If you love the one you have, you can buy a glass or ceramic paint pen and go over the faded printing, then bake according to the directions, and keep using it. Only paint the outside, so you don't have to worry about any chemicals.
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Well, I was going to say Pyrex.
Get measuring cups that etch the markings into the glass/pyrex instead of being painted on. You can even do the etching yourself if you're comfortable enough handling the acid.
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Yeah, those things don't go in the dishwasher. The things that look after you need to be looked after in return.
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I find scales to be very practical
I do have a scale, but a lot of American recipes don’t give the weights, just volumes. As an American myself who likes to bake, I have generally switched to using the scale when my recipe has the measurements.
Fellow American. I also use a scale for most things, including liquids. A quick Internet search will get you a volume to mass conversation. Do it a few times and you'll remember. For straight up baking, I find that ratios are the safest route to use and make it easy to scale a recipe up or down. I also use a ton of touch for things like doughs and batters, but I also tend to make the same set of things, or close relatives, again and again.
Just fix this one up using some diy stuff (ask dull men club guys maybe on how to)
I'm just a dull old woman but I used a ceramic paint pen to restore the lines. Once baked it's dishwasher safe.
I have an anchor brand that is holding up well.
I've never really had this issue but I wash most things by hand. Pyrex and Anchor are both pretty top quality for their heat resistance and durability, the required equipment to make shaped tempered glass and composites is not common so there is not a lot of competition in this market.
I wonder if it's possible to paint heat resistant silicone over the lines of the cup? But even then they might not adhere to the glass well.
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I got the ACCUPOUR 1 gallon measuring pitcher on amazon after being recommended it from City Steading Brewing, who was poetic about it, and I wasn't disappointed! I never thought I'd love a pitcher but I love this one.
Raised dark markings with dual scale metric and imperial, amazing handle and the spout is AMAZING! I'm able to take ½oz samples from a gallon of liquid into a shot glass no issue.
They make smaller ones too, which I haven't tried but work the same.
Can you boil water in it? I use my pyrex 2 cup to boil and cook in the microwave
I wouldn't use it for boiling water - I'd stick to glass for that
At work we have two measuring cups in the kitchen. Someone has scrubbed them with steal wool and scotch bright to the point they are useless.