Time for new measuring cups!

[Julie Bove]

I'm not sure how many times I have had to replace these. I did replace my
dry ones in the past year or two. But not the liquid ones. I just used the
two cup plastic one. Not sure what became of it but it had cracks all
through it. The cracks didn't go all the way through, but it was time. My
one cup glass one has that crazed look to it that a dishwasher can cause.
And I never really liked my 4 cup Pampered Chef one because the markings on
it are not easily visible.

So... I just placed an order at Jet.com. I think that is going to be my go
to place now. That and Boxed.com although there isn't much that I buy from
them aside from beverages. Jet is certainly giving Amazon a run for their
money. Better prices and most of the time, actual 2 day delivery. For some
reason the cat litter took 5 days. Ordered a 2 piece set of one and two cup,
a 4 cup and an 8 cup with lid. Never had an 8 cup before!

I went to the Salvation Army Family store the other day with my friends
because the one was looking for some specific thing to do with hanging bird
feeders. Can't really explain what she was looking for but she said she
would know it if she saw it. She didn't find what she wanted. But we all had
a laugh at what appeared to be a glass measuring cup but it had no markings
on it whatever. We couldn't figure out if it was a mistake, someone had
cleaned the markings off or what. Appeared to be Pyrex based on the size and
shape.

I don't actually use measuring cups all that often because I can usually
eyeball what I need. I would use them if I were to make something like a
boiled candy where the measurements need to be more precise. But with a
fairly new cook in the house, they are necessary. She does have some in her
Hope Chest. We got a few kitchen things at the closing Safeway. But by that
point most everything was sold out. I think we just got a one cup wet, set
of dry and set of measuring spoons.

[Doris Night]

My stainless steel measuring cups have lasted for years.

Doris

[Gary]

Doris Night wrote:
>
> My stainless steel measuring cups have lasted for years.

I've got a pyrex one, stainless steel ones and many plastic ones. None
have ever gone bad so I don't what happened with hers.

[Cindy Hamilton]

She's probably buying "pretty" ones that go with her décor.

I've got an Anchor Hocking that's losing its markings. The Pyrex
one is holding up fine.

As you say, the stainless ones are nearly indestructible.

I've got some like this:
<https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-Angled-Measuring-Clear/dp/B00FYL4MPY>
that aren't holding up as well, but they're quite handy and quite
inexpensive. I'll replace them when their markings are gone.

Cindy Hamilton

[Dave Smith]

I have lost handles off stainless cups from nesting sets. I replaced a
Pyrex measuring cup after about 30 years of use because the markings and
numbers were almost worn off.

A friend of my wife's gave us a set of measuring cups that nest like
those carved Russian dolls. It is handy to have all those different
sizes, but they are often more work than they are worth. It is hard to
tell which is which because the different shapes of the tops and bottoms
and that plays games with your ability to readily judge the relative
sizes. There are 6 of them in the set, and that usually means that you
end up having to wash all 6 of them even when you use only one.


https://www.amazon.ca/Fred-Friends-M-Cups-Measuring-Matyroshkas/dp/B002L162FS/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1467637182&sr=1-1&keywords=matryoshka+measuring+cups

[graham]

She can have mine (a stainless steel set) as I never use them.
Graham

[Julie Bove]

"Doris Night" <goodnig...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4elknb13g10ob9tjo...@4ax.com...

They make stainless steel for liquids? Seems like those would be hard to
use!

[Julie Bove]

"Gary" <g.ma...@att.net> wrote in message news:577A5935...@att.net...

I told you. I had a very old set of plastic ones that deteriorated. I have
had glass ones dropped on the floor and they broke. Not sure where the 2 cup
plastic one came from or exactly what happened to it but I found it in the
sink all full of cracks. The one cup glass one was crazed inside and out
from years in the dishwasher. And while the 4 cup is still intact, the
markings on it are just raised and clear so they are hard to see. I prefer
the red markings on Pyrex.

Things wear out. And when I was younger, I did tons of baking and candy
making. As in at least one batch, often many more, several times a week.

[Julie Bove]

"Dave Smith" <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:x7tez.13287$ev....@fx01.iad...

I bought those for someone who collects nesting dolls.

I now own several sets of dry measures. Much easier than having to keep
washing the same cup to reuse.

[Julie Bove]

"graham" <gst...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:nldq05$sim$1...@dont-email.me...

Wow! Do they make stainless for liquid in places other than the US? I have
only ever seen glass and plastic.

[Gary]

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> They make stainless steel for liquids? Seems like those would be hard to
> use!

That makes no sense. wth?

[Dave Smith]

The liquid will leak through the stainless steel. Did you not know that?







