Although it may seem like it's an arbitrary measure depending on how well you dip your fingers into the salt bowl a "pinch" is actually supposed to be a specific measure of 1/16th of a teaspoon. But because it is rather small, a tiny bit more or less usually won't be too much of an issue in the larger recipe. Usually.
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∙ 15y agoWiki User
∙ 14y agoIt means what it says.
Take what you can pinch between finger and thumb - so not a lot.
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Historically the pinch was more precisely defined by some U.S. cookbooks as approximately 1⁄8 teaspoon.
In the early 2000s some companies began selling measuring spoons that defined (or redefined) a dash as 1⁄8 teaspoon, a pinch as 1⁄16 teaspoon, and a smidgen as 1⁄32 teaspoon. Based on these spoons, there are two pinches in a dash and two smidgens in a pinch.
One pinch of fine salt is approximately 1⁄4 gram (20-24 pinches per teaspoon), while one pinch of sugar is 1⁄3 - 1⁄2 gram.
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∙ 10y agoA pinch is not a recognised measurement -it could be anything.
You have it backwards, a few or several "pinches" are required to fill a teaspoon.
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∙ 9y agoA pinch is 1â„16 of a tsp. There is 16 pinches in a teaspoon.
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∙ 12y agoIt's about 1/16 of a teaspoon.
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How many teaspoons do 6 pinches equal to?
a pinch is less than a tsp. it's just a very small amount
A pinch
At 6 tsp per ounce you get 10.14 tsp for 1.69 ounces. This is a smidge* over 10 & 1/8 tsp (10.125). *note: 1/8 tsp is considered the smallest amount you can measure, equal to a pinch. Smidge could be considered a dash.
That is about 14 teaspoons
3 teaspoons equal 15 gm.
There is approximately 0.3 teaspoons in 1.5 milliliters.
1 dash of vanilla extract is approximately equal to 1/8 teaspoon.
That is approximately 72 teaspoons.
756.8 teaspoons in a gallon.
That is approximately 3.5 teaspoons.
That is 768 teaspoons.
That is 44 teaspoons.