It's actually bigger than you think. Does it really matter how you measure flour or which measuring cup you grab out of your kitchen cabinet? Actually, yes. And the vegetable oil that’s listed ...

When it comes to measuring cups for dry ingredients like rice and lentils we’re advocates for high-quality metal sets over plastic cups. Food editor Shilpa Uskokovic praises this Le Creuset set ...

Our favorite dry measuring cups are the most durable and accurate ... and Sarah has reviewed kitchen products for Food Network and USA Today. Wirecutter’s Ganda Suthivarakom, who wrote the ...

In his book, "I'm Just Here for the Food," Brown mentions that measuring by volume leads to inconsistent results. "Heck, I've seen a cup of flour weigh anywhere from 3 to 6 ounces," Brown complains.

When I hear “measuring cups,” one question comes to mind: wet or dry? Early on in my baking life, I used dry measuring cups for everything — and I regularly had to clean up kitchen-oil ...

(See some other examples of bad measuring cups from Food 52 and King Arthur Flour.) If you’re using a few cups in a recipe, that discrepancy amplifies, and all of a sudden you’re looking at ...

Plastic also absorbs odors and colors, especially from oily or acidic foods like tomato sauce. Stainless steel: Metal is rarely used for liquid measuring cups because it’s opaque. This makes ...

Not only does it produce less mess, but it’s easy to clean. Unlike most measuring cups, there are no nooks and crannies for food to get stuck in. The cylindrical tool comes apart into two ...