Pinches to Smidgens Converter
Convert pinches (pinch) to smidgens (smidgen), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.
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Show the the same amount in other weight units (18 rows)
| Unit | Amount |
|---|---|
| US teaspoons | 0.0625 |
| US tablespoons | 0.0208333 |
| US fluid ounces | 0.0104167 |
| US cups | 0.00130208 |
| US liquid pints | 0.000651042 |
| US liquid quarts | 0.000325521 |
| US gallons | 0.0000813802 |
| US nutrition-label fluid ounces | 0.0102686 |
| US nutrition-label cups | 0.00128357 |
| milliliters | 0.308058 |
| liters | 0.000308058 |
| metric teaspoons | 0.0616115 |
| metric tablespoons | 0.0205372 |
| metric cups | 0.00123223 |
| imperial fluid ounces | 0.0108421 |
| imperial pints | 0.000542106 |
| imperial quarts | 0.000271053 |
| imperial gallons | 0.0000677632 |
Show the working
- 1 pinch = 0.308057599609 mL
- 0.308057599609 mL ÷ 0.154028799805 mL per smidgen = 2 smidgen
How to convert pinches to smidgens
1 pinch = 2 smidgen, so multiply by 2 to go from pinches to smidgens. Going the other way, 1 smidgen = 0.5 pinch.
smidgen = pinch × 2 pinch = smidgen × 0.5
Worked example:
5 pinch = 1.54028799805 mL 1.54028799805 mL ÷ 0.154028799805 mL per smidgen = 10 smidgen
Pinches to smidgens table
| Pinches | Smidgens |
|---|---|
| 1 pinch | 2 smidgen |
| 2 pinch | 4 smidgen |
| 3 pinch | 6 smidgen |
| 4 pinch | 8 smidgen |
| 5 pinch | 10 smidgen |
| 6 pinch | 12 smidgen |
| 7 pinch | 14 smidgen |
| 8 pinch | 16 smidgen |
| 9 pinch | 18 smidgen |
| 10 pinch | 20 smidgen |
| 15 pinch | 30 smidgen |
| 20 pinch | 40 smidgen |
| 25 pinch | 50 smidgen |
| 30 pinch | 60 smidgen |
| 40 pinch | 80 smidgen |
| 50 pinch | 100 smidgen |
| 75 pinch | 150 smidgen |
| 100 pinch | 200 smidgen |
| 250 pinch | 500 smidgen |
| 500 pinch | 1,000 smidgen |
| 1000 pinch | 2,000 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).
- 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).