;-)

>

[Ed Pawlowski]

On 7/4/2016 10:12 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>

>>
>> My stainless steel measuring cups have lasted for years.
>
> They make stainless steel for liquids? Seems like those would be hard to
> use!

Why? They don't leak. They hold the designated amount. They come with
or without a spout to pour. Some are embossed on the inside so you can
see the markings for lesser amounts.

[Taxed and Spent]

That's right. You have to work very quickly with a stainless steel
measure like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Winco-CCS-8F-Strainer-8-Inch-Diameter/dp/B001CDTL4A

[jmcquown]

Of course you know. ;) She just wants an excuse to buy new stuff. I
have stainless steel measuring cups and glass/Pyrex measuring cups I've
had for decades. No problems.

I don't have plastic measuring cups but I still have some old (circa
1950's) Tupperware tumblers that appear to have tiny cracks on the
outside. But hey, they don't leak so I'm not planning to replace them.
They're perfect for a nice tall glass of cold milk. :)

Jill

[jmcquown]

The stainless measuring cups I have were made by Vollrath and are
definitely vintage. No, they don't leak and the measurement markings
are very clear. When I was a kid my mom used to use the larger one for
measuring and subsquently pouring pancake batter when she cooked Sunday
breakfast. It is a four cup measure with graduated markings stamped on
the inside. I have the smaller 2 cup measure, too.

Jill

[sf]

On Mon, 04 Jul 2016 08:27:26 -0400, Doris Night
<goodnig...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> My stainless steel measuring cups have lasted for years.

I don't even know if mine are stainless steel. They're some cheap
shiny metal set that I bought decades ago. I measured them against my
glass cups and their volumes agreed, so that's all I needed to know.
I wish they were sturdier, just because that's what I want - not what
I need. Watch your pennies and the dollars take care of themselves.
For instance: my everyday dishes are what others would consider
company only and I paid for them by not using paper plates.

--

sf

[Taxed and Spent]

On 7/4/2016 9:09 AM, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Mon, 04 Jul 2016 08:27:26 -0400, Doris Night wrote:
>
>> My stainless steel measuring cups have lasted for years.
>

> And I've had my plastic nesting measuring cups for 48 years. And if
> they ever wear out or whatever, I would not feel it necessary to post
> about them here.
>
> -sw
>

How are your cookie cutters holding up? They must be getting pretty old,
too. LOL

[jmcquown]

On 7/4/2016 12:09 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 04 Jul 2016 08:27:26 -0400, Doris Night wrote:
>

>> My stainless steel measuring cups have lasted for years.
>

> And I've had my plastic nesting measuring cups for 48 years. And if
> they ever wear out or whatever, I would not feel it necessary to post
> about them here.
>
> -sw
>

Really and truly. If something kitchenware in my house wears out I
don't post about it. I simply replace it. Such angst over measure
cups. I'm not Jewish but "Oy vey". It's ridiculous.

OB food: I'm trying to decide whether or not to do a dry rub on the
pork steak or a marinade.

Jill

[Janet B]

On Mon, 4 Jul 2016 11:08:58 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

I've got lots of Vollrath ss stuff. Graduated bowls from small to
huge and a round tub? with handles -- I can remember getting a bath in
it when I was little. I use it now to handle the tomato harvest. My
dad used to take the photos for their advertising.
Janet US

[Julie Bove]

"Gary" <g.ma...@att.net> wrote in message news:577A713F...@att.net...

There are two kinds of measuring cups. One is for liquids and one is for
solids. I said that I bought them for liquids. They said they had stainless.
I have never seen stainless for liquids. Only solids.

[Julie Bove]

"Dave Smith" <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message

news:9luez.30532$ic1....@fx43.iad...

How can you see through it to tell the level of the liquid?

[Julie Bove]

"Ed Pawlowski" <e...@snet.net> wrote in message
news:E--dnf4jV-UB6ufK...@giganews.com...

I guess I have never seen one. I wouldn't want to have to look inside.

[Julie Bove]

"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Rpwez.30536$ic1....@fx43.iad...

Angst? Seriously? You love that word! No angst here. This is a place to post
about cooking. Right?

[Brooklyn1]

I have all four sizes of Pyrex measuring cups, I've had them for some
fifty years, markings are like brand new, they are only hand washed.

[Brooklyn1]

I'd not want measuring cups that can't go in the microwave. I use
mine for heating far more than for measuring... the glass handles
don't get hot.

[jmcquown]

Sure, I love the word but you seem to live it.

OB Food: I decided on a dry rub on the pork steak. I'll be broiling
the steak since thunder and the brisk wind heralded rain. Rather than
roasting corn I'll be having green beans as a side dish.

Jill

[Julie Bove]

"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:TIAez.67642$F_5....@fx23.iad...

