Cooking and baking are a lot like chemistry. You need the right proportion of ingredients to result in a tasty dish with the right texture. It can get confusing when a recipe calls for a unit of ...

Let's start here: one cup of cheese is not eight ounces. Now, discover the best ways to measure cheese accurately, whether you're measuring by weight or volume.

Yes, you really need different types of cups for measuring dry and liquid ingredients. While dry ingredients need to be scooped into a cup and leveled off at the top, liquids level themselves. Liquid ...

Liquid measuring cups are clear for a good reason -- so you can see whether the liquid meets the measuring line. For the most accurate measurement, set the cup on a flat surface and look from just ...