The recipe you’re following calls for 1 cup of all-purpose flour. Does it really matter how you measure it or which measuring cup you grab out of your kitchen cabinet? Actually, yes. And the vegetable ...

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Yes, you really need different types of cups for measuring dry and liquid ingredients. While dry ingredients need to be scooped into a cup and leveled off at the top, liquids level themselves. Liquid ...

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 spills after ...

Liquid measuring cups are clear for a good reason -- so you can see whether the liquid meets the measuring line. For the most accurate measurement, set the cup on a flat surface and look from just ...

A good set of measuring cups might not be the sexiest tool in your kitchen drawer, but they’re easily one of the most essential. Whether you’re baking a batch of chocolate chip cookies or scaling down ...