Product review: measuring cups & spoons

When following a recipe, a cup refers specifically to 250ml, not a coffee cup pulled out of the cupboard, and a tablespoon is 20ml, not a serving spoon! Although cooking is essentially an art, when following a recipe it pays to have a degree of accuracy, especially for beginner cooks and in particular when baking.
Australian recipes use the following measurements:

1 teaspoon = 5 ml
1 tablespoon = 20ml (4 teaspoons)
1 cup = 250ml

The Chefs Toolbox sells a funky set of Australian standard measuring cups and spoons. Made from silicone, the set includes four cup measures (¼ cup, 1/3 cup, ½ cup and 1 cup) and four spoon measures (¼ teaspoon, ½ teaspoon, 1 teaspoon and 1 tablespoon). What life's a feast likes about this product is the fact that the cups collapse for easy storage. To purchase this product, visit The Chefs Toolbox (you’ll find it under “Chefs Tools”).