"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> On 2016-07-04 8:40 AM, Gary wrote:
>> Doris Night wrote:
>>>
>>> My stainless steel measuring cups have lasted for years.
>>
>> I've got a pyrex one, stainless steel ones and many plastic ones. None
>> have ever gone bad so I don't what happened with hers.
>>
>
>
> I have lost handles off stainless cups from nesting sets. I replaced a
> Pyrex measuring cup after about 30 years of use because the markings and
> numbers were almost worn off.
>
> A friend of my wife's gave us a set of measuring cups that nest like those
> carved Russian dolls. It is handy to have all those different sizes, but
> they are often more work than they are worth. It is hard to tell which is
> which because the different shapes of the tops and bottoms and that plays
> games with your ability to readily judge the relative sizes. There are 6
> of them in the set, and that usually means that you end up having to wash
> all 6 of them even when you use only one.
>
>
> https://www.amazon.ca/Fred-Friends-M...measuring+cups

I bought those for someone who collects nesting dolls.

I now own several sets of dry measures. Much easier than having to keep
washing the same cup to reuse.