Is 1 cup of a dry ingredient the same as 1 cup of a liquid ingredient?

For example, If a recipe calls for 1 cup of flower, and later, for 1 cup of water, can you use the same measuring cup? Or do you need a different one for dry ingredients and one for liquids?

Is 1 cup of a dry ingredient the same as 1 cup of a liquid ingredient?
They are different and need different type of measuring cups--check out cooksillustrated.com for the detailed explanation of why. Especially when baking, this difference is important.
Reply:Same thing. A cups a cups a cup.
Reply:You can use the same for both. If you're using one of those plastic kind with a lip on it, make sure you look inside at the line of measurement. I prefer glass for liquid and round metal cups for dry. Good Luck!!
Reply:I'm not familar with liquid and dry cups. Ounces can be liquid or weight. If you are talking about liquid ounces, there are 8 of those to a cup. With ounces for weight, you are talking about 16 to a pound.



The density of the material is the question here. A cup of air will weight far less than a cup of lead even though both have 8 fluid ounces volume.



You don't need a different measuring cup.

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