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Pinches Converter

Convert pinches (pinch) to other units, with every conversion from 1 pinch listed.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Enter an amount, choose its measure and the one you want, and pick the type. Spoons and cups convert to weight using the cited weight per cup.

About amountThe quantity to convert. Fractions such as 3/4 or 1 1/2 are accepted.
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Result
Converted amount
0.5 dash

1 pinches = 0.5 dashes.

Show the the same amount in other weight units (18 rows)
The same amount in other weight units
UnitAmount
US teaspoons0.0625
US tablespoons0.0208333
US fluid ounces0.0104167
US cups0.00130208
US liquid pints0.000651042
US liquid quarts0.000325521
US gallons0.0000813802
US nutrition-label fluid ounces0.0102686
US nutrition-label cups0.00128357
milliliters0.308058
liters0.000308058
metric teaspoons0.0616115
metric tablespoons0.0205372
metric cups0.00123223
imperial fluid ounces0.0108421
imperial pints0.000542106
imperial quarts0.000271053
imperial gallons0.0000677632
Show the working
  1. 1 pinch = 0.308057599609 mL
  2. 0.308057599609 mL ÷ 0.616115199219 mL per dash = 0.5 dash

1 pinch in other units

Conversion1 pinch equals
Pinches to dashes0.5 dash
Pinches to smidgens2 smidgen

About the units

Pinches (pinch)
Pinches, 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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