Baking requires precision and how you measure your ingredients can make a big difference in how things turn out.

Get some dry measuring cups and measuring spoons. To measure dry ingredients, remember to fill and level. Tip: Dry measures come in sets so you can always fill to the top.

For flour, spoon into your measuring cup and fill to the top. Level off. Tip: Don't pack the flour in. it changes the measurement. For sugar, scoop and level works just fine.

Same goes with measuring spoons: scoop and level.