"magna" > wrote in message
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> Measuring spoons should equal in quantity to measuring cups, correct?
>
> Situation, I have been using plastic measuring spoons for years. They
> are made by Echo I believe. They are flat and rectangle shaped. I use
> these because they fit into my spice jars. Through the many years of
> great service they have become very worn and I thought I would update
> them. I cannot find these spoons anywhere but, I found some really
> nice stainless steel measuring spoons that are designed to fit into
> spice jars and they look really nice, BUT, they are not the same
> measure as my plastic spoons.
>
> What I mean by this is the quantity in the plastic spoon when poured
> into a metal spoon overflows by quite a bit.
>
> I did some testing with several spoons and cups to attempt to see what
> was more accurate with little success.
>
> 8 Tablespoons equals a half cup! so I used the plastic spoon to
> measure 8 Tbs. of sugar into a half cup measure and it is very close
> but when I do it with the metal spoons, not even close. I also tried
> with teaspoons. the plastic comes very close but the metal is lacking.
>
> I also have tried different brands of measuring cups and they do not
> measure equally either. One cup with plastic does not equal one cup
> with metal.
>
> I have two sets of metal spoons, Endurance brand and William-Sonoma.
> All of these spoons are made in china even the plastic.
>
> How do I know for sure that when I put two tablespoons of sugar in a
> recipe that is in fact two Tablespoons? or if a bread recipe calls for
> two teaspoons of yeast that I am adding the correct amount.
>
> I thought the United states has a weights and measure office or
> something. shouldn't they be on top of these imports?

Why not just bite the bullet and buy the best measuring spoons in the
industry. They are made by Cuisipro. They are accurate and will last you a
lifetime.

Fred
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