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Dashes to Smidgens Converter

Convert dashes (dash) to smidgens (smidgen), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

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Result
Converted amount
4 smidgen

1 dashes = 4 smidgens.

Show the the same amount in other weight units (18 rows)
The same amount in other weight units
UnitAmount
US teaspoons0.125
US tablespoons0.0416667
US fluid ounces0.0208333
US cups0.00260417
US liquid pints0.00130208
US liquid quarts0.000651042
US gallons0.00016276
US nutrition-label fluid ounces0.0205372
US nutrition-label cups0.00256715
milliliters0.616115
liters0.000616115
metric teaspoons0.123223
metric tablespoons0.0410743
metric cups0.00246446
imperial fluid ounces0.0216842
imperial pints0.00108421
imperial quarts0.000542106
imperial gallons0.000135526
Show the working
  1. 1 dash = 0.616115199219 mL
  2. 0.616115199219 mL ÷ 0.154028799805 mL per smidgen = 4 smidgen

How to convert dashes to smidgens

1 dash = 4 smidgen, so multiply by 4 to go from dashes to smidgens. Going the other way, 1 smidgen = 0.25 dash.

smidgen = dash × 4
dash = smidgen × 0.25

Worked example:

5 dash = 3.08057599609 mL
3.08057599609 mL ÷ 0.154028799805 mL per smidgen = 20 smidgen

Dashes to smidgens table

DashesSmidgens
1 dash4 smidgen
2 dash8 smidgen
3 dash12 smidgen
4 dash16 smidgen
5 dash20 smidgen
6 dash24 smidgen
7 dash28 smidgen
8 dash32 smidgen
9 dash36 smidgen
10 dash40 smidgen
15 dash60 smidgen
20 dash80 smidgen
25 dash100 smidgen
30 dash120 smidgen
40 dash160 smidgen
50 dash200 smidgen
75 dash300 smidgen
100 dash400 smidgen
250 dash1,000 smidgen
500 dash2,000 smidgen
1000 dash4,000 smidgen

About the units

Dashes (dash)
Dashes, a US customary unit. An informal convention from measuring-spoon sets; recipes use it loosely. Definition: Cooking weights and measures: US measuring-spoon conventions (dash = 1/8, pinch = 1/16, smidgen = 1/32 teaspoon; not a legal standard).
Smidgens (smidgen)
Smidgens, a US customary unit. An informal convention from measuring-spoon sets; recipes use it loosely. Definition: Cooking weights and measures: US measuring-spoon conventions (dash = 1/8, pinch = 1/16, smidgen = 1/32 teaspoon; not a legal standard).

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