{"id":5,"date":"2008-06-24T18:43:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-25T01:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/?p=5"},"modified":"2008-06-24T18:43:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-25T01:43:00","slug":"cocktail-tools-oxo-mini-measuring-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/?p=5","title":{"rendered":"Cocktail Tools &#8211; Oxo Mini Measuring Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6\" title=\"oxomini\" src=\"http:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/oxomini.jpg\" alt=\"Oxo Mini Measuring Cup\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/oxomini.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/oxomini-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>The Oxo Mini Measuring Cup may not look it on the surface but it is in fact the best jigger you will ever use.\u00c2\u00a0 Making cocktails well and consistently requires accurate measuring all the time, every time.\u00c2\u00a0 Traditional jiggers are great for measuring the amounts they&#8217;re designed for.\u00c2\u00a0 However, when you have a 1 1\/2 oz jigger and you want to measure 3\/4 oz things can become complicated.<\/p>\n<p>Enter the Oxo Mini Measuring Cup.\u00c2\u00a0 I was discovered this gem watching an episode of The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess (Link at right) and have been a convert since.\u00c2\u00a0 This jigger, as I&#8217;ll call it, has easy to read measurements running both up the side and up a diagonal plate inside the cup itself.\u00c2\u00a0 This allows you to pour from the top and read the amount as you pour.\u00c2\u00a0 The cups are noted in both metric measurements and standard units (measured in 1\/2 oz increments).\u00c2\u00a0 Finally, the best part of the Oxo Mini Measuring Cups are their price.\u00c2\u00a0 At $9.99 for 3 from Amazon the price can&#8217;t be beat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0002YTGQ8?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=cockthacke-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0002YTGQ8\">Oxo Good Grips Mini Angled Measuring Cup 3-Pack<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=cockthacke-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0002YTGQ8\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/> [Referrer Link]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oxo Mini Measuring Cup may not look it on the surface but it is in fact the best jigger you will ever use.\u00c2\u00a0 Making cocktails well and consistently requires accurate measuring all the time, every time.\u00c2\u00a0 Traditional jiggers are great for measuring the amounts they&#8217;re designed for.\u00c2\u00a0 However, when you have a 1 1\/2 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[201],"class_list":["post-5","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tools","tag-tools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}