Kitchen Tips: It's like the measuring spoon you never had (but did)

I am very excited about today's Kitchen Tip because I just discovered that it is actually true. Woo-hoo! But to get to the tip, you need a little background info. Bear with me, here.


One day when I was cooking with my grandmother, I couldn't find a tablespoon. She told me to grab the serving size spoon from her silverware set and assured me that it was in fact the same size as a tablespoon. I did as I was told, but remained skeptical. After all, that serving spoon just seems way too big. She then told me that the soup spoon is the same as a teaspoon. Again, skeptical. Soup spoon? That's gotta be too big as well, Grandma.

A few weeks ago, my mother-in-law and I couldn't find any measuring spoons. I brought out Grandma B's little-known spoon fact and was met with skepticism, which didn't surprise me since I myself was still questioning the "fact." But we went ahead and used the advice for the recipe and it seemed to work.

Today I decided to put the issue to rest. I compared the amounts from each of the spoons side-by-side and, sure enough, Grandma was RIGHT. I mean, are Grandmas ever wrong? I should never have doubted!

So here's the tip: The serving size spoon from your regular old set of silverware is in fact 1 tablespoon. And the soup spoon size (pictured in the middle) is in fact 1 teaspoon! The smallest size spoon from your silverware set (pictured bottom)...that is probably something too, but I ran out of funding for the experiment.