Is 1 cup of a dry ingredient the same as 1 cup of a liquid ingredient?

For example, If a recipe calls for 1 cup of flower, and later, for 1 cup of water, can you use the same measuring cup? Or do you need a different one for dry ingredients and one for liquids?Is 1 cup of a dry ingredient the same as 1 cup of a liquid ingredient?
They are different and need different type of measuring cups--check out cooksillustrated.com for the detailed explanation of why. Especially when baking, this difference is important.Is 1 cup of a dry ingredient the same as 1 cup of a liquid ingredient?
Same thing. A cups a cups a cup.
You can use the same for both. If you're using one of those plastic kind with a lip on it, make sure you look inside at the line of measurement. I prefer glass for liquid and round metal cups for dry. Good Luck!!
I'm not familar with liquid and dry cups. Ounces can be liquid or weight. If you are talking about liquid ounces, there are 8 of those to a cup. With ounces for weight, you are talking about 16 to a pound.





The density of the material is the question here. A cup of air will weight far less than a cup of lead even though both have 8 fluid ounces volume.





You don't need a different measuring cup.