KitchenArt Professional Series 2 Cup Adjust-A-Cup, Champagne Satin, Adjustable, 1/8 to 2-Cup

Really a great tool for the kitchen! Easy to use and clean. Highly recommend for peanut butter.

Very easy to use and clean. Would recommend it to anyone

Awsome purchase

update: i finally found the 'trump card' for this exact tool. I have NEVER been able to get just the right amount of waffle mix into a waffle iron. My new waffle iron calls for 1 '1/3 cups of mix so i decided to try this tool out for the job. It worked without flaw, i can't imagine a better way to pull off that chore; my older 'wonder cup' style was so hard to push compared to this it would be a struggle to actually empty. The batter was just the right texture that it didn't stick to the top of the plunger i didn't even have to scrape it off just push the plunger and go. add'l update; my first copy had a bad seal so amazon swapped it no-charge-for-shipping etc. sadly that won't get the feedback to the source very well but at least the second one will 'hold water' which the first didn't. It doesn't hold water great though.. a tiny bit will leak through the seal but i didn't buy it for water, apparently i bought it for making waffles! If i don't use it for anything else it will be worth it for me. (i love waffles) ===== 1) mine came with some labeling smeared as others have commented on; this is definitely a quality control issue; the label ink seems pretty solid, it's as if it was boxed up before the ink was dry. 2) there is a flaw in the desgn that allows the wobble. there should be a set of 'ribs' on the plunger to keep it centered in the outer tube. a very simple fix: wrap an o-ring around the inner plunger so that there is a second place to hold the plunger centered. make sure it's not too tight. even better; put an array of tiny rubber stick-on feet around the inner-tube (i did 3-around about every inch) it makes the center piston stay perfecly centered with the added bonus that it also holds any position very well. basically it's a design correction to fix the biggest flaw. if i can figure out how to add a picture later i will. again, quality control issue. the design of the seal is fine, but mine has a flat spot from a mold release or somethihng where water will just dribble right on through. 3) mine came with a faulty seal; it literally 'won't hold water'. since i have much better tools for measuring water-like liquids i think i'll be ok with that since the primary use i have for this tool is measuring brown sugar, i'm not sure if i'll be sending it back. 4) dishwasher safe may not mean dishwasher friendly. i'm not sure there is any gain in running the plunger through the machine, but the exterier tube is a solid tube of polycarbonate or similar very strong plastic. as long as it doesn't rub violently around in the mashing to rub off the lettering it should be fine for a long time. I don't expect i'll be needing to run mine through the dw. 5) precision. i did a simple test of measuring 1c of water and it was within 1 tsp accurate. that amount of error is definitely withing the error bars of me eyballing the meniscus of the water. i'm satisfied with that result. 6) pouring ability. agreed it should have a spout! what up with that? you can pour fine if the receptical it's going into is big enough to commit to 100% pour but often you'd want to slowly pour it in; forget about that plan. 7) star rating. i'd give it 3.5 because of the quality control issues that are apparent but i'm rounding up because the overall design is superior to the lower quality soft-plastic models like schmamered schmef design. I've used that one for years, it 'gets the job done' but this one is an infinite improvement in 'touch and feel'. the other design has a closed plunger for measuring liquids not relying on the seal but it's nearly impossible to read through the thick opaqe plastic. 8) read the directions: people are pulling the seal off by pulling straight not twisting as it says in very clear lettering on the top of the disc. the static coefficient of friction of a rubber ring on polycarbonate under pressure is 'off scale' it *should* rip off the disc. it would be better if they made this more clear but they are serious do not pull w/o twisting. 8a) you could surely re-glue should you pull it off; that part is well out of the way of touching your food so it won't be needed to use a 'food safe adhesive'. 9) storage suggestion; you can avoid that problem by following one of these ideas: a) NEVER store completely closed; just like a syringe will pull the rubber boot right off if stored fully depressed, you can expect problems if the first motion is to PULL out the pluger. If you leave even a cm of space or make sure to PUSH the plunger out you will never put the 'tension' type of force on the part so you can't break it that way. b) as mentioned in 'a'; PUSH the plunger the first time you use it after storage even just for minutes; the seal will 'stick' to the outside wall. if stored 'open a little' you can push it closed first then pull & twist open or if stored fully closed, push on the black seal to get things moving. and c) to help keep the seal from wearing out prematurely *and* help avoid self-destruction, put the plunger in backwards or store separately (even better). They made a slight bevel on the BOTTOM of the tube and when the plunger is put in backwards, there is about 10% of the force on the seal. it greatly reduces the problems assosated with the seal being tight. I'm going to contact the company about the manufacturing defects on my copy and i will post a follow-up to see what they suggest in regard to my faulty model and i'll adjust my star score accordingly. -awr

Good product for spooning soft items like sour cream etc into recipes. Better than measuring cups as it is easier to dump. I like it!

Ordering the pampered chef one. This one is ok but hard to get it to even. Too much play in it. Needs to be tighter fix.

Very helpful for measuring things such as peanut butter,

I purchased all three sizes of the KitchenArt Adjust-A-Cup (2 cup, 1 cup, 2 Tbsp) three months ago. The 1 cup and 2 Tbsp sizes have worked perfectly so far, but I've had similar problems that other uses have reported. To quote another members review "The main issue was that the plunger seal would not grip the sides of the sleeve, so it would wobble a lot, kept falling and losing the measurement that I set. Even with ingredients in it, the sleeve would fall down, big mess.. " I have experienced the same issue and have even had leaks when trying to measure out liquid. I even followed the manufacturers instructions on the packaging "For optimum performance, rub seal with cooking oil prior to use. Over time should the seal begin to leak, simply rotate your thumb along the top of the seal several times to restore original seal shape." None of this fixed the leaking. It would appear that KitchenArt may have some quality control issues with their products since this is the same issue that many users have experienced. What disappointed me the most though is KitchenArt's customer service. The number they list on their packaging is out of service. They don't have their own website as they are owned by a different company so it took me some searching to find the Fox Run brand who owns KitchenArt. I finally found their phone number 215.675.7700. But their customer service rep told me within 120 days that Amazon would fix the problem. I contacted Amazon and the gentlemen told me that he was unsure why their service rep would say 120 days when Amazon's policy is 30 days, but he got a new one sent out to me immediately anyways. Thank you for supporting the products you sell even when their own company doesn't Amazon! If you are interested in purchasing one of these I would highly recommend it. These cups are great when they work, but I would think real hard about purchasing a brand that actually supports their product. Wonder Cup Two Cup Adjustable Measuring Cup or Robbins Satin Adjustable Pro Measuring Cup