measuring cup
Graduated kitchen vessel
A measuring cup is a kitchen container marked with graduated volumes for portioning ingredients.
Standard sets include cups, half cups, thirds, and quarters.
Liquid measuring cups are usually glass or plastic pitchers; dry measuring cups are typically nested metal or plastic scoops meant to be leveled off: Add two measuring cups of flour.
Send liquid streaming out
- waterClear essential liquid
- milkMammalian nursing fluid
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- brothClear simmered meat liquid
vinegar · juice · syrup · fluid ounces · milliliters · liters · quart · pint
Milled grain powder
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- butterSolid fat from cream
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
recipe · batter · dough · mixing · whisking · folding · sifting · leveling
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- flourMilled grain powder
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- riceStaple cereal grain
- grainsSmall hard seeds
oats · lentils · spices · leveling · packed · sifted · tablespoons · teaspoons
Small liquid measures
- cupsSmall drinking containers
- tablespoonsUnits of culinary measurement
- teaspoonsSmall serving spoons
- fluid ouncesUnits for measuring liquids
liters · pints · quarts · gallons · deciliters · metric · imperial · conversion
pour
Send liquid streaming out
broth · vinegar · juice · syrup · fluid ounces · milliliters · liters · quart · pint · cup
flour
Milled grain powder
vanilla · recipe · batter · dough · mixing · whisking · folding · sifting · leveling · scoop
scoop
First-reported story
grains · oats · lentils · spices · leveling · packed · sifted · tablespoons · teaspoons · cups
milliliters
Small liquid measures
- cupsSmall drinking containers
- tablespoonsUnits of culinary measurement
- teaspoonsSmall serving spoons
fluid ounces · liters · pints · quarts · gallons · deciliters · metric · imperial · conversion · gradations
mixing bowl
Container for combining ingredients
- whiskLooped wire mixer
- spatulaFlat-bladed kitchen tool
- wooden spoonCarved cooking utensil
sieve · funnel · ladle · kitchen scale · nested · stackable · handle · Pyrex · plastic · stainless steel
- kitchenwarepot, pan, pots, pans, knife
- baking toolsrolling pin, mixing spoon, wooden spoon, whisks, balloon whisk
- kitchen utensilsspatula, whisk, ladle, tongs, peeler
- measuring devicesthermometer, barometer, scale, meter stick, yardstick
- cooking aidstimer, thermometer, scale, recipe book, cookbook
- drug packagingpill bottle, medicine bottle, prescription bottle, vial, ampule
measuring cupeyeballing
Estimating by sight alone
pinch · dash · splash · handful · guesstimate
measuring cupkitchen scale
Device weighing cooking ingredients
scale · digital scale · balance · weighing
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