I do this... it works ok, not as well as I could wish :-p

That has always worked for me when I measure molasses or brown rice syrup, but never works with honey. I don't know why...

You can also use oil or butter of one doesn't like cooking spray. It's an old wives' trick.

yeah! I do that all the time. It makes things so much easier. But I don't have cooking spray. I don't think I've ever seen it for sale in France... I just put a dab of oil on a paper towel and rub it around the cup. I try not to waste an entire towel just for that - instead, I rip off a tiny piece (maybe 1-2 square inches big) and use that

I do this, but more often, recipes I'm using call for something sticky as well as something oily, as with granola. So I just measure and incorporate the oil first and then the honey (for example); it slides right out and you skip the middle man of spraying with oil.

I do this too, but it never works for peanut butter!

I do the same as transote, I add the sticky stuff to the same measuring cup as the oil. Honey is easier to work with when its warm too. You can zap it in the microwave for a couple seconds and then measure it out.

I agree with LIEFIE, it's just ok, wished it was better. you actually have get a to REALLY good coating of grease on for the sticky stuff to slide right out. I hate using aerosol cans so I grease up my measuring cup with some oil and that works ok too.

I use this Wonder Cup and love it! It's perfect for things like honey and sunbutter... http://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Cup-Two-Adjustable-Measuring/dp/B000I21N7O/ref=pd_sbs_k_1

Pampered Chef makes a measuring cup for this. It's a tube in a hard plastic sleeve. When you measure, you set the bottom of the tube to the amount you want. Pack it in, and then slide the tube up and push the ingredient out, like a push pop.

I also add the sticky stuff to the measuring cup I used for the oil, when I have to - but I much prefer to measure by weight so that I can pour the honey/syrup/molasses/whatever from its container straight into the bowl.

Another lover of the Wonder Cup here! We use ours all the time.

Learn something new everyday... I never would have thought of that.

if I have a recipe that calls for vegetablel oil and honey (like in honey cake) I always measure the oil first. that ensures that I get a good thick coating in my measuring cup, and I never have a problem getting the honey out when I measure it next.

Since I don't have cooking spray either, I usually just save butter wrappers and use those for situations like this! That way, I'm not wasting a paper towel!

Have none of you ever watched Alton Brown??? He uses a form of the wondercup all the time. Best way to cope with sticky stuff but I also turn to spraying the cup with pam if needed.

I measure the oil first (if it's used) and then the sticky stuff, but if you use a silicone measuring cup it slides out very well anyways...

I put my mixing bowl on the scale, spoon in most of the sticky stuff, then drizzle in the last 30 grams or so.
USDA nutrition base has the exact numbers, but one (1) cup of honey / syrup / treacle / molasses is about 330 grams.

I'm a supporter of the Wonder Cup camp. I had seen them for years, but never thought to purchase one, until Alton Brown mentioned it on 'Good Eats'. I now buy them for friends, it's the gift they never think they need, until they use it once.

The same goes for a good kitchen scale; they never think they need it until I show them how to use it.

I'm with M_J_S--I put the bowl on the scale, zero out and squeeze the honey right into the bowl--1 cup is 12 ounces. Do this with all your ingredients and you won't have any measuring cups to wash.

So long as you remember to spray the *outside* of the measuring implement right at the place you'll be pouring the liquid out of. Otherwise, the inside will be great and the outside will have an unfortunate pouring track left on it.

I measure dry ingredients first, then use a small Japanese spatula to get the wet/sticky ingredients out...

I wipe my measuring cups and spoons with some olive oil and then measure whatever sticky stuff. It all easily slides out.

I'm with the scale group, easier, faster and no measuring instruments to wash!

You weigh it in its own container and subtract what you need...one cup of honey = 250 mL = 358.25 gram

http://www.onlineconversion.com/weight_volume_cooking.htm

I always oil the measuring cup first - unless the recipe also calls for oil, in which case I measure the oil first.

By the way, if I don't have cooking spray on hand, I never need to use paper towels for greasing. I use a barbecue basting brush with silicone bristles - it's easy to use, doesn't leave whiskers in my food, and is easy to wash.

Scales here, too.