Nigella Measuring Cups

Asked by Soniam1177. Answered on 5th November 2014

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I recently purchased Nigella's measuring cups. I am planning to use these cups for a few US recipes, however I am needing some guidance on how to use these cups to measure dry ingredients. Reviewing comments from other individuals on sites like Amazon, It appears that there are two different methods to measure dry ingredients. One way is to spoon a dry good (using flour as an example) to the line noted inside of cup. The other way is to spoon dry good to rim of cup and level off. Could you please help clarify the proper use of these cups? Thank you. Sincerely Sonia

I am a new member and I would like to know the measurement of 1 cup? I will be trying Banana and walnut cake from your recipes. Thanks, Neha.

Our answer

Nigella's Living Kitchen range has two different types of cup. The china version of the cup has a mark on the side that shows the measure. If you have this type then you should spoon ingredients into the cup up to the mark on the cup. You can shake the cup gently to level the ingredients but not too vigorously as this can affect the measure.

The melamine cups do not have a mark on the side and these should be filled to the rim. Spoon the ingredients into the cup so that they are slightly heaped above the top of the rim. Then use a knife to sweep the top of the ingredients level. It is helpful to do this over a plate or bowl so that the excess ingredient can be returned to its package.

A cup has a volume measurement of 240 mls (8 US ounces).