How does one measure one's knob?

[Floyd R. Turbo]

Reading a recipe that calls for a “knob” of butter. WTH is a “knob”? A door knob? A bed knob? A radio knob?

[secondwind]

1. From the internet:

A small knob or large knob is usually referred to in some recipes. It means that a generous dollop or a little amount of butter. It could be between one to four tablespoons. However, a tiny knob of butter might be half teaspoon. If you want to measure a knob of butter, it would be between one to two tablespoons.

[MiHale]

2. Think it's a little less than a glunck

[hlthe2b]

3. well, some say between 1-2 tablespoons, but YOUR KNOB might be smaller...

[comradebillyboy]

4. I generally read that to mean a very generous tablespoon. But feel free

to use a lot more if you like.

[Funtatlaguy]

5. 🍄 Stormy Daniels knows.

[CurtEastPoint]

6. GOOD ONE!

[Funtatlaguy]

8. I laughed. Thanx.

[sdfernando]

7. A knob of butter would melt before you could use it! /nt

[LudwigPastorius]

10. A knob is 2.73 of a schmear.

[Wicked Blue]

11. It's 58 smidgins

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