> On 7/4/2016 3:54 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:Rpwez.30536$ic1....@fx43.iad...
>>> On 7/4/2016 12:09 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 04 Jul 2016 08:27:26 -0400, Doris Night wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> My stainless steel measuring cups have lasted for years.
>>>>
>>>> And I've had my plastic nesting measuring cups for 48 years. And if
>>>> they ever wear out or whatever, I would not feel it necessary to post
>>>> about them here.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>>
>>> Really and truly. If something kitchenware in my house wears out I
>>> don't post about it. I simply replace it. Such angst over measure
>>> cups. I'm not Jewish but "Oy vey". It's ridiculous.
>>>
>>> OB food: I'm trying to decide whether or not to do a dry rub on the
>>> pork steak or a marinade.
>>
>> Angst? Seriously? You love that word! No angst here. This is a place to
>> post about cooking. Right?
>
> Sure, I love the word but you seem to live it.

Nope. I did look up the meaning. You are the epitome of it.

[jmcquown]

On 7/4/2016 6:29 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:TIAez.67642$F_5....@fx23.iad...
>> On 7/4/2016 3:54 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:Rpwez.30536$ic1....@fx43.iad...
>>>> On 7/4/2016 12:09 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 04 Jul 2016 08:27:26 -0400, Doris Night wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> My stainless steel measuring cups have lasted for years.
>>>>>
>>>>> And I've had my plastic nesting measuring cups for 48 years. And if
>>>>> they ever wear out or whatever, I would not feel it necessary to post
>>>>> about them here.
>>>>>
>>>>> -sw
>>>>>
>>>> Really and truly. If something kitchenware in my house wears out I
>>>> don't post about it. I simply replace it. Such angst over measure
>>>> cups. I'm not Jewish but "Oy vey". It's ridiculous.
>>>>
>>>> OB food: I'm trying to decide whether or not to do a dry rub on the
>>>> pork steak or a marinade.
>>>
>>> Angst? Seriously? You love that word! No angst here. This is a place to
>>> post about cooking. Right?
>>
>> Sure, I love the word but you seem to live it.
>
> Nope. I did look up the meaning. You are the epitome of it.

Now that's really funny!!!! I didn't have to look up the word, Mrs.
Writer. Did you have to look up epitome, too?

Jill

[Sky]

Big Guffaw!!! As usual, bove is unable to read with comprehension or
keep up with a 'conversation'! Poor thing just doesn't have a clue or
know any better!

Sky

================================
Kitchen Rule #1 - Use the timer!
Kitchen Rule #2 - Cook's choice!
================================

[jmcquown]

That's a fun thing to have! I never had a tub that large but I also
have Vollrath SS nested mixing bowls. I've never a problem with any of
them. Then again, I don't seem to have many (any) problems with my
kitchen ware. Unlike some people. ;)

Jill

[jmcquown]

On 7/4/2016 3:49 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> There are two kinds of measuring cups. One is for liquids and one is for
> solids. I said that I bought them for liquids. They said they had
> stainless. I have never seen stainless for liquids. Only solids.

Oh dear. You really need to get out of Bothell.

Jill

[jmcquown]

On 7/4/2016 3:49 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>

> "Dave Smith" <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:9luez.30532$ic1....@fx43.iad...

>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> They make stainless steel for liquids? Seems like those would be
>>>> hard to
>>>> use!
>>>
>>> That makes no sense. wth?
>>

> How can you see through it to tell the level of the liquid?

Why would you have to see through it when you can simply pour the liquid
up to the measurement etched on the inside of the vessel?

Maybe *you* are the one who needs glasses. Heh.

Jill

[Julie Bove]

"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:naCez.26617$Nu...@fx44.iad...

I did look online. I did see one but only one on Amazon. I still don't see
how it would work. I was taught to get down to the level of the liquid and
look through the cup for the marking and fluid level. Since you can't see
through a stainless cup, how would you tell if there was only 1/4 of a cup
in there? I could see if you needed a marking outside of the cup. But if
near the bottom, it wouldn't work well.

I do remember my mom having a one cup metal dry measure with smaller
markings on it. She wound up getting rid of it as it was too hard to use
accurately. Unlike a standard one cup measure, there was no way to level the
top as the one cup marking was not at the top. It would work for something
like chocolate chips, but not flour.

[Julie Bove]

"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:xcCez.26618$Nu....@fx44.iad...

I do have glasses. I just can't see how it would work, especially for
something like 1/4 of a cup. And I don't think those things are common. I
have never seen them in a brick and mortar store and in searching online,
there aren't many available.

[Julie Bove]

"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:T%Bez.30612$ic1....@fx43.iad...

I looked it up because I couldn't figure out what you meant but it. And I
still don't. You're a pip, Jill.

