[Electronics-Talk] rice cookers

[Jim Barbour]

Dry measuring cups come in a set.  Usually 1/4 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/2 cup, and 1 Cup measures.

Liquid measuring cups are one container, with markings along the side to indicate different measures, Often, they are 1/4 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/2 cup, 2/3 cups, 3/4 cups, 1 cup, 2 cups, 3 cups, 1 quart.

Jim

On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 02:26:12PM -0500, George Dominguez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Okay, you've lost me.  What's the difference in a liquid measuring cup and a
> dry measuring cup?  I know that I have plastic ones I use for dry stuff that
> came from Tupperware a long time ago, and I have metal ones I use for
> liquid.  But I figured that was just me.  The thing I like about my plastic
> set is that it is a complete, six-piece set; not just a quarter a third, a
> half and a whole.  It also has the two-thirds and three quarters.  Pam.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Jim Barbour via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 2:05 PM
> To: Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
> Cc: Jim Barbour
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] rice cookers
> 
> This is mostly a big deal when baking.
> 
> It's not that a cup of a liquid is a different quantity than a cup of dry,
> it's that the measuring techniques are somewhat different.
> 
> For example, It can be hard to accurately measure a cup of liquid in a dry
> measuring cup without spilling liquid out the top, and it's hard to measure
> a cup of flower without being able to use a knife to scrape the measuring
> cup.
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 01:57:13PM -0500, Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
> wrote:
> > One caution about measuring many people fail to account for and it gets
> > them
> > into trouble sooner or later is that you need to have two different sets
> > of
> > measuring cups for a kitchen.  One for liquid and the other for dry
> > measuring.  The reason is liquid and dry measures are different. This is
> > why
> > when I read stuff on the internet about measuring cups and it doesn't
> > specifically state liquid or dry measuring I won't buy it.
> > 
> > On Thu, 10 Nov 2016, a chew via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> > 
> > > Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 11:44:48
> > > From: a chew via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > > To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> > >     <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > > Cc: a chew <a1chew at hotmail.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] rice cookers
> > >
> > > most rice cookers are a few buttons...  ON, keep warm and off
> > >
> > > the critical part of rice cooking is the ration of liquid to rice.
> > >
> > > if you have the skills to measure well... you should be able to make
> > > good rice in almost any rice cooker
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11/10/2016 8:39 AM, George Dominguez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> > > > Every once-in-a-while, the subject of rice cookers has come up on >
> > > lists.  I am wondering if anybody can suggest a rice cooker that a > >
> > blind person can use that is available?  So many times, people tell of >
> > > appliances that are usable that they purchased a long time ago.  Has >
> > > anybody gone searching recently and found one that they have been able
> > > > to use?  I?m considering buying one, and I might be able to go > >
> > shopping this weekend.  Thanks for any information from anybody.  Pam.
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