CUISIPRO Odd-Size Measuring Spoon SS 5pc Set

I bought these measuring spoons on the recommendation by the editors of Cook's Illustrated magazine. I generally find their reviews to be spot-on. Cook's accepts no advertising, so they have no advertisers they must please. They recommended these spoons for their accuracy and their oval shape, and I find those recommendations to be absolutely accurate. They do indeed fit into more small spice bottles than do round measuring spoons.On top of that, these spoons are smooth, highly polished, and very attractive. The handles have a bend at the end farthest from the bowl that keeps the spoon upright and level if I need to set it down - a nice feature. The same bend means when I put the larger spoons on a shoulder hook on the rack in my kitchen, they don't hang perfectly straight, but I find I can live with that little hiccup.

Sturdy and nice addition to kitchen measures!

This review is for the Odd sized Cuisipro set, not the normal sizes. Both the normal and odd sized sets are great spoons with elongated shape to fit in skinny spice jars. The spoons are deep rather than wide/shallow allowing for more accurate measurement. One must be careful when cooking because they tend to hold more than say a regular spoon you would eat at the table with, so recipes which were made by people who did not have dedicated measuring spoons and used their tableware will end up having too much spice when measured accurately. I really only bought this set to get the "pinch" spoon. If the normal set included the pinch spoon, I would not have bought this set at all. I like to create 100% accurate re-creatable recipes so I am not wondering why a dish came out great once and mediocre another time and these spoons allow me to do that.

Good quality. Nice set. I really like the pinch spoon that it has a metric measurement and thats its half of 1/8th. The 1/2 Tbsp often comes in handy as well as the 2 tsp. The 2/3 tsp is practically useless however, and I have one of the regular cuisipro spoon sets so I didn't really need an extra 1/8th size. What recipe ever calls for a 2/3 tsp? You can make 2/3 tsp with two 1/3 tsp but the only way to get 1/3 tsp from the 2/3 is to measure two - 2/3rds, then subtract 1 tsp. But thats too much trouble. Anyways, I really only bought this for three of the five spoons.I was also hoping I could combine the two sets; the regular and the odd size cuisipo, and that they would nest. Well that was a novel Idea except for the fact that these were not designed to be able to do that, apparently. Plus the two sets were made in different countries; China vs India. The reason they were not able to nest was because the curved ends were not curved to the same degree. I however was able to take a pair of needle nose pliers and curve the handle of my three best odd sized spoons in order to get them to nest with the rest. It was tedious but I did it carefully and it worked. However the 2 tsp doesn't nest cleanly with the 1 Tbsp to I left that one out. The tip of the 2 tsp spoon rubs the inner tip of the 1 Tbsp. So really I only added the pinch and 1/2 Tbsp to my regular sized set but I like it just fine that way and can still pull out the 2 tsp on occasion when I need it.The 2/3 tsp has taken a position at the back of my silverware drawer I guess its useful as an arbitrary stir spoon from time to time when I run out of clean spoons to use for my tea or coffee. They should switch this set to offer a 1/3 tsp instead of 2/3 and either a 1.5 Tbsp or 2 Tbsp instead of the redundant 1/8 tsp. Alternately instead of the 1/8, they could instead offer a half pinch; whats apparently called a smidgen or a 1/32 tiny measuring spoon for those extra special recipes and home chemistry geeks out there like myself. An accurate 1/32 tiny tsp would actually be really helpful for measuring out salts and special nutrient supplements on my gram scale. I don't want to buy the novelty mini measuring spoon sets that lack an imprint of the actual metric measurements on them. Thats why I like cuisipro because they have them.Last thing to mention is that eh original set of cuisipro spoons I got a few years back that were from India are made with a thicker gauge of stainless steel. The odd side measurement spoon metal thickness is probably half that of the original regular set. In other words now they are being made to a cheaper standard than before. The handles can be bent with moderate pressure. Wasn't the case with the original ones.

I bought these because they were reviewed on America’s test kitchen and were found to be the number one favorite set. So now I have the traditional set and the off size set. I really like them. They’re very good quality.

Sturdy, good looking stainless steel with oval shape perfect for getting into those tiny spice jars, and well-balanced bottom and curved handle so it actually rests still on the counter. These are great and I use them all the time. I bought both the regular measure and the odd-size measure. I get more use out of the regular measure so far, but I think the odd-size measure will prove useful over time.

Weird spoon measurements. Not useful except for the 1/8 spoon. Who needs 2/3,1 1/2 and 2 teaspoon measurements?

I bought this odd size set to go along with the other regular set. I wish they had all come together in one cheaper set. It's nice to have all these sizes, including Pinch and 1 1/2 Tsp (1/2 TB). The Pinch spoon doesn't say 1/16 Tsp on it, but it does say the ML, which equal the same thing. That's annoying, but okay I guess, at least they say something. These have a curved handle, so they sit on the counter by themselves. The writing is etched in, so it won't wash off. An almost perfect set when you combine it with the other set.