Buy good ones, check their accuracy and measure properly.
Just as much as you expect something to fall to the ground when you drop it, or for the sun to rise in the morning, you tend to assume that when you pull out a measuring cup, it’s actually going to measure the right amount.Because I’m a bit of a nerd, and one who likes to be as close to 100 percent accurate as I can when it comes to baking, I recently decided to compare the two sets of metal measuring cups we have in our Food Lab.
So what’s the deal? “My theory is simple quality control,” McManus says. “If you’re printing the numbers and lines on the cup, it’s a machine.” If that goes out of alignment, the lines end up in the wrong place and voilà, a cup is no longer a cup. “Because dry measuring cups don’t take up very much space, are fairly straightforward and are seen as an essential household tool, there is an opportunity to design based on user preferences,” says Francoise Vielot, the company’s category director for baking and measuring products. “Some people like stainless steel or copper, others prefer options that are more fun and colorful, or a less expensive plastic option.
To say the lab testers had their work cut out for them is an understatement. While most calibrating labs are geared toward straight-sided beakers and cylinders, the Euclid starts narrow and flares out toward the top as the measurements increase. The idea is that by increasing the surface area of the liquid as the amounts increase, you’re controlling for us being human and tending to over- or undershoot the target.
So that leaves the question of what a home cook can do to ensure they’re getting the most accurate measurements. You can try to get equipment that has been thoroughly tested by a company such as ATK, because not many of us have the resources or equipment to do that kind of vetting. Also look for tools that at least seem like they will be straightforward and reliable.
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