[jmcquown]

LOL If you mean a PITA you are correct. Then again, "pip" sounds like
the cardinals make that nest in the bush behind my house. They're a
lovely pair of birds and more interesing that your blather about
measuring cups.

Just because you've never seen something doesn't make it so. You like
to shop online so flip through some catalogs that show stainless steel
measuring cups. No one is saying you have to buy one. But yes, they
exist and lots of people find them useful.

Jill

[Janet B]

On Mon, 4 Jul 2016 19:15:53 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>

I hear you. I have kitchen ware that my mother used and kitchen ware
that my mother-in-law used and I am using it today. I have some bowls
and pots from around 1920 and I'm still using them. Many of these
things have battle scars. There are different forms of entertainment
than shopping online and waiting for packages to be delivered.
Janet US

[Janet B]

Incorrect use of word pip, unless you meant to compliment her.
(low class texting acronyms do not apply here.)
Janet US

[Julie Bove]

"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:QBDez.5634$O14....@fx11.iad...

I didn't say it wasn't so. I did look at Williams And Sonoma and also Sur La
Table. Neither one had them. Only metal dry measures.

[Julie Bove]

"Janet B" <nos...@cableone.net> wrote in message
news:1t1mnbh2k9obk3sej...@4ax.com...

It was sarcasm. I guess you didn't watch "All In The Family"?

[Sky]

LOL - yeah - over years past, bove has often proclaimed she's unfamiliar
with many common words used in vernacular conversation! Poor thing . .
. . bless her heart!

[Cindy Hamilton]

<https://www.amazon.com/Measuring-Newness-Stainless-Marking-Handle/dp/B00YX4UJJ6>

There. Now you've seen one. Or you would, but I suspect you still
have me killfiled.

Cindy Hamilton

[Cindy Hamilton]

Everything goes in my dishwasher except sharp knives (and, of course,
anything that's too big to fit, like half sheet pans). Wear and
tear are acceptable to me, as the price of not having to waste my
time hand-washing.

We've had this conversation before, so there's no need to attempt to
school me on how easy it is to hand wash everything. For one thing,
my husband also uses our kitchen, and he just isn't wired to clean
up as he goes.

Cindy Hamilton

[Dave Smith]

She said she doesn't need to know the meaning of every word to be a
writer... but then she said she wasn't a writer, said she never said she
was writer.... then said she didn't remember sending those posts where
she said she was a writer. Coincidentally, the word she did not know was
"ignorant".

[Gary]

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> We've had this conversation before, so there's no need to attempt to
> school me on how easy it is to hand wash everything. For one thing,
> my husband also uses our kitchen, and he just isn't wired to clean
> up as he goes.

And as for me, just living alone....easier to just hand wash the few
things that I use. I can certainly understand large families using a
dishwasher. If I used mine, it would be fairly empty each time I used
it.

[Cindy Hamilton]

The two of us manage to fill the dishwasher every day, and sometimes
twice a day on weekends. When he's out of town, I need to run it
only every other day, unless I undertake some cookery that I can't
do while he's home. (He hates the smell of, for example, cooking
mushrooms, and a number of other things, so I tend to get experimental
when he's not around.)

Cindy Hamilton

[Dave Smith]

On 2016-07-05 9:23 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> The two of us manage to fill the dishwasher every day, and sometimes
> twice a day on weekends. When he's out of town, I need to run it
> only every other day, unless I undertake some cookery that I can't
> do while he's home. (He hates the smell of, for example, cooking
> mushrooms, and a number of other things, so I tend to get experimental
> when he's not around.)
>

With two of us we do a load every two days. If my wife is away I always
to them by hand right after each meal. I find that to be easier than
loading and unloading the machine. I have to do the pots and pans
anyway and it is almost no extra work to do one person's dishes for one
meal.

[Brooklyn1]

On Mon, 4 Jul 2016 19:08:34 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

Bove needs to look up ePityme.

[Brooklyn1]

On Mon, 04 Jul 2016 19:07:41 -0600, Janet B <nos...@cableone.net>
wrote:

Perhaps meant annoying, as a citrus seed/pip.

[Brooklyn1]

On Mon, 4 Jul 2016 20:45:03 -0700, "Julie Bove"

"pip" has several definitions:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pip

I citrus pit/pip as an insignificant annoyance.

[Brooklyn1]

Julie Bove wrote:
> There are two kinds of measuring cups. One is for liquids and one is for
> solids. I said that I bought them for liquids. They said they had
> stainless. I have never seen stainless for liquids. Only solids.

