KitchenAid Measuring Cups – Spend More and Get a Better Set
Written: Sep 28 '09
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Pros: Lots of nice colors to choose from
Cons: No 3/4 cup measure, don't stack neatly
The Bottom Line: Save your money on the KitchenAid measuring cups and buy a set of Tupperware measuring cups instead.
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| mmcphee's Full Review: KitchenAid 4-Piece Measuring Cup Set |
How does one lose measuring cups? I have no idea, but I recently took stock of my 3 incomplete sets and realized I needed to add a 4th to my drawer since I no longer had a 1 cup measure in any of my sets. Without putting much thought into the choice I selected a set of KitchenAid measuring cups from my local Target.
What You Get
These KitchenAid measuring cups are made of thick plastic and come in a variety of colors; I (or rather my kids) chose the peacock blue. This set of 4 includes a ¼ cup, 1/3 cup, ½ cup and 1 cup measures. The measuring bowls are round with a long handle. The 1 cup measure has a line scribed on the inside to indicate a ¾ cup measure. The cups are dishwasher and microwave safe.
My Experience
The reason I selected the KitchenAid measuring cups was price. I thought $6 was a little much to pay for measuring cups, but it was a lot less than the $14 (or more) for the various sets of stainless steel measuring cups. Other than knowing I absolutely had to have a 1 cup measure I did not give a lot of thought to measuring cups. They're all the same right?
I miss have a dedicated ¾ cup measure. Sure I can use the ½ and the ¼ but that means dirtying two cups instead of one. I can approximate with the line scribed on the 1 cup measure for 3/4 cup, but that doesn't work when measuring flour for baking. I always gently spoon in the flour until it mounds over the top and then use a straight edge to level the flour. You can't do that unless you use both the ½ and ¼ cup. The lack of 2/3 cup doesn't bother me much, since I don't often seem to have a need to means 2/3 of a cup, and if I do, I'm still only using the 1/3 cup, just filling it twice.
I suppose if you use these measuring cups for liquid ingredients the scribed ¾ cup line might be useful. However, these measuring cups are intended for dry ingredients and I usually use a liquid measure for my liquids. I wouldn't recommend using these cups for liquids in the first place. There is no spout so the pouring tends to get a little messy.
I have found storage to be a slight issue as well. The individual cups sit nicely on the counter when in use, but they do not stack well. The smaller cups tilt inward so instead of having a nice flat stack of cups and handles, the smaller cups tilt so the handles point up slightly; just enough so I have to fiddle with them a little to get them to fit in my drawer with all of my other cups.
They do clean up nicely in the dishwasher or by hand. The interior surface is smooth so nothing seems to stick to it. The capacity is clearly written on the handle and so far the dishwasher has not caused the printing to peel off or fade. The wide measuring bowls make it easy to scrape out stickier ingredients like molasses and honey than cups with straight sides.
Final Thoughts
Once the Tupperware kiosk shows up in my local mall for the holidays I will be buying another set of measuring cups; one that stacks neatly and has a dedicated ¾ cup dry measure. I will make the KitchenAid measuring cups work until then, but they were a waste of $6.
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