From the Cupboard: Measuring Cups

Inventor: Fannie Farmer, 1896

Measuring Cups are very useful kitchen tools that you use for baking and cooking. These cups are made to make cooking life easier because they measure the amount of some ingredients needed for a certain recipe. They usually measure liquid ingredients as well as ingredients that are powdered and in granules such as flour, sugar, and the like. Measuring cups come in different types such as glass, plastics or metal. You can find these in any grocery stores particularly in the baking section, of course. : ) But personally, I prefer the glass ones because plastics melt if you happen to measure hot items and as for some metals, they do get tarnished after a while even the stainless ones.

To correctly measure liquid ingredients, you must fill the cup to the brim while if you want to measure powdered or granulated ingredients, you should pour the ingredients to the cup until full then level it with a knife to remove the excess.

The cups have different sizes which correspond to the right measurement. The biggest cup is 1C (cup), followed by 3/4C then 1/2C, 1/4C and lastly 1/8C. Some Measuring Cups comes with the 2/3C depending on the brand. The standard equivalent for 1 cup is 250 grams/ml and still it depends what type of ingredient you are measuring because not all ingredients weigh the same. A cup of sugar is totally different from a cup of basil leaves if you weigh them separately on a weighing scale which i will explain it on a later topic.