Certified Professional Food Safety (CP-FS) Practice Exam

Using a dry measuring cup is the appropriate choice for safely measuring dry ingredients because it is specifically designed to provide accurate measurements for solid and dry substances like flour, sugar, and rice. The design of a dry measuring cup allows it to be filled to the brim and then leveled off with a straight edge, ensuring that the exact amount is measured without packing the ingredient down, which can lead to inaccuracies.

Liquid measuring cups, while useful for liquids, are not suited for dry ingredients because their design and markings do not account for the different way solids are packed. Digital scales can be effective in measuring both dry and liquid ingredients but are not considered a traditional method for measuring dry ingredients in a kitchen context. Finally, a kitchen timer is unrelated to measurement, as it is used for timing cooking processes instead of measuring ingredient quantities.