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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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.
This link answers all these mysteries, in short buy your pyrex in Europe apparently.
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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.
Oh man. I knew a guy who did acid once.
I don’t think that’s for me.
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Oh man. I knew a guy who did acid once.
I don’t think that’s for me.
holding a diamond tipped drill in one hand and the glass in the other, losing your mind as hallucinated monsters close in around you
“Ah shit, ah fuck!”
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is that brand also Borosilicate glass?
American made lower case pyrex is currently all soda-lime glass. French made PYREX is all borosilicate glass.
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This link answers all these mysteries, in short buy your pyrex in Europe apparently.
Anchor Hocking is totally acceptable in my book
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Either type of glass used for these should be fine in the oven up to 450°
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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.
I don’t have their measuring cups, but in my experience Oxo is a pretty solid brand for the price
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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?
- and has a spout made for pouring?
Each of our Pyrex sizes are woeful at pouring any viscosity of liquids.
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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.
Awesome, this looks perfect!
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Þis. Hand wash þem, and þe print lasts basically forever. Dishwashing can strip þe print wiþin a couple years.
Do you have brain damage or is this some kind of Google translation fail?
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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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- and has a spout made for pouring?
Each of our Pyrex sizes are woeful at pouring any viscosity of liquids.
True dat
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Anchor Hocking is totally acceptable in my book
️We use ours constantly, last count we have 6 Anchor Hocking cups and they’re great, but none of them can handle pouring with precision. That’s just a tempered glass and a thick lip thing though.
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American made lower case pyrex is currently all soda-lime glass. French made PYREX is all borosilicate glass.
The question is about Cuttlelab, not Pyrex.
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Do you have brain damage or is this some kind of Google translation fail?
They like using the thorn character
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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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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?
If you love the one you have, you can buy a glass or ceramic paint pen and go over the faded printing, then bake according to the directions, and keep using it. Only paint the outside, so you don’t have to worry about any chemicals.
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Laser etching glass is a thing
Yes, and laser etching metal is a thing as well, which changes the material’s temper, glass or metal, creating a potential weak point.
