Picture your standard 1-cup glass or plastic measure—the one with the spout and the handles. Fill it up to the very top, and you’ve got 1 whole cup. To get 3/4 cup, you just stop short. Look for the line that’s between the “1/2 cup” mark and the “cup” line. That’s your sweet spot: three-quarters of the way up the spout.
If your cup only has marks for 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4, don’t sweat it. You can combine them like a kitchen superhero: one 1/2 cup, plus one 1/4 cup. Boom—you’ve just made 3/4 cup. (And yes, you get the same cool feeling as solving a puzzle.)
No 1/2 cup handy? Grab a set of measuring spoons—12 tablespoons equal exactly 3/4 cup. Or, if you’re feeling adventurous, 36 teaspoons. But honestly, who has time to count to 36? Stick with the half-plus-quarter trick. It’s almost fun.
