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

[auriaephiala.livejournal.com]

There's no difference in volume. It's strictly how you use them.

It's easier to pour liquids into a liquid cup to get to the correct level, because you can see through the glass sides of the cup. It's easier to measure flour or sugar in a dry measure cup.

You can also melt butter in a liquid cup (in the microwave). For muffins, you can measure the milk in the liquid measure cup, and then add the egg and oil and mix them all together there, thus avoiding dirtying another bowl.