Commercial kitchens use graduated metal measures (real commercial
kitchens don't permit glass). Thr increments are embossed on metal
measures so they can be read from the inside... often recipes will
call for a gallon of eggs, a metal measure is used that is likely
marked in cups. My stainless steel bowls are embossed in cups, the
largest 24 cups... easy to read on the inside.
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/stainless-steel-mixing-bowls-with-lids/?pkey=e%7Cstainless%2Bsteel%2Bbowls%7C33%7Cbest%7C4294967249%7Cviewall%7C24%7C%252Fstainless-steel-bowls%252Fcooks-tools%7C1&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH
These are common in commercial kitchens/bakeries:
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/aluminum-measuring-pitcher-4-quart.html
https://www.acemart.com/kitchen/weights-measure-portion-control/measuring-pitchers/generic-unspecified-gm1a-1-qt-aluminum-measure-pitcher/AAAGM1A

[Brooklyn1]

Most of my dish washing is pet food bowls, they would stink up the
dishwasher. I find it no added effort to hand wash a few dishes at
the same time I'm washing pet bowls. And most of my metal cookware
won't fit into the dishwasher. I haven't run the dishwasher now for
about two months, it's slowly filling with plastic freezer containers
and other odds and ends that I don't need washed right away. I can
easily live without a dishwasher. Even when I prepare a meal for
company and use my good dinnerware I hand wash, especially good
glassware and silverware. Ordinarilly I don't use many dishes in a
day and automatic dishwashers do a lousy job on paper plates.

[Cheri]

"Brooklyn1" <grave...@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:7rsnnbli37r6b53vm...@4ax.com...

> easily live without a dishwasher. Even when I prepare a meal for
> company and use my good dinnerware I hand wash, especially good
> glassware and silverware.

Yes, you certainly wouldn't want to ruin that one black plate you own, your
jelly jar, or your spork. ;-)

Cheri

[sf]

On Tue, 5 Jul 2016 11:22:37 -0700, "Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com>
wrote:

I'm death on anything breakable if I have to wash them by hand, so
dishwashers are repaired or replaced ASAP when they go out.

--

sf

[Janet]

In article <nldrad$46f$1...@dont-email.me>, juli...@frontier.com says...

> >>
> >> My stainless steel measuring cups have lasted for years.
> >>

> >> Doris
> >>
> > She can have mine (a stainless steel set) as I never use them.
> > Graham
>
> Wow! Do they make stainless for liquid in places other than the US? I have
> only ever seen glass and plastic.

Mine are ss. I'm sure ss measuring cups and jugs are available
everywhere except Bothell

Janet UK

[21bla...@gmail.com]

i got some large measuring spoons at the one dollar store

the biggest one was 1 cup, i think

[and they work just like real ones]

marc

[Janet]

In article <nleelf$ldd$1...@dont-email.me>, juli...@frontier.com says...

>
> "Dave Smith" <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:9luez.30532$ic1....@fx43.iad...

> > On 2016-07-04 10:22 AM, Gary wrote:
> >> Julie Bove wrote:
> >>>
> >>> They make stainless steel for liquids? Seems like those would be hard to
> >>> use!
> >>
> >> That makes no sense. wth?
> >

> > The liquid will leak through the stainless steel. Did you not know that?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ;-)

>
> How can you see through it to tell the level of the liquid?

if you can't read the calibrations on the inside, just use the x-ray
machine that comes free with every ss measuring cup

Janet UK

[Janet]

In article <nletcn$ek2$1...@dont-email.me>, juli...@frontier.com says...

>
> "jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:xcCez.26618$Nu....@fx44.iad...
> > On 7/4/2016 3:49 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>
> >> "Dave Smith" <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> >> news:9luez.30532$ic1....@fx43.iad...
> >>>> Julie Bove wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> They make stainless steel for liquids? Seems like those would be
> >>>>> hard to
> >>>>> use!
> >>>>
> >>>> That makes no sense. wth?
> >>>
> >> How can you see through it to tell the level of the liquid?
> >
> > Why would you have to see through it when you can simply pour the liquid
> > up to the measurement etched on the inside of the vessel?
> >
> > Maybe *you* are the one who needs glasses. Heh.
>
> I do have glasses. I just can't see how it would work, especially for
> something like 1/4 of a cup.

You've just been told how.

>And I don't think those things are common.

google says you're wrong. see

http://tinyurl.com/zz6dzmk

Janet UK

[Dave Smith]

On 2016-07-05 1:44 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
>> There are two kinds of measuring cups. One is for liquids and one is for
>> solids. I said that I bought them for liquids. They said they had
>> stainless. I have never seen stainless for liquids. Only solids.
>
> Commercial kitchens use graduated metal measures (real commercial
> kitchens don't permit glass). Thr increments are embossed on metal
> measures so they can be read from the inside... often recipes will
> call for a gallon of eggs, a metal measure is used that is likely
> marked in cups. My stainless steel bowls are embossed in cups, the
> largest 24 cups... easy to read on the inside.

