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Interests => All Things Edible (and how to prepare them) => Topic started by: Dixie*Darling on March 29, 2008, 12:13:52 AM

Title: Measuring cups
Post by: Dixie*Darling on March 29, 2008, 12:13:52 AM
I love even the simplest of kitchen gadgets so help me please to understand something.

Measuring cups

Beings how I didn't make it to the grocery store today, I just whipped myself up a big ol' helping of instant mashed potatoes.  Yeah, yeah  ... it's carb craving time (the early stage of PMS, doncha know) so back off!   :hammer:

Anyhow ... I've noticed this before and never questioned it.  Tonight, good friends, I put before you a quizzical quiz, a puzzle to ponder, a veritable .... ENOUGH!  On to the question!

I am right handed.  I hold my measuring cup in my left hand in order to pour, usually liquids, with my right.  Looking at the cup instead of cup measurements I see the metric conversions.  I loathe the metric system and never learned it.  Why is it that I have to put it down to see the cup measurements?  These are Pyrex glass measures.

Anyone have an idea?     
Title: Re: Measuring cups
Post by: Flame on March 29, 2008, 08:14:27 AM
No idea.  I'm trying to think....when I pour into a measuring cup, the handle is usually on the right...but I don't hold it, it's on the counter.

And I'm left handed.


Don't know what it all means...another mystery of the universe!
Title: Re: Measuring cups
Post by: Lord Undies on March 29, 2008, 08:18:48 AM
I always set the cup on the counter with the proper measures facing me and then pour. 

As for your quiz - I have no idea.  Maybe Pyrex doesn't manufacture the cups especially for the USA. 
Title: Re: Measuring cups
Post by: Crazy Horse on March 29, 2008, 08:24:05 AM
They have the metric system because measuring cups are used for many things.

All other problems can be solved with these

(http://lh4.google.com/nelson.dale/R-5CtUeQSdI/AAAAAAAACBo/YzonqBqCRI8/s800/OXO.jpg)
Title: Re: Measuring cups
Post by: Chris_ on March 29, 2008, 05:54:57 PM
Quote from: Flame on March 29, 2008, 08:14:27 AM
No idea.  I'm trying to think....when I pour into a measuring cup, the handle is usually on the right...but I don't hold it, it's on the counter.

And I'm left handed.


Don't know what it all means...another mystery of the universe!

I guess we're all screwed.  :(
Title: Re: Measuring cups
Post by: RobJohnson on March 29, 2008, 07:25:18 PM
They do make both right handed and left handed cups.

I bought a left handed one by mistake onces...I was spilling stuff trying to measure
Title: Re: Measuring cups
Post by: Chris_ on March 29, 2008, 08:02:53 PM
As for measuring cups, these are a B, I think:
(http://www.leotards.co.nz/dancewear/accessories/images/bra_cups.jpg)