655283 Sun Sep 27 09:49:50 -0700 2009 24 41 Cookware 0 5061770 I'm fed up that my measuring cups don't include a 3/4 cup size. I have to use either 3 of my 1/4 ones, or just eyeball 1/4 less in my single cup. Does any company make a set that includes a 3/4 dry measuring cup? It won't cure cancer or provide world peace, but it would be nice to have one. Sun Sep 27 09:49:51 -0700 2009 181204 stuck in Hartford County 1 5061806 I know that King Arthur makes a 3/4 size cup, and they also have odd sizes for measuring spoons. http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/items/measuring-cups-set-of-7?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=shopping. You could use a 1/2 cup and then a 1/4 cup. PS. I just checked and my Rubbermaid set has a 3/4 cup size as well. Sun Sep 27 10:07:03 -0700 2009 5061770 22220 Kelli2006 1 5062276 All-Clad makes a standard set now that includes a 2/3 cup, and an odd-sized set that includes 2/3, 3/4 and 1.5 cup sizes. Sun Sep 27 14:15:01 -0700 2009 5061770 103787 ThreeGigs 1 5066148 Thanks, I'm heading for the local cookware store today, and I'll look for the brands you suggested. Tue Sep 29 05:14:25 -0700 2009 5061770 181204 stuck in Hartford County 1 5066166 I've never seen one that had a 3/4 cup or any other "Odd" size mentioned above. Probably because with 1/4, 1/3, 1/2 and 1 they can all be used in combination or more than once to produce any measurement with minimal size and price. Probably also because they nest well. DT Tue Sep 29 05:25:20 -0700 2009 5061770 11291 Davwud 2 5066191 I agree, like I said, this isn't the biggest problem in the world. But I still would like more measuring cup size choices when I have to measure something sticky or messy like 3/4 cup molasses or something. Maybe such a vapid desire is moot in this rotten economy! Tue Sep 29 05:40:54 -0700 2009 5066166 181204 stuck in Hartford County 3 5066444 TupperWare set has six - 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, & 1 cup. In this economy it's nice to be able to pamper yourself a little so inexpensively. Tue Sep 29 07:36:50 -0700 2009 5066191 10743 yayadave 3 5066700 You can purchase a specialized measuring cup for sticky substances such as molasses, peanut butter and honey. http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=694325 Tue Sep 29 09:07:56 -0700 2009 5066191 22220 Kelli2006 4 5067049 We had a Pampered Chef version of this and I hated it. DT Tue Sep 29 10:46:31 -0700 2009 5066700 11291 Davwud 3 5067476 a really thin misting of oil will make those sticky messy things flow out so amazingly well and you shouldn't have to remist for a second measure. Tue Sep 29 12:55:13 -0700 2009 5066191 10634 pinstripeprincess 3 5068304 For molasses, honey, etc., I use a Pyrex liquid measure, sprayed with a little oil to help it slide out (or if the recipe calls for oil, I measure that first, so what's left in the cup does the job). Since Pyrex measures have graduated markings and that stuff is liquidy, it's easy to measure however much you need, whether a "standard" gradation or not. Tue Sep 29 19:58:39 -0700 2009 5066191 10074 Caitlin McGrath 1 5066272 Why don't you just get an old plastic container, measure out 3/4 cup of something, mark that level, and cut off the extraneous plastic? You could do that for all of the odd measurements you need. Tue Sep 29 06:24:11 -0700 2009 5061770 131171 nofunlatte 1 5066999 I bought a set of measuring cups from Bed Bath & Beyond: 1/4, 1/3, 2/3, 1/2, 3/4, and 1c. I know it's easy to use a combination of standard sized measuring cups, but I can't tell you how often I use the 2/3 and 3/4 and I'm so happy to have to clean only one cup. Plus, when you're measuring something messy like honey or peanut butter, it's just a pain to have to squish, scrape, and measure more than once. I also have a set of nesting measuring spoons (Crate & Barrel maybe?) that has a 1/2 TB spoon, which is handy when I want to halve a recipe that calls for 1 TB of something, more also when a recipe calls for 1 1/2 tsp. 1 scoop and we're good to go! It's these little conveniences in life that make me happy. Tue Sep 29 10:29:56 -0700 2009 5061770 42944 leanneabe 1 5068073 I sympathize with your plight, stuck. My mother has a set of measuring cups (Rubbermaid, or possibly Tupperware from the one and only Tupperware party she ever purchased anything from) that