Editing Tablespoon (section)

===Dry measure===
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For dry ingredients, if a recipe calls for a ''level tablespoon'', the usual meaning without further qualification, is measured by filling the spoon and scraping it level. In contrast, a ''heaped'', ''heaping'', or ''rounded'' spoonful is not leveled off, and includes a heap above the spoon. The exact volume of a heaped tablespoon depends somewhat on the shape and curvature of the measuring spoon being used and largely upon the physical properties of the substance being measured, and so is not a precise unit of measurement. If neither a rounded nor a level tablespoon is specified, a level tablespoon is used, just as a cup of flour is a level cup unless otherwise specified.