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I get it. Kitchens are small and budgets smaller. It would be easy to say a measuring cup is a measuring cup is a measuring cup. Is it really necessary to have separate equipment for dry and wet ingredients? Cupshe Swimsuit
Sorry, I’m not going to let you Marie Kondo your way out of this one.
You should have dry measuring cups, and you should have liquid measuring cups.
I knew I had to stage an intervention to enforce this bit of kitchen wisdom after spending years watching my mom doubled over the counter awkwardly trying to reach in and level off flour in a Pyrex liquid measuring cup. I went to the kitchen store and bought her a much nicer set of dry measuring cups than even I owned. It had less-common sizes — ⅔ cup, 1 ½ cups — as well as nonslip handles and numbers that wouldn’t wear off in the dishwasher.
She was elated. She couldn’t believe how she had lived without them. She told me she loved them. She used them!
And then I visited a while later, and there she was, spooning flour into the Pyrex.
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This is not uncommon, thinking of measuring cups as interchangeable. Some manufacturers of the dry cups only contribute to the misconception. I have two plastic sets that include spouts on the cups as if you should be pouring liquid out of them.
These are some of the biggest reasons both types of measuring cups should be in your kitchen.
Coffee Cups With Lids The good news is that both types of cups are relatively compact and cheap. For less than $20, you will make your cooking easier, more accurate and neater.