she's had at least as long as she's had me. They may have been a wedding present. The 1/4 cup has a melted spot from once falling out of the top rack of the dishwasher, and they have been beaten and battered through the years, but while she has a much nicer and tougher set of metal measuring cups, she won't throw them out because the set includes a 3/4 cup measure. I can't tell you how often I find myself wishing I had one, especially when I'm always making fractions of recipes when I scale down baked goods to feed one or two. It's not like I NEED one, but I often think it would get used enough that it should be considered standard. Tue Sep 29 18:12:21 -0700 2009 5061770 139230 Wahooty 2 5068176 OK, time to come clean. I'm a math teacher. I know it's hard to believe that I don't like to mix and match fractions, but it's true- no kidding. The original Tupperware rocks! I'm embarrassed to admit that my mom has her Tupperware purchases from the early to mid 70's- especially the popsicle molds- and one is bent from the dish washer! Tue Sep 29 18:55:10 -0700 2009 5068073 181204 stuck in Hartford County 3 5068254 LOL So. Is. My mom. I shit you not. High school math teacher, retired just a couple of years ago. In my case, I just hate washing two measuring cups instead of one - no dishwasher in my household aside from the manual sort. ;) That, and I think my fundamental analytical chemist nature can't help but notice I'm introducing more error into my baked goods by filling the 1/4 cup 3 times. The dishwashing is probably a more relatable predicament for a normal person... :) Tue Sep 29 19:34:58 -0700 2009 5068176 139230 Wahooty 4 5069779 I find whenever I have to use a cup more than twice to measure (3 times 1/4, 7 cups in a big recipe, etc), something will interrupt my count and minutes later, I am staring in the bowl thinking, now, did I already put in 2 or 3. Wed Sep 30 10:37:15 -0700 2009 5068254 139219 Sooeygun 1 5068478 My old Tupperware cups are some of my most worn out pieces of cooking tools. They last forever and have all of the necessary sizes. Highly recommended. I looked them up recently and I think they are now in red and a little cuter. Just happen to have a picture of them (the old ones) stored on my computer. Tue Sep 29 21:25:19 -0700 2009 5061770 117539 doughreme 2 5068718 YES! Those are the ones! Mom's are orange. :) Wed Sep 30 03:57:51 -0700 2009 5068478 139230 Wahooty 3 5069768 My mom's are green and my sister has the yellow ones. I found it funny going to the Tupperware site and seeing many products that my mom has are still available, just in the trendy colours of the day. That's reason some of the lids don't match the bowls colour-wise in my mom's Tupperware. She took advantage of the lifetime guarantee (do they even do that anymore?) when lids cracked and they replace them but in the updated colour. Wed Sep 30 10:35:34 -0700 2009 5068718 139219 Sooeygun 1 5068510 This looks like a deal. http://www.amazon.com/MIU-13-Piece-Plastic-Measuring-Spoon/dp/B000VWH7WQ/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1254285686&sr=8-10 Tue Sep 29 21:46:17 -0700 2009 5061770 10743 yayadave 1 5069332 Eh, keep your 3/4 cup measures. I can live without 'em. But when I'm halving a recipe that calls for 1/3 cup of something? Where's the *&#^&% 1/6 cup? Wed Sep 30 08:38:10 -0700 2009 5061770 58743 alanbarnes 2 5069503 I just use 8 teaspoons. LOL DT Wed Sep 30 09:25:06 -0700 2009 5069332 11291 Davwud 1 5069519 For christmas last year my 12 year old gave me one of those "everything" sets from walmart. It had a mess of measuring cups, a mess of measuring spoons, and some truely awful paring knives, bottle openers and ladels and things. All in a little carosel that sits on the counter. I tossed some of the stuff, separated the spoons from the little clip they were on (does anyone actually leave the spoons on a ring like that?), eventually tossed the carosel . (and hoped my son didn't notice too much) Anyway the set of cups does have the 3/4 and 2/3 and I use them a lot. So try walmart of all places. Wed Sep 30 09:28:33 -0700 2009 5061770 18353 DGresh 2 5069562 I keep mine on the clip. I lost the clip to my measuring spoons and added a clip. It just keeps them together. Just tell your son you were washing the carousel and it fell and broke. DT Wed Sep 30 09:38:43 -0700 2009 5069519 11291 Davwud