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Smidgens to Pinches Converter

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

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Result
Converted amount
0.5 pinch

1 smidgens = 0.5 pinches.

Show the the same amount in other weight units (18 rows)
The same amount in other weight units
UnitAmount
US teaspoons0.03125
US tablespoons0.0104167
US fluid ounces0.00520833
US cups0.000651042
US liquid pints0.000325521
US liquid quarts0.00016276
US gallons0.0000406901
US nutrition-label fluid ounces0.00513429
US nutrition-label cups0.000641787
milliliters0.154029
liters0.000154029
metric teaspoons0.0308058
metric tablespoons0.0102686
metric cups0.000616115
imperial fluid ounces0.00542106
imperial pints0.000271053
imperial quarts0.000135526
imperial gallons0.0000338816
Show the working
  1. 1 smidgen = 0.154028799805 mL
  2. 0.154028799805 mL ÷ 0.308057599609 mL per pinch = 0.5 pinch

How to convert smidgens to pinches

1 smidgen = 0.5 pinch, so multiply by 0.5 to go from smidgens to pinches. Going the other way, 1 pinch = 2 smidgen.

pinch = smidgen × 0.5
smidgen = pinch × 2

Worked example:

5 smidgen = 0.770143999023 mL
0.770143999023 mL ÷ 0.308057599609 mL per pinch = 2.5 pinch

Smidgens to pinches table

SmidgensPinches
1 smidgen0.5 pinch
2 smidgen1 pinch
3 smidgen1.5 pinch
4 smidgen2 pinch
5 smidgen2.5 pinch
6 smidgen3 pinch
7 smidgen3.5 pinch
8 smidgen4 pinch
9 smidgen4.5 pinch
10 smidgen5 pinch
15 smidgen7.5 pinch
20 smidgen10 pinch
25 smidgen12.5 pinch
30 smidgen15 pinch
40 smidgen20 pinch
50 smidgen25 pinch
75 smidgen37.5 pinch
100 smidgen50 pinch
250 smidgen125 pinch
500 smidgen250 pinch
1000 smidgen500 pinch

About the units

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).
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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