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I like my glass measuring cups but the printing on them has really disappeared over time. Does anyone have a measuring cup that they love?

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[-] dellish@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah, those things don't go in the dishwasher. The things that look after you need to be looked after in return.

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[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Since we're in the US, I saw this one from Target:

https://www.target.com/p/2-cup-glass-measuring-cup-hearth-38-hand-8482-with-magnolia/-/A-94412431#lnk=sametab

I can't speak for its sturdiness and it doesn't have 1/4 marks but with the straight sides you could eyeball it. It's soda-lime glass, so you can boil in the microwave and wash in the dishwasher.

Just an option.

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[-] wieson@feddit.org 5 points 3 days ago

I find scales to be very practical

[-] proudblond@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

I do have a scale, but a lot of American recipes don’t give the weights, just volumes. As an American myself who likes to bake, I have generally switched to using the scale when my recipe has the measurements.

[-] IMALlama@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Fellow American. I also use a scale for most things, including liquids. A quick Internet search will get you a volume to mass conversation. Do it a few times and you'll remember. For straight up baking, I find that ratios are the safest route to use and make it easy to scale a recipe up or down. I also use a ton of touch for things like doughs and batters, but I also tend to make the same set of things, or close relatives, again and again.

[-] laz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Just fix this one up using some diy stuff (ask dull men club guys maybe on how to)

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

I'm just a dull old woman but I used a ceramic paint pen to restore the lines. Once baked it's dishwasher safe.

[-] jodanlime@midwest.social 3 points 3 days ago

I have an anchor brand that is holding up well.

[-] queerdo 3 points 3 days ago

I got the ACCUPOUR 1 gallon measuring pitcher on amazon after being recommended it from City Steading Brewing, who was poetic about it, and I wasn't disappointed! I never thought I'd love a pitcher but I love this one.

Raised dark markings with dual scale metric and imperial, amazing handle and the spout is AMAZING! I'm able to take ½oz samples from a gallon of liquid into a shot glass no issue.

They make smaller ones too, which I haven't tried but work the same.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Can you boil water in it? I use my pyrex 2 cup to boil and cook in the microwave

[-] queerdo 1 points 2 days ago

I wouldn't use it for boiling water - I'd stick to glass for that

[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

At work we have two measuring cups in the kitchen. Someone has scrubbed them with steal wool and scotch bright to the point they are useless.

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