The recipe you’re following calls for 1 cup of all-purpose flour. Does it really matter how you measure it or which measuring cup you grab out of your kitchen cabinet? Actually, yes. And the vegetable ...

Measuring ingredients is the most fundamental cooking method for new cooks to master. It's really all about the tools. The golden rule of measuring is simply this: Use dry measuring cups for dry ...

When you’re cooking dinner, it’s usually fine to just eyeball it with regard to measurements. But certain baking recipes are just so sensitive. Measuring your ingredients correctly can make or break ...

Accurately measuring ingredients for baking is one of the most important factors in baking, as even a small deviation can ...

Yes, you really need different types of cups for measuring dry and liquid ingredients. While dry ingredients need to be scooped into a cup and leveled off at the top, liquids level themselves. Liquid ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Every week, Test Kitchen director Donna Deane and I receive e-mails from ...

This weekend I received an email from a reader, Mary, about the measurements in one of our recipes: “Hi – Re: the recipe for Coffee Doughnut Muffins from the Sweet Butter Restaurant, I’m confused ...

September 10, 2018 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google In terms of precision, cooking is a spectrum. There are instances where eyeballing is sufficient—like ...

A good set of measuring cups might not be the sexiest tool in your kitchen drawer, but they’re easily one of the most essential. Whether you’re baking a batch of chocolate chip cookies or scaling down ...