Measuring cup that doesn't lose its printing?

[vimes@lemmy.world]

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.

[burgerbaron@piefed.social]

I’ve seen it done, does etching cause weak points? The modern crap. Can’t etch borosilicate.

[whyihatetheinternet@lemmy.world]

Hasn’t broken mine. Despite the other person saying I’m trolling… Sometimes I am… but not this time. I have old school pyrex stuff and I used a small carbide drill tip and just scratched the marking for ¼, ⅓, ½, 1. Worked fine. I didn’t write any numbers or anything just a small scratch. The numbers are already implied so whatever.

[over_clox@lemmy.world]

Interesting. Guess I’ll have to take your word on that.

[whyihatetheinternet@lemmy.world]

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.

[blue_morpho@lemmy.world]

I had the same problem. I bought a Cuttlelab measuring glass. The lines are molded into the glass instead of printed so it can never wear off.

[darkcloud@lemmy.world]

is that brand also Borosilicate glass?

[laz@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Just fix this one up using some diy stuff (ask dull men club guys maybe on how to)

[wieson@feddit.org]

I find scales to be very practical

[kolanaki@pawb.social]

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.

[kolanaki@pawb.social]

Acid etching is a thing, too. Not likely to shatter the whole thing using acid.

[proudblond@lemmy.world]

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.

[imallama@lemmy.world]

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.

[over_clox@lemmy.world]

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?

[illness@infosec.pub]

Anchor Hocking Batter Bowl, 2 Quart Glass Mixing Bowl with embossed lines.

Amazon Link

If this is too big then Anchor Hocking Triple Pour Glass Measuring Cup, 8 Oz Measuring Glass.

Amazon Link

[goretantath@lemmy.world]

Lowercase pyrex shatters from temp change.

[aeronmelon@lemmy.world]

I bought an aluminum measuring cup with embossed measuring lines from a dollar store.

[cort@lemmy.world]

That’ll be great in the microwave

[blackmist@feddit.uk]

I just weigh the fluids.

Water is 1g per ml and most other things are close enough that I don’t care.

[Gæst]

That’s not real pyrex. The real PYREX is printed in all capital letters.