Sharon Lockley has over 20 years of experience as an editor and writer and has been contributing to Food & Wine since 2019. We’re approaching the busiest time of the year for cooking and baking. Like ...

The United States is one of just three countries that "prefers" imperial measurements over the international metric standard. The motivation why has less to do with official policy than you might ...

A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out Everest has steep competition. Mount Everest, left, tops out at 29,032 feet ...

If you've ever found yourself wanting to measure something but don't have a ruler or tape measure on hand, measuring apps on your phone can come to the rescue. They range from the fairly simple to ...

From AR-powered rulers to GPS-based land survey tools, these 8 best measuring apps for iPhone and Android let you measure length, height, area, and even perimeters on the go. Accurate, versatile, and ...

"There's an app for that." Who'd have ever thought that would be the case for something as fundamental as a ruler or a measuring tape? But here we are. If you're reading this, you may already know ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Ray Aguilera, Ganda Suthivarakom and Sarah Zorn Accurate measuring cups can ...

Some of my earliest memories are of me “helping” my dad and my grandfather build an addition onto my grandparents’ home. There are pictures of me swinging a hammer while I was still in diapers. One of ...

You've no doubt encountered a number of measuring tools in your lifetime. Common tools used for measuring range from the familiar 12-inch wooden ruler that we used in grade school to precision ...

When I hear “measuring cups,” one question comes to mind: wet or dry? Early on in my baking life, I used dry measuring cups for everything — and I regularly had to clean up kitchen-oil spills after ...

Whether you use measuring spoons to measure spices, baking powder, or vanilla extract, using the wrong measurement can result in disastrous outcomes. I once mistakenly put a tablespoon instead of a ...

“A tape measure is absolutely crucial, whether you are measuring for a future piece of furniture or planning out something more detailed like a kitchen cabinet,” says Ming Thompson, principal of New ...