Cuisipro 5-Piece Odd Size Measuring Spoon Set

by Cuisipro

Product Features

• Five measuring spoons for pinch, 1/8, 2/3, 1-1/2, and 2 teaspoons
• Made of heavyweight 18/10 stainless steel
• Oval shapes fit into spice jars
• Handle-ends curl to prop spoons flat without spilling contents
• Handles fasten together by removable clip

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 1.7 x 1.1 inches ; 0.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000HS7QJS
• Item model number: 747004
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,970 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Oval shape designed to fit into narrow bottles. Spoons sit on the counter without tipping over. The unique sizes include: pinch, 1/8, 2/3, 1 1/2, 2 tsps. sizes..

Customer Reviews

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Supplements standard set but definitely not perfectly or economically, December 8, 2007

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Piasta Wnuczka - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cuisipro 5-Piece Odd Size Measuring Spoon Set (Kitchen)

I bought both the standard Cuisipro measuring spoon set (1/8 tsp, 1/4 tsp, 1/2 tsp, 1 tsp & 1 Tblsp) and this one ("pinch", 1/8 tsp, 2/3 tsp, 1-1/2 tsp and 2 tsp) thinking they would fully complement one another. They don't. I am now the proud owner of two of the 1/8 tsp spoons. That's not the size I would have chosen to have two of. Meanwhile, while this set includes a 2/3 tsp, there is no 1/3 tsp in either set. A 1/3 tsp is immeasurably more useful than a 2/3 tsp, if you have to choose, since you can always dip the 1/3 tsp twice if you need 2/3 tsp of an ingredient, but it's very difficult to eyeball half the 2/3 tsp if you only need 1/3 tsp.

The spoons themselves are nicely made, but I would not have bought this set at all had the regular set included a 1/2 Tblsp, which is really the only "odd size" spoon I wanted, and which if you do a lot of baking you know is not that odd at all. It's in here under the name "1-1/2 tsp", since a Tablespoon is equivalent to three teaspoons. But not everyone knows that -- certainly a lot of novice cooks do not -- so it would have been nice to have the spoon marked accordingly.

I can take a "pinch" with my fingers and don't really need a spoon to do that, nor do I need a "2 tsp" spoon when I can just dip the 1 tsp twice if I need that much.

I haven't decided whether to send them all back. It's annoying to pay an additional $11.95 over the initial $12.95 just to get one spoon I need, and a bunch more I don't, including the duplicate. Considering that out of the two sets, there are only six spoons I really need, that are truly useful and not redundant, they are costing me more than $4 per spoon. I think that's a bit high regardless of how well made they are.

ADDENDUM:
I found the Culinary Institute of America's spoons (search for "CIA 6 Piece Measuring Spoon Set") and decided to return the two Cuisipro sets and get that instead, at $19.95 for the exact six sizes I want. And it's what the pros use.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MY CASE RESTS......AND SO DO THESE SPOONS!, August 12, 2002

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Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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Ever try to balance a teapoon full of a dry ingredient while trying to mix or do another task with the other hand? Ooops, there goes the spoon full.

These nifty spoons have a bent handle so that the spoon can rest on the counter without tipping while you do whatever needs to be done. Why didn't someone think of this sooner?

Second question: why didn't someone think of odd size measuring spoons before? How many times I've dirtied two spoons to come up with 1 1/2 teaspoon. No more. This sleekly designed set of five spoons come in "pinch," 1/8, 2/3, 1 1/2 and 2 teaspoon sizes. It's the little things that count!

They're handsomely made of stainless steel, and make cooking so much easier.

Who was it who said, "Simplify, simplify, simplify!"? Thank you Cuisipro.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, especially with the standard sizes., December 18, 2002

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These have nice highly-polished scoops that clean easily. The symmetric oval shape is the best (from experience). The shape easily fits into spice jars, etc. The shape also allows you to eyeball say 2/3 of a scoop if you need to without dirtying up another spoon.

On the down side, a minor engineering mistake in handle length prevents the spoons from nesting flat when held by the ring (the holes don't line up). Be sure to get the standard size set, too. Also, beware. The stainless steel is not as strong as you'd think. I bent my 1T spoon after a few uses scooping out some brown sugar.

Overall, it's the only company with the shape I like and that offers a full range of sizes.