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

[harimad.livejournal.com]

There are some really badly designed dry measures that can't be leveled off. Nigella Lawson, to her - I hope - everlasting shame, put her name on some (http://www.nigella.com/living_kitchen/detail.asp?area=4&article=53) that look like teacups and whose measure mark is 1/2" below the cup's rim. Can't be stacked, large and awkward and breakable, and guaranteed to

[harimad.livejournal.com]

Oops - that should have been "guaranteed to get the measurement wrong."