Where the
world gathers for metal finishing
Q&As since 1989


-----

Need magnetic measuring cups

2007

After watching the "Big Idea" with Donny Deutch, a program that show cases successful entrepenures and inventors, I had a big idea that I would like to market.

The invention requires kitchen measuring cups that are attracted to magnets. I took a magnet to 3 gourmet kitchen stores and found that stainless steel utinsels marked 18/10 would not stick to a magnet. There were stainless steel utensils that did stick to the magnet however none of them measuring cups and none had any ratio on them, just a stainless steel stamp.

Does anyone know what ratio I am looking for -or- another metal that I might try to find kitchen measuring cups in. FYI: Copper cups did not work. Would tin or aluminum work?

Thanks,

Carolyn Wheeler
hobbyist - Los Angeles, California

---

Steel is magnetic, Carolyn -- maybe you can find tin plated measuring cups or other plated or painted steel cups somewhere. Lower grades of stainless steel like 18/0 or 4xx series stainlesses are also magnetic. Aluminum is non magnetic as is plastic, as is solid tin. Good luck.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2007

---

Perhaps it would be a good Idea to have magnets encapsulated into small plastic molded "stickon" inserts that bond to the bottom of your Stainless measuring cups that way you can choose the nicest looking measuring cups and make the inserts universal
just a thought

Henry Williams
- Eagle River, WI
2007