Customer Reviews

Fred Equal Measure Measuring Cup

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(12)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

This is a great measuring cup including mls and standard cups as well as unique measurements up the side. The text is easily readable. There are a few included recipes - which albeit confusing - use their measures. This is sure to delight any geek - I am pretty sure the rest of you will enjoy it too. Unfortunately, the glass is ridiculously thin. I have a beaker mug from Think Geek and even it is thicker glass. While I do not regret the purchase, it will not stand up to everyday use.

Update: After less than a month of fairly daily use, it did break, so be warned!

Novelty item only, the glass is VERY thin. It is about 1/2 the thickness of a Pyrex-type measuring cup.

Everyone enjoys the incredible but true alternate measurements on this very functional measuring cup. Though a little lightweight for kitchen use - it's no Pyrex - it is definitely worth having for the unique measurements it displays. A great learning tool for kids, too!

I bought this as a gift and it shattered into a fine dust in the box before it was even opened. Cute but the glass is WAY too thin to be of any practical use. VERY disappointed.

I got this as a birthday present, and I absolutely loved the idea of it. Unfortunately though, the glass is so thin and fragile that it cracked as soon as I started to use it. Maybe eating cereal out of it was a bad idea, but any cup should be able to withstand normal use without breaking. The glass is definitely way too thin, no where near the durability of your usual Pyrex measuring cup.

I would not buy this for myself of another as a present, because what's the point of a cup if you can't even use it?

Interesting novelty item. I received one for my birthday and enjoyed looking at the measurements. Washed it, sat it on the counter and the bottom broke. Too thin to be used.

Bought three because I thought that would last me years in case I ever needed a replacement. Two broke within months. One broke when the cup knocked lightly against a plate when clearing dishes from a table. The other broke when it fell from a very low surface no more than four inches over a hard floor. Both times, I was disappointed as every other cheap glassware piece I've purchased in my entire life would have survived either of those circumstances. The glass is very thin and light, so when it breaks, it breaks into many dangerous tiny shards and flies everywhere. The only comfort I have is instead of having to worry about when three of my cups will break, I only have to worry about when the one remaining will break.

absolutely the biggest waste of time. I ordered it b/c i did happen to need another measuring cup and thought this was unique. Well, the first one was shattered before i even opened the box. I could hear the glass pieces klinking around. I ordered a replacement and that came shattered also. Not quite as bad as the first box. But broken, nonetheless. Upon review of the second broken measuring cup i see that it is made out of the thinnest glass possible. I don't know how you would use this. It feels like it would shatter if i gently put it on the table. let alone use it for cooking/measuring. Absolutely stupid of them. Don't waste your money or time trying to oder this product.

The first one I ordered (2008) broke while mixing up sweet potato puree. Bottom broke clean through. Got a replacement from Amazon and just now noticed the same issue, nice neat hole right in the bottom. No idea when it happened, but the cup hasn't been used, just moved around.

Great for a novelty item, but unlike other Fred products that can be used as kitchen tools, this one should be filled with some nice looking styrofoam peanuts and left on the counter in the hopes no one touches it or sets it down too hard.

The cup is unusual and generates interest to all who hold it, thus it does not warrant the lowest rating of 1 star.

However, it is a novelty item only. It is not practical for even occasional use in an everyday kitchen. Broke after about 6 uses and I am not even sure how. Very thin glass which is very susceptible to heat/cold and hard landings (not even dropping...just a firm placement on a hard surface). If you treat it like a fine crystal champagne flute you should be OK, but that is not my idea of a kitchen tool.

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