Measuring cups and jugs are absolute bs. Theres no consistency within them, not just across brands but within the same brand and model too.

I recommend going by weight. Get a kitchen scale. Life saver. Much more convenient too!

I agree that weight is the best way to go, however not all recipes use weight and some conversions do not work well. An adjustable measuring device like this may help: https://www.oxo.com/2-cup-adjustable-measuring-cup.html

I’ve never cared too much about above/below on the line, I rarely find it matters too much. Swapping tablespoons for teaspoons will matter, but a little over/under won’t.

Maybe just get a good set of nesting measuring cups so you can always fill to the right size cup?

I have a set of these that I like, but I have no idea how they’ll go for you:

Joseph Joseph Nest Measuring Cup Set, 8-Piece Multi-colour: Kitchen & Dining: Amazon.com.au

Joseph Joseph Nest Measuring Cup Set, 8-Piece Multi-colour: Kitchen & Dining: Amazon.com.au

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This style might help as well, since there are two or three points of reference:

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(www.oxo.com)

We have the set with 1, 2, and 4 cup versions, and really like them.

I prefer weighing everything (on a digital scale), much more precise and easier to handle especially when baking. You can even get a milligram scale for the small stuff.

Baking? Use scales and weigh your measurements.
Cooking? Doesn’t matter if you’re off on your measurements by some degree.

So I look for a scale that measures liquid by weight? How much should I spend to get a good one?

Yep going by weight is the best. I’m not sure about the cost for where you live. If you’re in the us, just get oxo. Everything by oxo is always good. I swear I’m not sponsored.

Or you could check the atk website, they do good testing for what’s good.

That’s amazing! I had no idea they existed

How much is it worth spending? I can spend up to £40 cos I’m sick of wasting food. Don’t know if it’s worth that

I think it’s in combo with the other dyspraxia errors I do, it all ads up to too many mistakes. Difficulty with cups is I just can’t keep track of the amount I’ve put in so I’m best all in one.

My scale was like £10 from some local store, and I found the milligram scale on AliExpress for like £5

I don’t know if it’d be the best solution, but if you’re not aware of the ones you can read from above, looking down into them, they might be an option worth considering

I hope you find something that works well for you! ️

That’s excellent thanks

I agree with this.

If I am measuring “for real” I use a scale and grams. Mine can also do ounces & pounds.

If I am measuring in a measuring cup, my kids laugh at me but I crouch down so the liquid is at eye level so that I can see it better. And most things don’t need to be all that exact. The ones that do, convert them to weight measures.

That makes sense, hopefully the scales suggestion pans out. I’d look for one with a big range of weights (up to 5-10kg), and physical buttons instead of touch. I have touch buttons and they suck. They trigger if a metal bowl gets close, and dont work well when I do try use them.

Yay, glad it was a helpful suggestion! ️

Hope you have a lovely day!

There isn’t really isn’t much call for the level of precision this person is suggesting in most recipes. Liquids mostly aren’t going to vary in volume enough to warrant the effort of converting recipes you find. Solids that flow, like sugar and flour are better measured by mass using a scale if you’re baking. Oxo makes a scale that I’ve been pretty happy with (slim, precise, and has a detachable face so that you can read it even when there’s a big bowl on top). The OXO brand also has some very easy to read volumetric pictures of various sizes. For lots of uses (like water/rice or water/oatmeal ratios) a measuring cup is still going to be good enough. Even if you feel like you can’t read the level all that precisely, it’s probably going to be close enough for the vast majority of recipes.

You should expect to spend 10-20$/€ on a decent scale. Costlier scales often offer specific features, but in general use they’re comparable.

A scale accurate to a gram can be a bit loose for ingredients like agar, cream of tartar, gelatin, etc. That said, my nearly decade old home scale is only accurate to the gram and I don’t plan to replace it. Scales accurate to a tenth of a gram are pretty common at reasonable prices at this point.