could it be that you have some metric spoons/cups and some US spoons/cups?
not that is solves your problem


"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?