Holy crap. I have been cooking since I was a kid. I never knew that
there were different measuring cups for liquids than you would use for
solids. Bothell girl would be stunned to hear that I use stainless cups
for measuring liquids. Sometimes when I want 1/2 up of liquid I measure
it into a 1/2 cup stainless measuring cup. Sometimes I am more daring
and fill a 1 cup measuring cup half way.

[Jeßus]

On Tue, 5 Jul 2016 20:22:05 +0100, Janet <nob...@home.net> wrote:

>In article <nleelf$ldd$1...@dont-email.me>, juli...@frontier.com says...

>> How can you see through it to tell the level of the liquid?
>
> if you can't read the calibrations on the inside, just use the x-ray
>machine that comes free with every ss measuring cup

No good. No spare power points in the house and the cord won't reach
the walls anyway.

[Cindy Hamilton]

My home economics teacher was adamant about us using the proper sort
of measuring cup for solids vs liquids. To this day I'm inclined to
follower her dictum about measuring cups.

Julie seems overly concerned about precision; elsewhere she mentioned
bending down to read the level of the liquid in a measuring cup.
I'll admit I do that sometimes; other times I just slop some water
or whatever into a measuring cup. I suppose if I were making candy
I'd strive for greater precision.

I have to admit, cups designed for liquids are great for measuring, say,
1/4 cup vinegar, adding 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce, and 1/4 cup of
something else (this is a riff on my barbecue sauce recipe, but the
quantities are pulled straight from my feeble memory). If my recipes
were by mass rather than volume, I could pull the same trick with a
scale.

Cindy Hamilton

[tert in seattle]

this is some fine comedy, Dave

no wonder Letterman retired -- too much competition

[Julie Bove]

"Janet" <nob...@home.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.31e618612...@news.individual.net...

Jugs? What do you mean by jugs?

[Julie Bove]

"Janet" <nob...@home.net> wrote in message

news:MPG.31e61a84b...@news.individual.net...

Those are dry measures. Surely you known the difference. This is what I
bought. See the difference? See? SEEEEEEEEEEEEE? You can SEEEEEEEEEEEE
THROUGH them!

https://www.google.com/search?q=liquid+measuring+cups&biw=1152&bih=749&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiz0-SFwt3NAhVY8GMKHe6AA3sQ_AUIBigB

[Julie Bove]

"Dave Smith" <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message

news:M0Uez.62164$w13....@fx22.iad...

Oh come on. This is a cooking group! You people HAVE to be kidding me.

http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/dry-measuring-cups-vs-liquid-measuring-cups/

If you people are really this dense, I should probably find some other place
to go where people really know how to cook.

I would have to say that for a lot of things that I cook, a precise
measurement isn't necessary and I often do just eyeball things. But once,
thinking that whatever leavening I was using was old and therefore somewhat
flat, I put more of it in. Made the texture way off. Was making zucchini
bread. It came out all poofy and full of air.

If I were to be making something like taffy, then it would be very important
to get the exact measurements. And while I was taught to pack brown sugar
down firmly, I have also learned that for most things, that's not even
important. If I am making something like an apple crisp, I don't measure
anything. I've made that topping so many times that I know what it should
look like. However, I have also learned that if there isn't quite enough
brown sugar, it won't be as crisp as it should.

[Julie Bove]

"tert in seattle" <te...@ftupet.com> wrote in message
news:slrnnno55...@ftupet.ftupet.com...

I'm not sure if he's just messing with me or what. But if he really did not
know there was a difference between the two then he is making some other
people I know look very bright.

[jmcquown]

On 7/5/2016 7:59 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> If you people are really this dense, I should probably find some other
> place to go where people really know how to cook.

Feel free!

BTW, I use the same measuring cups (glass and stainless) for both liquid
and dry measures.

Jill

[Janet B]

oh for heaven's sake Julie. This is another tactic of yours that is
irritating. You know what she means. Pretending that you don't
doesn't gain you any points.
Janet US

[Dave Smith]

On 2016-07-05 8:25 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/5/2016 7:59 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> If you people are really this dense, I should probably find some other
>> place to go where people really know how to cook.
>
> Feel free!
>

She could find a whole new crowd to entertain.
I imagine a group of people who really know how to cook could benefit
from learning to cook all the freshly bought meat and then freezing it.

> BTW, I use the same measuring cups (glass and stainless) for both liquid
> and dry measures.

Me too. I did learn to measure the dry stuff first.

[Doris Night]

Julie, there is no need to get shrill. Just look at the link Janet
posted. If you scroll down just a little bit through that link, you'll
see that some of those measuring cups are liquid measure cups, not dry
measure.

