2006-09-10 03:32:48 · 13 answers · asked by DARS346K 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
If you do not want to literally stick your thumb and forefinger into the ingredient and pinch some, a pinch is 1/16 to 1/8 teaspoon. It is not meant to be exact. Use more or less to taste.
Too much emphasis is placed on exact measurements today. Exact measurements are needed to calculate calories, but not to have successful recipes. My great-grandmother never owned a measuring cup or spoon in her life. My mother was challenged in high school Home-Ec to bake a cake without using measuring cups (the instructor said it couldn't be done). Not only did she make the cake, but it turned out better than the cakes from the strictly followed recipe. A recipe is a guide not an unbreakable formula.
2006-09-11 20:39:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the smallest measureing spoon I have is 1/8. So I always figure a pinch is about half that or approx. 1/16. In any case, I'm not very precise with measurements. I just take a pinch of whatever, say salt, and sprinkle. There you go, pinch!
2006-09-10 11:01:15 · answer #2 · answered by KittyKat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a pinch is 1/16 teaspoon
2006-09-10 10:43:40 · answer #3 · answered by butterfly girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever fits between your thumb and either your pointer finger or both your pointer finger and middle finger. That all depends if you want a small pinch or a large pinch
2006-09-10 12:26:01 · answer #4 · answered by Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pinch is the little bit that you can pick up with just your index finger and thumb. Measurement wise it would be a quarter tsp or less.
2006-09-10 10:54:15 · answer #5 · answered by Garfield 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pinch
Definition: A measuring term referring to the amount of a dry ingredient (such as salt or pepper) that can be held between the tips of the thumb and forefinger. It's equivalent to approximately 1/16 teaspoon.
2006-09-10 10:50:01 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ Susan §@¿@§ ♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion it's all up to you. If you watch Food Network or other cooking shows, their "pinches" can be handfuls. Take it as "to taste". Start small and then you can always add more. But you can't take extra back out! :)
2006-09-10 10:53:26 · answer #7 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no way to answer that but to say its a pinch, just reach in pinch up a bit and throw it in.
2006-09-10 10:35:10 · answer #8 · answered by cee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's literally a pinch. I look it at as one of those seasonings that you can season to taste
2006-09-10 10:39:03 · answer #9 · answered by liz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
exactly what it says--a pinch
2006-09-10 10:35:07 · answer #10 · answered by geminiblue26 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