Well, I was a baking maniac last night and made tons of cake, scones, cookies, etc... I have tons of measuring cups and tsp sets since some are for wet and then I need dry ones, etc.. So I am using a stainless steel tsp. and glance at it and went hmmm. It seemed BIG for a tsp.

I double check - it says 'tsp. 5 ml' right on it so I grab one of my other ones and I kid you not - it was almost double. So I take the TBLS from the very same set (which should hold 3 tsp.) and after 1 1/2 tsp. it is full!!

Then I compare it to my other sets - they are all flippin' different! The old fashioned ones ( that are like 60 years old because I use my Grandma's baking stuff) are wayyyyyy smaller then the newer ones. What in the name of God is going on? Has anyone else had this problem?

CakeDiva73,

There was an article awhile back in one of the culinary trade magazines
- that all measuring spoons are NOT the same...it was quiet a shocker!

Once I purchase a set , I check the measurements b/c ( as u can see) there can be a big DIFFERENCE!
that was a serious HEADS UP me 4 me ( and U)! GLad u caught it!

i have 4 sets and have never thought to check. i just take it for granted that they are all the same. however, i only use 2 sets. thats my vintage tupperware set. (2 sets) one of the other sets is an all in one spoon and i think that one is accurate. one day i will see if they are all the same. I dont plan on buying anymore though.

So which one do you judge by?? How are we to know which one is right?? I guess if you have a very small scale, you can weigh it. I never even thought that there might be a difference. Maybe I'll use one of my son's med syringes to measure out 5 ml.

I too have several sets but never thought to check... but, how do you know which ones are right?

aliekitn99

Get a medicine cup or syringe. They are pretty much right on. They have to be, I wouldn't want to over dose someone. Anyway, I checked mine out against my spoons because I noticed that they were different. I also noticed my cups were a little off also. A 30cc little plastic medicine cup works. You can get them at dr's office, the hospital or pharmacy will give you one no problem.

Perhaps it is a case of European & US measurements?? I know that when I convert a US recipe it isn't the same... like 1tspn in US is more than a tspn over here.

Interesting. Hmmm....

I have seen the recommendation that you should try to use just one set of measuring spoons when cooking from a recipe, for just this reason.

I don't think, though, that would have helped in your situation. It sounds like, if only 1 1/2 tsp fit into the 1 Tbsp spoon from the same set, it is really a 1/2 Tbsp, mismarked.

RP

that's why it's always better to use scales, no going wrong there. I have two sets of measuring cups. One has 240mls for the 1 cup, and the other has 250mls for the 1 cup!!!!crazy stuff!!!
I was using scales for all my ingredients except for liquids until i noticed that my cups were possessed!!!
Nati

Wow I didn't know they could differ, now I have to check mine.