Here are links to two of the examples on the Gogle image page:

https://www.loadup.com/vollrath-stainless-steel-graduated-measure-cup-with-handle-32-oz-1-qt.html

http://wholesaler.alibaba.com/product-detail/Hot-sale-500ml-stainless-steel-measuring_60176524430.html

You can't see through them. There are volume markings on the inside of
the cups. They are liquid measure cups in stainless steel. They exist.
I have one. Others here have them as well.

Doris

[sf]

How many people have them for home use? I'd never heard of them
until this thread and they don't look very useful to me.

--

sf

[Janet B]

I thought everyone had seen or used this style
https://www.katom.com/158-ML20.html
extremely common where I come from
Janet US

[tert in seattle]

yeah it's not like she's Sheldon

[Julie Bove]

"Doris Night" <goodnig...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:oaronbtar9l061smf...@4ax.com...

Once again, I never said that they don't exist. But as you can see, the vast
majority of the cups are NOT like those. I will get shrill if I want to. I
am just very glad that I don't have to deal with most of you here on a daily
basis or I'd be wanting a big dish of smackaroni and cheese!

[Julie Bove]

"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:2eYez.69346$3C1....@fx42.iad...

I guess you never took Home Ec?

[Julie Bove]

"Janet B" <nos...@cableone.net> wrote in message
news:9omonbpgiatnoa5m6...@4ax.com...

I most certainly DON'T know what she means. To me, jugs are one of two
things. Boobs, or bottles for moonshine.

[Janet B]

On Tue, 5 Jul 2016 22:08:10 -0700, "Julie Bove"

You need to think beyond slang and words you have learned in the
'hood.
A jug is a container for liquids.
A boob is a stupid person.
Janet US

[Julie Bove]

"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
news:uqtonbd34b5t33vb3...@4ax.com...

Me either. And in thinking about this, I think when I was very small, my mom
had some kind of large metal measuring thing that she got rid of because she
said it was too hard to read the markings inside. I can't remember the
specifics and I think I was quite small at the time. Like maybe 3. Whatever
it was, she got rid of it.

[Julie Bove]

"Janet B" <nos...@cableone.net> wrote in message

news:tfuonbpgc0vijo2nc...@4ax.com...

Restaurant things are very common where you're from? I may have seen those
in the K Mart cafeteria kitchen and didn't know what they were. Doesn't look
like a measuring cup to me. Who needs to measure 2 quarts? Except for
Sheldon of course...

[Julie Bove]

"tert in seattle" <te...@ftupet.com> wrote in message

news:slrnnnp18...@ftupet.ftupet.com...

I do know what Sheldon means by jugs.

[Julie Bove]

"Janet B" <nos...@cableone.net> wrote in message

news:4n5pnbtl6t06vlqdq...@4ax.com...

The term "jug" was never commonly used in my lifetime. And I should think
the word "boob" such as you used it would be slang. Some old timey as in
before my time slang.

[Janet B]

On Tue, 5 Jul 2016 23:12:56 -0700, "Julie Bove"

What you don't know of the world is enormous.
Janet US

[Janet B]

On Tue, 5 Jul 2016 23:08:57 -0700, "Julie Bove"

I said 'style', not size. As I said, what you don't know is enormous.
Janet US

[sf]

On Tue, 05 Jul 2016 21:26:22 -0600, Janet B <nos...@cableone.net>

I'm talking about the metal liquid measuring pitcher with markings on
the inside that supposedly does double duty for dry and liquid.

--

sf

[Julie Bove]

"Janet B" <nos...@cableone.net> wrote in message

news:389pnb10cm8be4373...@4ax.com...

Well the only ones I've seen for sale like that are the huge restaurant
ones.

[Julie Bove]

"Janet B" <nos...@cableone.net> wrote in message

news:3l8pnbp96g5p158m0...@4ax.com...

And the same goes for you. I did look up the word "boob" in the dictionary
and the way you used it is slang. So STFU.

[Cindy Hamilton]

I've seen and used 'em, but only in commercial kitchens. My direct
experience was in college, when I lived in a coop
(something like this: <http://www.icc.coop/prospective/generalinfo/>)
and when renting event space for the Society for Creative Anachronism.

Cindy Hamilton

[Janet B]

I've never seen one that does double duty. The ones I know of are
strictly liquid.
Janet US

[Doris Night]

On Tue, 5 Jul 2016 23:12:56 -0700, "Julie Bove"

A jug is a container for liquids, also sometimes known as a pitcher.
Actually, the term "milk jug" is commonly used in my area. Look at the
Google images for jug:

https://www.google.ca/search?q=jug&biw=1352&bih=602&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiyw9GZ_d7NAhXk4IMKHfmHCh0QsAQIGw

Only a very few pictures of moonshine containers. No pictures of
breasts.

