Measuring cup that doesn't lose its printing?

[chip_rat@lemmy.world]

Look friend, you can live your life however you want, and good for you. But if it’s a dish and it’s in my house, it’s going in the dishwasher. Maybe only once, but that problem solved itself.

[barbecuecowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Cheap solution… Classico pasta sauce used to have measurements embossed (Is that the right word for glass?) on the side of the jars. My jars are kinda old, but it looks like they probably still do that but maybe only on certain sizes. The measurement lines and labels are a raised area that’s functionally part of the glass. I’ve been using them for years and it should be nearly impossible for the measurement lines to wear or fade in any meaningful way.

Other brands of pasta sauce do this too, the Aldi brand definitely used to, looking online it seems relatively common. You can also just buy glass jars with embossed measurements on them, but it’s cheaper to buy the pasta sauce jars and then you also have the bonus of having pasta sauce.

[zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com]

Just like machine washable clothes

[mysticpickle@lemmy.ca]

Yeah but why? Just to make themselves harder to understand? Surprised he didn’t throw in some more obscure dead letters like “Æ”

[aeronmelon@lemmy.world]

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

[dultas@lemmy.world]

Yeah lower case is just regular soda lime glass. Capital is borosilicate which has better thermal shock resistance. Same for glassware.

[brbposting@sh.itjust.works]

Embossed… have seen that, might be the way

Because of course the dishwasher is the erm eco-friendly way (what, laziness, no never)

[cort@lemmy.world]

That’ll be great in the microwave

[mouselemming@sh.itjust.works]

Can you boil water in it? I use my pyrex 2 cup to boil and cook 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.

[tomenzgg@midwest.social]

I know there’s no real way for people to intuitively know but it’s not remotely that simple (if only it were): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVbkDAw4aJs

[dillekant@slrpnk.net]

I don’t know if there’s a name for it, but an increasing number of recipe writers are using only weight based measurements. This is super handy because you just have a scale, add ingredients, and just tare as you need. The measurements are also more accurate because, eg, flour can be compacted, so “1 cup of flour” could vary by a lot depending on how you measure it.

[alex@jlai.lu]

Duralex makes great ones! https://www.duralex.com/products/precisio-transparent-verre-doseur-mesureur-56-cl

[throwawaypermanente@sh.itjust.works]

It uses less water you guys

[mehblah@lemmy.world]

At work we have two measuring cups in the kitchen. Someone has scrubbed them with steal wool and scotch bright to the point they are useless.

[Gæst]

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

[ptc075@lemmy.zip]

FWIW, I grabbed a Sharpie and retraced the lines. Do that maybe every 2-3 years. Not perfect by a long shot, but good enough for me.

[queerdo@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

I wouldn’t use it for boiling water - I’d stick to glass for that

[gentrifriedrice@lemmy.world]

Cambro. They are embossed with the graduations. They are made of food grade plastic. They are made for commercial kitchens and will outlast you. You can get them at any restaurant supply store

[mouselemming@sh.itjust.works]

Since we’re in the US, I saw this one from Target:

https://www.target.com/p/2-cup-glass-measuring-cup-hearth-38-hand-8482-with-magnolia/-/A-94412431#lnk=sametab

I can’t speak for its sturdiness and it doesn’t have 1/4 marks but with the straight sides you could eyeball it. It’s soda-lime glass, so you can boil in the microwave and wash in the dishwasher.

Just an option.