Measuring cup

Japanese: 計量カップ - けいりょうかっぷ
Measuring cup

A cup-shaped cooking utensil used to measure volume. It is made of plastic, metal, glass, etc. The standard size is 200 milliliters, but there are also sizes such as 400 milliliters and 1 liter, and they usually have auxiliary graduations every 50 milliliters. Measuring spoons are used for small amounts, and the standard sizes are 5 milliliters and 15 milliliters, the former called teaspoons and the latter called tablespoons.

Care must be taken when measuring with a measuring cup, as large errors can occur depending on how you measure. In particular, when measuring powders such as flour or granular materials such as rice, always pour the material lightly and level off the top, and for flours, sift the material first before measuring. Scooping the material into a cup or pounding it into a container can result in measuring too much. Using multiple measuring spoons also results in inaccuracies.

[Tomomi Kono]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

容量を量るためのカップ状の調理器具。材質はプラスチック、金属、ガラスなどである。標準は200ミリリットルで、ほかに400ミリリットル、1リットルなどもあり、普通50ミリリットルごとの補助目盛りがついている。少量のものは計量スプーンを用いるが、計量スプーンは5ミリリットルと15ミリリットルが標準で、前者が小さじ、後者が大さじとよばれている。

 計量カップでの計量は、量り方によって大きな誤差が生じるため注意しなければならない。とくに、小麦粉などの粉体や米のような粒体を量るような場合は、かならず軽く入れて上部をすり切りにし、粉などはいったんふるったものを量るようにする。カップですくい取ったり、たたいて詰めてしまうと多く計量されることがある。また計量スプーンで何杯も量るのも不正確となる。

[河野友美]

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