Pinch (unit)

A pinch is a small, indefinite amount of a substance, typically a powder like salt, sugar, spice, or snuff.[1] It is the "amount that can be taken between the thumb and forefinger".[2]

Some manufacturers of measuring spoons and some U.S. cookbooks give more precise equivalents, typically ​1⁄8, ​1⁄16,[3] or even ​1⁄24 teaspoon,[4] but there is no generally accepted standard.

## References

1. ↑ Oxford English Dictionary s.v., definition 12
2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (December 2003). "Units: P". How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictP.html. "recently kitchen supply stores... have begun selling sets of "minispoons" in which the spoon labeled "pinch" is designed to hold exactly 1/2 dash or 1/16 teaspoon, which is roughly 0.01 fluid ounce or 0.3 milliliter."
3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (December 1998). "Units: P". How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Archived from the original on December 3, 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/19981203094034/http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictP.html.
4. ↑ "Size So Totally Doesn't Matter". http://www.ochef.com/74.htm. Retrieved 28 October 2016.

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