A cooking equipment question

[sraun]

What's the difference between dry and liquid measuring cups? Why did I get taught that you never measured liquid in dry and vice versa? They're both volume measurement, and they're measuring the same volume, so what gives?

Comments

[lonotter.livejournal.com]

I don't always bother using a dry measuring cup, if I've got a liquid one out anyway. I don't trust myself not to make a mess trying to measure liquids in a dry cup, but I don't generally have a problem the other way around. :)