Stainless Steel Portion Cups
These 2.5 oz. polished stainless steel cups make everyday meals look fancier than they really are. They’re just the right size for most condiments, causing you to waste less than you would if you had put them directly on the plate.
I use these for homemade garlic aioli for mushroom Swiss burgers and tiger sauce for French dips. They look very elegant nestled in between a sandwich and a pile of fries.
Staging salads with the dressing on the side of the plate in one of these cups is a great way to get the salad course out of the way before guests arrive without the lettuce getting soggy. This 12-pack leaves you with enough cups to go with the entree.
These are also ideal for setting up your mise en place when getting ready to cook. I measure out the different spices directly into one of these cups when a dish calls for a lengthy list of ingredients and then put the containers back in the spice cabinet to minimize the number of things in my workspace.
Glass ramekins look nice, but they take up a lot more space to store and break if they’re dropped. These cups stack inside of one another and therefore take up very little room in a drawer.
The stainless steel is of average quality, but good enough. You can run these through the dishwasher, however I recommend rinsing them out thoroughly or soaking them beforehand, as the cups get narrower toward the bottom, making it harder for the dishwasher’s jets to reach.
