Dried thyme has a very strong flavor. Measure in 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoons depending on the volume of the ingredients.
How big a sprig? You must be specific. But 1/2 tsp dry ground thyme = 1 tsp fresh thyme if that is any help. That's the leaves not including the stem.
One small sprig of rosemary converts to 1/2 a teaspoon of dried rosemary.
With thyme one fresh sprig equals one-half teaspoon of dried thyme. In general, use two to three times the amount of fresh thyme as dried. When adding to soups and stews, crush the leaves between your hands before stirring it in your recipe.
A sprig is a single stem snipped from the plant. It is composed of a woody stem with paired leaf or flower clusters ("leaves") spaced ½ to 1" apart.
A 3-4 inch sprig of thyme will produce a tablespoon, however, a dried sprig of the same length will produce barely a teaspoon.
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About 0.5 grams.
A sprig of fresh basil is left to the cook to season by taste. A sprig of basil could mean more than a leaf, as in the stem and a leaf or two of each.
One fresh bunch of thyme is roughly equivalent to one teaspoon of dried thyme.
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If you mean dry thyme for fresh thyme, then plan for 1/3 as much dry as fresh. If the recipe calls for 3 tsp of fresh thyme, use 1 tsp of dry.
it is just an herb. dried means not fresh. you can find dried thyme in the bottle herb section (not with the fresh herbs located in produce) of your grocery store.