On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:47:36 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

>On Apr 29, 11:46*am, "J. Clarke" > wrote:
>> Just broke my 1 cup Fire-King measuring cup that I've have for so long I
>> don't remember when I got it. *Was about to go out and get another one
>> when it occurred to me that I'm seeing all kinds of fancy measuring cups
>> in the stores--are any of them worthwhile improvements over the ordinary
>> Pyrex/Fire King/whatever glass ones?
>
>I also have a stainless, dry measure one cupper. I often use it to
>melt butter on top of the toaster oven, if it's going. It came with a
>set of pans, I think, decades ago, but I guess they are still
>available.

They are. You can get sets that include 1/4, 1/3, 1/2 and 1 cup dry
measures. S/S and not too expensive. Also: OXO makes a 2 oz S/S
handleless measuring cup with the slanted read-from-above scale,
marked in 0.5 oz and 1 Tbs. increments. I imagine that might be handy
to bakers or cake decorators or some such..... I use mine rarely.

Alex