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Get the PYREX with all caps. Got my 500 mL erlenmeyer flask and I'm never going back.

That's not real pyrex. The real PYREX is printed in all capital letters.

Find one where you can see the measurements when looking down at it. So much better.

Or, use European recipes so you can just weigh the water like normal people.

To answer your question: I switched to Oxo brand and those are pretty solid.

I’m not sure about the specifics but I’m fairly certain that the Pyrex brand has taken a bit of a hit and quality like that with a change the chemical composition of their glassware a while back.

I just weigh the fluids.

Water is 1g per ml and most other things are close enough that I don't care.

Get French Pyrex (sold in Europe). It’s better glass and the print is baked into the glass.

Anchor Hocking Batter Bowl, 2 Quart Glass Mixing Bowl with embossed lines.

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If this is too big then Anchor Hocking Triple Pour Glass Measuring Cup, 8 Oz Measuring Glass.

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https://hackaday.com/2025/09/17/when-is-your-pyrex-not-the-pyrex-you-expect/

Basically pyrex spun out of Corning Glass, enshitified and use soda lime glass (shit) while Corning retained PYREX which is still high quality borosilicate glassware (often with a blueish tint).

My measurements nearly wore off, so I got a glass paint marker and redrew them. Problem solved for another 10 years.

Cambro. They are embossed with the graduations. They are made of food grade plastic. They are made for commercial kitchens and will outlast you. You can get them at any restaurant supply store

Cheap solution... Classico pasta sauce used to have measurements embossed (Is that the right word for glass?) on the side of the jars. My jars are kinda old, but it looks like they probably still do that but maybe only on certain sizes. The measurement lines and labels are a raised area that's functionally part of the glass. I've been using them for years and it should be nearly impossible for the measurement lines to wear or fade in any meaningful way.

Other brands of pasta sauce do this too, the Aldi brand definitely used to, looking online it seems relatively common. You can also just buy glass jars with embossed measurements on them, but it's cheaper to buy the pasta sauce jars and then you also have the bonus of having pasta sauce.

I have a Pyrex I have been using for at least 15 years, but I probably haven't used it much more than a dozen times a year.

How do you wash yours?

2. and has a spout made for pouring?

Each of our Pyrex sizes are woeful at pouring any viscosity of liquids.

FWIW, I grabbed a Sharpie and retraced the lines. Do that maybe every 2-3 years. Not perfect by a long shot, but good enough for me.

I bought an aluminum measuring cup with embossed measuring lines from a dollar store.

I would just etch the glass while it can still be read then you're good forever

I had the same problem. I bought a Cuttlelab measuring glass. The lines are molded into the glass instead of printed so it can never wear off.

Duralex makes great ones! https://www.duralex.com/products/precisio-transparent-verre-doseur-mesureur-56-cl

My original CAPS PYREX cups are old as fuck, are my moms and she was born 61, they are super faint. Make sure to handwash as modern dishwashers will strip the paint. The only thing I could think of them doing to fix this is make modern ones with the dye inside the glass.

If you love the one you have, you can buy a glass or ceramic paint pen and go over the faded printing, then bake according to the directions, and keep using it. Only paint the outside, so you don't have to worry about any chemicals.