Measuring spoon

Measuring spoon
Metric measuring spoons
Measuring Spoons

A measuring spoon is a spoon kitchen utensil used to measure an amount of an ingredient, either liquid or dry, when cooking. Measuring spoons may be made of plastic, metal, and other materials. They are available in many sizes, including teaspoon and tablespoon. In the U.S., a measuring spoon is number of pieces, especially four or six. This usually includes ¼, ½, and 1 teaspoons and 1 tablespoon.

Japan

In Japan, usually two spoons are used: a large spoon and a small spoon. A large spoon is 15 milliliter, and a small spoon is 5 milliliter. Sometimes much smaller spoon may be used; usually a 2.5 milliliter spoon.

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