If you can't measure by weight, measure with Pyrex
Written: Jul 04 '04 (Updated Jul 04 '04)
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Pros: Nearly as durable as metal with the usability of a clear plastic.
Cons: None, the best measuring cup you can buy.
The Bottom Line: The perfect measuring cup for just about everything. It's sturdy, easy to use, cleans beautifully, and can be heated.
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| Guildencrantz's Full Review: Pyrex Measuring Cup 1 Pint |
While I would generally prefer to pull out a scale and measure out ingredients by weight that's not always possible, or practical. When that happens 90% of the time I turn to my 1 pint (2 cup) pyrex measuring cup.
With 1/4 cup, 1/3 cup, and full cup delimiters in addition to metric measures from 100ml to 500ml in 50ml increments this is my standard measuring cup for anything 1/4 cup and over (as long as I don't have to reach into a bag, for that I use my smaller steel calphalon measuring cups). Why I choose the pyrex is for a number of reasons:
1. It's easy to read. Unlike large metal measuring cups you can stand back from the pyrex cup and see the the content level as well as the volume delimiter.
2. It's durable. Unlike plastic cups which tend to crack the pyrex cups are nice and heavy. While they can break if dropped I've known them to crack tiles without so much as being chipped themselves. Besides all that pyrex doesn't stain, doesn't hold flavors, and is extremely easy to clean. In general it just wipes clean. And, unless you've baked something in this measuring cup, you probably won't ever need more than a little soap and a cloth to get this cup back to sparkling condition.
3. It's versatile. The glass that's used in these is bakeable and microwaveable, unlike plastic or metal cups. The size of 2 pints is also excellent because it's still accurate at 1/4 cup but it's big enough to measure out larger amounts without taking a million measurements 1 cup measurements (as a matter of fact, you can do it with 1/2 a million measurements).
Even so the beauty of pyrex really is that it can be heated yet is clear. It offers the benefits in visibility that are found in clear plastic cups but near the durability of metal. As long as you don't apply direct heat (no stove top cooking in your pyrex!) you shouldn't have any problems with cracking this wonderful kitchen utensil.
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