In Good Measure by Leanne Ely, C.N.C.

A basic skill in the kitchen that a lot of people don’t understand properly, believe it or not, is how to measure. If there is one Home Ec skill I wish everyone had, I believe it would be how to properly measure. Some things just can’t be made well without precise measurements.

Precise measurements aren’t a form of perfectionism when it comes to making tasty baked goods or following a recipe. There are many times when accuracy in measuring means the difference between a meal on the table or scrambled eggs for dinner!

But not everything needs precise measurements. When I am cooking, I become peeved with recipes telling me they need a cup of chopped onion. Well, how big of an onion IS one cup of chopped onion? We answered those questions
and more on our conversion chart:

I suggest you bookmark this page for a handy reference when you need to know how many carrots equal a cup chopped or how many pieces of bread you need to make a cup of soft breadcrumbs, for example.

Besides these types of measuring conundrums, there are measuring mistakes that are made because of the confusion of which measuring cup to use for what.

There are two types of measuring cups: dry and liquid measurements. The glass one is for liquid. Those cute little nesting measuring cups are for dry ingredients. Use the proper measuring cups for each ingredient—it makes a huge difference.

When you measure in glass, make sure you put your eyeball right there by the measurement. If you are standing up, looking down on the cup, your measurement will be way off.

When measuring dry ingredients, don’t forget the old
spoon-it-in- and-level- it-off routine. If you stick your dry measuring cup into a bag of flour, you will come out with more flour than you intended. The flour will pack down into the cup making your measurement considerably more. So remember to spoon the flour (or other dry ingredient) into the dry measuring cup and use the back of a knife to level it off. The only dry ingredient that should be packed is brown sugar.

So there you have it. All your measuring challenges solved once and for all!

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