![]() At the party, they were demonstrating their liquid measuring cups that you can measure and see the measurement by looking directly down and lining up the liquid with the inside line, by just looking down, no need to bend down to eye level. So, I got off subject, now back to the topic at hand. Believe me, this little $6 wooden gadget saves the day and it is worth the investment. When I go to gluten free shows or baking demonstrations I will often bring mini pies and I will make about 400-500 of these pies. It forms the perfect mini pie crust even on all sides and saves time, makes perfect shaped mini pies, and saves your fingers from getting sore too. Then you use the shaper to press into the center of the dough, and then lift up. It’s about $6.00 or so and basically you roll about a 1 1/2 inch ball of pie dough and place it into a non stick mini muffin tin. I love going to Pampered Chef parties and my kitchen is filled with all sorts of kitchen gadgets that I have collected over the last 20 years. I have been skeptical of the accuracy of these cups for many years.Ī couple weeks ago, a friend invited me to her Pampered Chef Party. Over the years, several companies have come out with a liquid measuring cup that has the measurement on the inside spout of the glass, claiming you don’t need to get eye level, you just look down at the glass and if the ingredient is level with the line then it is accurate. Being eye level is important for an accurate measurement. ![]() For liquid measurements, you fill the ingredient to the line, get eye level with the glass and make sure the liquid is exactly level with the line. So this is what I have used for 20 years. Okay, so back story, during cooking classes all through middle school and high school (yes they did those back in my day) and also in classes at cooking school, I learned that you use high quality glass measuring cups or Pyrex glass measuring cups for measuring liquids ingredients. I find it my job, my mission to make gluten free baking easier for you, but sometimes in order to do that I have to make you aware of when it might not make your life easier. Hello friends! Hope you are having a great week! Today’s post in my mind is very important for all of you to read because it will help you achieve more success in baking. The subtle differences can make or break a gluten free baking recipe and you need to know why! What you need to know about traditional Pyrex style liquid measuring cups vs the Easy Read Measuring cups. We don’t find that one brand is better than another, although we do find that heavier, thicker cups hold up better.Liquid measuring cups, what you must know! You can get the 3 piece set and you are set!Īs far as dry measuring cups, there’s plenty of good options at all price ranges (it just depends on how fancy you want them to look and what other features are useful to you). Prefer plastic? This Oxo plastic measuring cup is everyone’s favorite. Measure your water and proof your yeast in one cup! (The 8 cup measure is also sold alone with a lid, but it’s not as much of a “deal”). If you’re not using Pyrex measuring cups yet (they’re the best and they last forever)… this 3 piece set is an amazing deal…all your measuring needs covered for one low price.ĭoes your challah dough recipe call for 5 cups of water? Do you always find it annoying to have to measure multiple times, and then transfer all that liquid to a separate bowl so your yeast can proof? You’ll love this set that includes an 8 cup measuring cup. And it’s easy to pour liquids into a liquid measuring cup because the liquid won’t spill over the edge like they would in a dry measure.īut your recipe will come out the same, and the amount of ingredient that you actually measure will be the same no matter what you use. Yes, it’s easier to scoop dry ingredients using dry measuring cups. What would happen if we measured dry ingredients in a liquid measuring cup…or liquid ingredients in a dry measuring cup? ![]() ![]() The “right” way to do things isn’t always the only way. Do you pull out the measuring cup that’s handy? Or do you like to use the right tool for the right job? ![]()
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