Cuisipro Stainless Steel Measuring Spoon Set

 (29 customer reviews)

My first reaction when I picked up this set was "wow - these feel like professional hand tools". They're stiff enough to let you scoop fridge-hardened butter without bending, unlike Mom's nesting measuring spoons. They're polished, hefty and attractive - and still nest together so neatly that they take up less space in my drawer than the individual spoons we replaced. They're also much easier to find when we go fishing around in the kitchen drawer because they're all together.Their best feature, though, is the elongated shape. Anything you need only a half teaspoon of is usually stored in a little bottle, right? With most measuring spoons you have to pour the spices into the spoon because the spoon doesn't fit easily inside the bottle. These are a natural fit, making the task easier and less messy.You'll never regret upgrading a tool you use almost every time you cook. Treat yourself to a basic tool that doesn't feel basic at all.

Excerpt from Cook's Illustrated testing of measuring spoons:

"Even cooks who can't be bothered to pull out a measuring spoon for stovetop recipes know that such cavalier imprecision (read: eyeballing) won't cut it when baking. But which brand is best?

After filling nine spoons to level, then carefully weighing the contents, we concluded that every brand was sufficiently accurate. So preferences came down to design. We measure dry ingredients by scooping a heaping spoonful, then sweeping it to level (a method we call "dip and sweep"). Easy enough -- unless the shape of the spoon hinders either the dipping or the sweeping. Fat spoons, spoons with short handles, overly bulky spoons, and spoons with raised handles all made this task more difficult. When measuring out liquid ingredients, shallow spoons posed a higher risk of spillage than deep spoons.

Where did we end up? The sturdy Cuisipro spoons feature an elongated, oval shape that proved optimal for...Read more

After reading Schonhoff's glowing review I decided to order a set of these measuring spoons and I'm happy to report that my new spoons are "as advertised" and easily rate a best buy status.

BTW, if you're in need of a set of measuring cups, I can highly recommend the All-Clad 5 piece measuring cup set; which rates at the very top of my best buy list.