Doris

[Cindy Hamilton]

I suppose if your requirements were loose, you could dump in flour
or nuts or something and shake it until it was more-or-less level
and matched up with one of the lines. Seems like more trouble
than scooping with a dry measuring cup (or weighing stuff).

Cindy Hamilton

[jmcquown]

On 7/6/2016 2:12 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> The term "jug" was never commonly used in my lifetime. And I should
> think the word "boob" such as you used it would be slang. Some old timey
> as in before my time slang.

Give us a break! You're only a year older than I am and even I've heard
of imbeciles being called a "boob". Jugs are exactly what Janet (both
of them) say they are: vessels to hold liquid.

jug
jəɡ/
noun
noun: jug; plural noun: jugs; noun: the jug; noun: jug handle; plural
noun: jug handles

1.
North American
a large container for liquids, with a narrow mouth and typically a
stopper or cap.
synonyms: pitcher, carafe, flask, flagon, bottle, decanter, ewer,
crock, jar, urn; historical amphora
"a jug of cider"

Jill

[jmcquown]

This is our alledgely well read (historical stuff, even, if that is to
be believed) "writer" who doesn't have a basic grasp of the English
language.

Jill

[jmcquown]

On 7/5/2016 10:37 PM, Doris Night wrote:
> Julie, there is no need to get shrill. Just look at the link Janet
> posted. If you scroll down just a little bit through that link, you'll
> see that some of those measuring cups are liquid measure cups, not dry
> measure.
>
> Here are links to two of the examples on the Gogle image page:
>
> https://www.loadup.com/vollrath-stainless-steel-graduated-measure-cup-with-handle-32-oz-1-qt.html
>
> http://wholesaler.alibaba.com/product-detail/Hot-sale-500ml-stainless-steel-measuring_60176524430.html
>
> You can't see through them. There are volume markings on the inside of
> the cups. They are liquid measure cups in stainless steel. They exist.
> I have one. Others here have them as well.
>
> Doris

I have two of them. Different sizes. :)

Jill

[graham]

But the word "jugs" is also a slang term for women's breasts. Rarely
used perhaps, but it exists.
Graham

[jmcquown]

I have two of them, 4 cup and 2 cup measures made by Vollrath. Unless
you're talking about something requiring extreme precision I use them
both for dry or liquid. I rarely have need to measure anything so exactly.

Jill

[jmcquown]

On 7/6/2016 3:37 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Janet B" <nos...@cableone.net> wrote in message

> news:389pnb10cm8be4373...@4ax.com...

>>>>
>>>> I thought everyone had seen or used this style
>>>> https://www.katom.com/158-ML20.html
>>>> extremely common where I come from
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> Restaurant things are very common where you're from? I may have seen
>>> those
>>> in the K Mart cafeteria kitchen and didn't know what they were.
>>> Doesn't look
>>> like a measuring cup to me. Who needs to measure 2 quarts? Except for
>>> Sheldon of course...
>>
>> I said 'style', not size. As I said, what you don't know is enormous.
>> Janet US
>
> Well the only ones I've seen for sale like that are the huge restaurant
> ones.

Shoot yourself in the mouth again. First you reply to Janet "Restaurant
things are common where you're from?" Then you turn around and say the
only ones you've seen for sale are huge restaurant ones. Make up your mind.

No one is telling you to buy them. Sheesh.

Jill
Jill

[jmcquown]

Sheldon uses it. I don't know anyone else who does.

Jill

[Nunya Bidnits]

"jmcquown" wrote in message news:kT8fz.3$TO...@fx01.iad...

>I have two of them. Different sizes. :)

>Jill

I have a number of glass measuring cups, used for both wet and dry, ranging
from one cups to two quarts. They are also useful for warming and melting
things in the nuke, and the larger ones for mixing. For an example, a glass
measure is ideal for melting chocolate in the nuke, where you don't have to
heat it very long, so the residual heat in the glass will help whisk
semi-melted chocolate into liquid. I also have black plastic small volume
measuring cups down to 1/4 cup.

[jmcquown]

On 7/5/2016 10:20 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2016-07-05 8:25 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 7/5/2016 7:59 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> If you people are really this dense, I should probably find some other
>>> place to go where people really know how to cook.
>>
>> Feel free!
>>
>
>

> She could find a whole new crowd to entertain.
> I imagine a group of people who really know how to cook could benefit
> from learning to cook all the freshly bought meat and then freezing it.
>
Or buying pre-cooked meat! <shudder>

>> BTW, I use the same measuring cups (glass and stainless) for both liquid
>> and dry measures.
>

> Me too. I did learn to measure the dry stuff first.
>
Yeah, measure the dry, dump it in a bowl. Measure the liquid... it
ain't rocket science.

Jill