Can I use a dry measuring cup to measure liquid ingredients for my bread maker?

Yes.

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Mr_Vittles added over 1 year ago

You CAN always use dry cups when measuring wet ingredients, its just less accurate.

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added over 1 year ago

No. Never. For example, 1 dry cup of sugar equals 7 ounces. One fluid cup of milk (or sour cream, or cream cheese, or eggs) equals 8 ounces. Small differences make a big difference.

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added over 1 year ago

At the same time, one cup of bread flour "weighs" between 4-4.5 dry ounces. That can't possibly equate to 1 fluid cup of milk or water which equals 8 fluid ounces. Dry, fluid, never the twain shall meet.

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You mean there are "wet measuring cups? LOL The difference is that dry ingredients are traditionally measured by weight, and wet by volume. So have at it and make the necessary adjustments as you see fit

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Dry ingredients are "traditionally measured by weight"?

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added over 1 year ago

Yes, NeuB. Fluid (wet) measuring cups tend to be graduated in (fluid) ounces, and have a pouring spout. Day measuring cups are level from across the top. WAY different one from the other. Great question, and so glad you asked. I hope the explanation improves your baking prowess!

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added over 1 year ago

Sorry, "dry" measuring cups, not "day". As in day or night, dry is dry.

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susan g added over 1 year ago

If you want, for instance, 1/4 cup of water, the 'dry' 1/4 cup measure will hold 2 fluid ounces which equals 1/4 cup, if you fill it to the top. You can't level off the liquid, so 'to the top' is not perfect. It's not likely that your set of dry cups are calibrated other than the full measure, with the exception of the 1 cup, so in-between amounts involve some guesswork, so they aren't exact. There are advantages to using a cup meant to measure liquids -- you get the full range of indications from bottom to top, so you can be more accurate. Also, most of them also have milliliter/liter indications if your recipe has metric measures.
The English language has the confusion mentioned by boulangere -- an ounce of liquid and an ounce by weight are using different systems, so you can't equate one to the other. Good cooks are moving to weight measurements, because they are more accurate.

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PistachioDoughnut added over 1 year ago

Boulangere is absolutely right... But, if u don't have liquid measuring cup, I think so u can use coffe machine kettle if u have one and if it has measuring indicators...later on u can buy one..

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