Which is bigger, a dash or a pinch? How big is a dollop?
What is a pinch? Adash? A smidgen? Andwhat about a dollop?
There are no precisedefinitions for these old-timecooking measurements. Butgenerally, most sources todaysuggest that a dash is a scant⅛ of a teaspoon, a pinch isabout 1/16; of a teaspoon, and asmidgen is 1/32; of a teaspoon.
A dollop usually refers to a smallportion — about a tablespoon — of soft food, such assour or whipped cream.
A dash often refers to liquidingredients, especially whenmaking co*cktails, becauseof the action of adding theingredient, like bitters.
Anda pinch is, as its name implies,the amount of an ingredient(such as salt or a dried herb)that you can pinch betweenyour thumb and forefinger.There is also such a thing asa three-finger pinch, whichrefers to a “healthier-sized”pinch between your thumb,forefinger, and middle finger.In terms of the amount, it’slikely somewhere between¼ and ⅛ of a teaspoon.
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