Amco Advanced Performance Measuring Cup Set Review

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(More customer reviews)Several years back I bought a set of Amco stainless steel measuring cups that look identical to how these do. I needed another set, so I bought them here, thinking they were the same.
They're not.
My original set is decently heavy (if I get a chance, I'll update this post with the difference in grams), heavy enough for even the 1/4 cup to stand freely and level on its circular base.
The handles on my original set are heavy duty and cannot be bent.
This set's 1/4 cup doesn't stand freely on its own. It tips onto its handle, and its handle can be bent.
In short, they're lower quality, but if you've never owned a set, maybe that won't bother you.
Additionally, in my opinion, these stainless steel cups are much better than the average plastic cups for baking. The handles are designed better for scooping things like flour, and I really like having the markings for when I want to use the 1 cup measurer to measure, say, a half cup. I find stainless steel is easier to clean up too and they never melt and crack in the dishwasher like I've had plastic cups do.
Meanwhile, I'm still searching for a set that's as high quality as my original Amco cups...
22.Feb.2011 Update:
As previously mentioned, I'm listing weight differences below that support my review's complaint:
Weight differences in grams for the original Amco stainless steel measuring cups I own versus this set:
Size,Original,This Set, % Reduction
1 cup, 196, 150, 23%
1/2 cup, 140, 110, 21%
1/3 cup, 114, 88,23%
1/4 cup, 116, 76,34%

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This set of 4 measuring cups combine beauty with functionality.Single-piece construction of the heaviest gauge 18/10 stainless steel eliminates the weld for enhanced strength and hygiene.Each tool is ergonomically designed for maximum comfort and to balance on the counter.The set includes the four most commonly called-for measurements: 1 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup, and 1/4 cup.These unique measuring cups have a line inside the bowl to mark half of the measurement -- making it much easier to halve recipes.

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Pyrex Prepware 2-Quart Measuring Cup, Clear with Red Measurements Review

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(More customer reviews)Posted elsewhere and added here for others:
New measuring cups are heavier because it's NOT PYREX anymore! After 1998, when Corning Glass stopped making Pyrex. (Think fiberoptics and bankruptcy, etc.) They sold off their 'household' glassmaking and it reformed as World Kitchen. PYREX is borosilicate glass and very resistant to wear and chip and cracking due to exposure to heat or quick changes in temperature. This is why Pyrex and Kimax other borosilicate glasses are used for chemistry glassware. (Timex was to watches as these were to chemlabware! Takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'!) Corning has licensed the name of 'Pyrex' to World Kitchen, but nothing else about it is 'corning glass'. (As an aside - Corning made great glass - of all kinds. A world-beater in their day. Management screwed them over going down the wrong economic road. Do check out their lovely glass museum in Corning, NY!) NOW, World Kitchen makes their 'pyrex' measuring cups out of ordinary soda-lime glass (kitchen drinking glass type). This is NOT safe to expose to heat changes!!!! (Think wear safety goggles - like you WERE working in a CHEM LAB!) I suspect that soda-lime glass is denser than borosilicate, but the actual measure wall thickness may be different now than before, and, thus, this accounts for some of the weight difference. If you want my opinion - find 'vintage' Pyrex Measuring Cups somehow and they will last multiple lifetimes. I have one of my mom's and she has two of her mom's measures. My new ones cannot hold a candle to the old ones (30 to 60 years old) and aren't worth a tinker's damn. Happy times in the kitchen!

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Progressive International 5-Piece Set Collapsible Measuring Cups Review

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(More customer reviews)I'd been working with only a liquid measuring cup for too long, so I bought these because I knew they'd fit in my drawers. I wasn't sure how sturdy they would be, but I'm not worried about that now that I've used them for a couple months. When they're expanded, you might not even know they're collapsible. And there are only two possible positions--collapsed and expanded--so it's not like they will give different measurements if you somehow mangle them (something I had been irrationally concerned about).
The magnets are a nice touch, I suppose, but only the 1/4 and 1/3 cups are light enough to stay put on my fridge, so the other three sit in the drawer sticking to my measuring spoons.
Edit: The lettering on the measuring cups was pretty much unreadable after about a year, so I have to compare the sizes to tell which is which. Still love 'em, though.

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