEIGHT as the finely ground same coffee.

Also, weight vs. volume: even though green beans swell upon roasting, you can still use tablespoon for tablespoon as a general measure. 1 tablespoon also generally gives one "americano" (8 ounce) cup of brewed coffee, or 1 shot of espresso (1 oz American pulled shot vs. 2 oz Italian pulled shot).

Answer 2

There are two tablespoons of any liquid in a fluid ounce.