![]() And if you measure one cup of a dry ingredient and pour it into a wet measuring cup, you’ll still have one cup. The honest truth is that if you measure one cup of a liquid and then pour it into a dry measuring cup, your measuring cup will be full. If you look down on the measuring cup, you will get too much liquid. You want to get down to eye-level with your liquid to get the most accurate measurement. If you’re using a dry measuring cup to measure 1 cup of water, you’ll need to fill the cup all the way to the top, and likely spill as you’re moving the cup from your sink to the bowl. When you measure 1 cup of water, you’ll still have some room at the top of the container so you don’t spill. This is the big reason to use wet measuring cups for liquids. To measure wet ingredients, the measuring cup should be filled to the appropriate line. Wet measuring cups should be used to measure liquids – water, milk, oil, and anything else that pours easily. Stick with the “gentle scoop and scrape” method for the most accurate measurement. Tapping the measuring cup against the counter or shaking it to get the ingredient leveled off will also result in too much of your ingredient. For things that can compress (like flour), this can give you much more than you want. You want to be careful that you don’t pack the ingredient into the cup before you scrape it off. You’ll want to overfill the cup a bit, and then scrape the extra ingredients off to get an accurate measurement. To measure dry ingredients, the measuring cup should be filled all the way to the top, and then leveled off. ![]() You want dry measuring cups to have a smooth edge, not a spout like mine. These cups should also be used to measure thick ingredients, like peanut butter, salsa, and ketchup. So… does it really matter?ĭry measuring cups should be used to measure dry ingredients. I am in the firm camp that it does matter. My husband and I have been known to argue over whether it matters which kind you use. There are two main types of measuring cups – dry measuring cups and wet measuring cups. ![]()
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