{
  "slug": "measuring-tools",
  "name": "Measuring cups and spoons",
  "question": "Which measuring cups and spoons contain no plastic, markings and handles included?",
  "status": "draft",
  "updated": "2026-11-11",
  "editor": "cody-wauters",
  "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/measuring-tools/",
  "summary": "",
  "whyPlastic": "Most measuring cups and spoons are plastic outright, so the plastic-free ones are steel, wood or ceramic, and the plastic is in the details. Markings come first: a stamped or engraved number is metal, a printed one is ink. A steel cup can wear a silicone or plastic grip over the handle. Sets hang on a ring, sometimes plastic-coated, or on a leather strap with its own finish. Wooden spoons carry a finish, and a lacquered one is plastic. Glazed ceramic is fired glass unless the numbers were painted on afterward.",
  "whatToCheck": [
    "The material: steel, wood or glazed ceramic, with no plastic part anywhere?",
    "The markings: stamped, engraved or fired, or printed ink?",
    "The handle: bare metal, or a silicone or plastic grip?",
    "The ring or strap holding the set: steel, leather or cord, and is the ring coated?",
    "The finish on wood: bare, oiled or waxed, or lacquer?",
    "The numerals on ceramic: fired with the glaze, or painted on after?"
  ],
  "faq": [],
  "whyNone": "",
  "products": []
}