Measuring cup that doesn't lose its printing?
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I like my glass measuring cups but the printing on them has really disappeared over time. Does anyone have a measuring cup that they love?
Get measuring cups that etch the markings into the glass/pyrex instead of being painted on. You can even do the etching yourself if you’re comfortable enough handling the acid.
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Yeah when I said etch I should’ve just said scratch i suppose. I wasn’t recommending you pull out the Dremel and copy it one to one. Just small cosmetic scratches. Or you can look around at antique shops, I find stuff like that all the time for cheap.
Acid etching is a thing, too. Not likely to shatter the whole thing using acid.
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I find scales to be very practical
I do have a scale, but a lot of American recipes don’t give the weights, just volumes. As an American myself who likes to bake, I have generally switched to using the scale when my recipe has the measurements.
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I do have a scale, but a lot of American recipes don’t give the weights, just volumes. As an American myself who likes to bake, I have generally switched to using the scale when my recipe has the measurements.
Fellow American. I also use a scale for most things, including liquids. A quick Internet search will get you a volume to mass conversation. Do it a few times and you’ll remember. For straight up baking, I find that ratios are the safest route to use and make it easy to scale a recipe up or down. I also use a ton of touch for things like doughs and batters, but I also tend to make the same set of things, or close relatives, again and again.
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Acid etching is a thing, too. Not likely to shatter the whole thing using acid.
As right as you are about acid etching, you still don’t wanna fuck with glass that’s designed to handle torch temperatures…
Edit: Also, don’t they literally use pyrex in chemistry labs to handle acids? What acid even eats proper borosilicate pyrex glass?
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I like my glass measuring cups but the printing on them has really disappeared over time. Does anyone have a measuring cup that they love?
Anchor Hocking Batter Bowl, 2 Quart Glass Mixing Bowl with embossed lines.
If this is too big then Anchor Hocking Triple Pour Glass Measuring Cup, 8 Oz Measuring Glass.
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To answer your question: I switched to Oxo brand and those are pretty solid.
I’m not sure about the specifics but I’m fairly certain that the Pyrex brand has taken a bit of a hit and quality like that with a change the chemical composition of their glassware a while back.
Lowercase pyrex shatters from temp change.
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I like my glass measuring cups but the printing on them has really disappeared over time. Does anyone have a measuring cup that they love?
I bought an aluminum measuring cup with embossed measuring lines from a dollar store.
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I bought an aluminum measuring cup with embossed measuring lines from a dollar store.
That’ll be great in the microwave
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I like my glass measuring cups but the printing on them has really disappeared over time. Does anyone have a measuring cup that they love?
I just weigh the fluids.
Water is 1g per ml and most other things are close enough that I don’t care.
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I like my glass measuring cups but the printing on them has really disappeared over time. Does anyone have a measuring cup that they love?
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Anchor Hocking Batter Bowl, 2 Quart Glass Mixing Bowl with embossed lines.
If this is too big then Anchor Hocking Triple Pour Glass Measuring Cup, 8 Oz Measuring Glass.
These are great options… I have both. (Allthough toss the plastic lid on the second one. It’s garbage.)
But buy these products anywhere other than Amazon. Bezos was there at the Trump inauguration along with all the other technofascist leaders. And even if you don’t care about that, Amazon is terrible in so many other ways.
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These are great options… I have both. (Allthough toss the plastic lid on the second one. It’s garbage.)
But buy these products anywhere other than Amazon. Bezos was there at the Trump inauguration along with all the other technofascist leaders. And even if you don’t care about that, Amazon is terrible in so many other ways.
That’s fair. I went to the “Where the Buy” section in the Anchor Hocking website. This is the list of the items on the website of each store.
2 Quart Batter Bowl:
Publix: Anchor Hocking Batter Bowl, 2 Quart
Menards: Anchor Hocking 2 Quart Glass Batter Bowl with Lid
Measuring Glass:
Publix: Anchor Hocking Measuring Glass, Triple Pour, 8 Ounce
Menards: Anchor Hocking 8 Ounce Triple Pour Measuring Cup with White Lid
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Wait is pyrexhome.com a fake website? It looks so legit.
Edit: so apparently if the logo is lower case those are made by a licensed manufacturer and are made of soda-lime glass which has a blue tint. If the logo is in all upper case those are actually produced by Corning and are borosilicate glass which is clear.
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I like my glass measuring cups but the printing on them has really disappeared over time. Does anyone have a measuring cup that they love?
Get the PYREX with all caps. Got my 500 mL erlenmeyer flask and I’m never going back.
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I just weigh the fluids.
Water is 1g per ml and most other things are close enough that I don’t care.
It’s gonna suck when your recipe calls for dark matter. (Also, to scroll to the recipe you have to read the entire history of the universe.)
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Get the PYREX with all caps. Got my 500 mL erlenmeyer flask and I’m never going back.
And lifetime supply of chili pepper, cap’n cook?
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And lifetime supply of chili pepper, cap’n cook?
Yo, I make breakfast with that thing. Crack a couple of eggs and put it right on the burner. Kinda hard to eat out of, though.
