Spring Chef Magnetic Measuring Spoons Review — Best Set of 8?

Spring Chef Magnetic Measuring Spoons Review (2026) — Do Magnets Beat the Ring?

Every drawer has a set of measuring spoons on a ring, and everybody who owns one has done the same three things: unclipped the ring to get the half teaspoon out, spilled the rest across the drawer, then given up and clipped them back together dirty. The ring exists to stop the spoons scattering, and it is the single reason the set is annoying to use.

Spring Chef takes the ring away and replaces it with magnets in the handles, so the spoons hold themselves in a stack and separate one at a time. It is a set of eight in heavy 18/8 stainless, dual-sided so one end fits inside a spice jar, with US and metric markings stamped rather than printed. At around $9 it costs about what a ring set costs, which makes the comparison unusually direct.

In short: the magnetic measuring spoons earns 8.6/10 from the SoftPickr team. The rest of this review sets out exactly how that score was reached.

Key Specifications

Published specifications for the magnetic measuring spoons, taken from the manufacturer listing.

Everything that follows is based on those published figures for the magnetic measuring spoons, together with aggregated owner feedback from verified buyers.

How Magnetic Measuring Spoons Solve the Ring Problem

The magnets are set into the flat of each handle, and they are strong enough that the stack survives being tipped into a drawer and dragged around, but weak enough that a single spoon pulls off with one hand. That balance is the whole product. Too weak and you are back to a loose pile; too strong and you need two hands, which defeats the point when the other one is holding a bag of flour.

In practice the difference shows up most when a recipe calls for three different quantities in a row. With a ring you unclip once and work from a loose scatter; with magnetic measuring spoons you take one, use it, and put it back on the stack, so the set never becomes a pile in the first place. It is a small thing that happens ten times per bake.

The stack is also flatter than a ring set, because the handles sit face to face rather than fanning out around a hoop. That means it drops into a shallow drawer insert or a utensil pot without the splayed shape that stops ring sets lying flat, and it is the reason this set tends to live in the drawer rather than in the back of a cupboard.

Build Quality, Markings and the Dual-Sided Head

The spoons are pressed from a single piece of 18/8 stainless with no welded joint between bowl and handle, which is the failure point on cheaper sets — the joint traps water, then rusts, then eventually flexes. A one-piece spoon has nowhere for that to start, and it also means the handle does not bend when you use it to lever compacted brown sugar out of a bag.

Markings are stamped into the metal rather than printed on top of it. Printed markings on measuring spoons survive perhaps a year of dishwasher cycles before they become guesswork, and once they go the set is scrap. Stamped figures stay legible for the life of the spoon, and each one carries both the US name and the millilitre equivalent, which matters if you cook from British and American recipes in the same week.

The dual-sided head is the feature that looks like marketing and turns out to be useful. One end is the usual round bowl; the other is a narrow oval sized to drop into a standard spice jar without decanting. If you have ever tried to get a quarter teaspoon of ground cumin out of a jar with a round spoon, you have shaken half of it onto the worktop instead.

Set of Eight: What the Extra Sizes Actually Get You

Eight spoons means four sizes with a dual head each, covering the standard tablespoon down to the eighth teaspoon, plus the half-tablespoon and two-teaspoon measures that most four-piece sets omit. The half tablespoon is the one you notice; it appears constantly in bread and dressing recipes and is otherwise a mental arithmetic problem you get wrong at the wrong moment.

The very small measures — an eighth and a sixteenth of a teaspoon in some sets — are close to novelty for most cooks, but they earn their place if you bake with strong spices, use instant yeast by weight-equivalent, or make small batches where a pinch is a real quantity rather than a figure of speech. If you never touch them they cost nothing, because they are part of the same stack.

What you do not get is a measuring cup. Spring Chef sells a combined 15-piece cups-and-spoons set for around $32 if you want both magnetic, but the spoons alone are the better buy for most kitchens, because dry cups are a genuinely poor way to measure flour and a cheap digital scale beats them outright.

Limitations and Compromises

No product is without compromise, and the magnetic measuring spoons has a few worth knowing before you buy.

The magnets are not dishwasher-proof in the sense that matters most: the spoons themselves are fine, but the magnetic hold weakens slightly over a long life of hot cycles, and several long-term owners report the stack holding less firmly after a couple of years. It does not stop the spoons working, it just makes them behave a little more like an ordinary set.

They also attach themselves to anything ferrous. Dropped in a drawer with knives, they will find the knives. On a fridge door they are handy; in a drawer with steel utensils they occasionally arrive attached to a whisk. This is inherent to the design rather than a defect, but it is worth knowing before you buy.

Finally, stamped markings on dark handles are harder to read in poor light than printed white lettering on a pale handle. The figures are on the top face and are legible in a normally lit kitchen, but if your worktop is dim you will tilt them toward the light more often than you would like.

Cleaning, Storage and Keeping the Set Together

Getting the best out of the magnetic measuring spoons over a long life comes down to a few simple habits.

They are dishwasher safe and there is no reason not to use it, but hand washing is quicker for a spoon that has held nothing but a dry spice — a rinse and a wipe and it is back on the stack. Where the dishwasher earns its place is honey, syrup and anything sticky, where a spray arm does a better job than a cloth ever will.

Dry them before stacking. Water trapped between two nested bowls is the only way to get a mark on 18/8 stainless, and it will be a water spot rather than rust. A minute with a tea towel avoids it entirely.

Storage is where the design pays off: the stack lives flat in a drawer, upright in a utensil pot, or stuck to the side of the fridge or a hob splashback. Keeping them in one place matters more than which place, because the reason people lose measuring spoons is that they never had a home in the first place.

Who Should Buy It?

The magnetic measuring spoons suits some households far better than others. It is a clear buy if you recognise yourself here:

• You bake regularly and use three or four different quantities in a single recipe
• Your current set is on a ring and you have stopped clipping it back together
• You measure spices straight from the jar rather than decanting
• You cook from both US and metric recipes and want both markings on the spoon
• You want something that survives the dishwasher indefinitely rather than for a year

The magnetic measuring spoons is the wrong purchase if any of the following apply:

• You already own a set with unfaded markings and no rust — this is an upgrade, not a fix
• You measure almost everything by weight on a scale, where spoons barely get used
• You want cups as well, in which case the 15-piece combined set is better value
• You keep utensils loose in a drawer full of steel and would rather they did not cling

SoftPickr Verdict

This is a well-made version of a cheap thing, and the design change is real rather than cosmetic. The magnetic stack removes the single most irritating part of using measuring spoons, the one-piece stainless construction removes the part that fails, and the stamped markings remove the part that goes illegible. At around $9 there is very little to weigh up.

The score is held below nine by two honest limitations: the magnetic grip softens over years of dishwasher use, and the dark stamped handles are harder to read than printed pale ones. Neither is a reason not to buy, and the near-50,000-rating average of 4.9 suggests owners agree.

SoftPickr score for the magnetic measuring spoons: 8.6/10. Strong on build and everyday usability; the compromise is a magnet that gradually relaxes and markings that want decent light. SoftPickr buys and tests independently and earns a commission from qualifying purchases, which never affects the score.

If you want to see the current price, the full colour options and the latest buyer feedback, the set is listed at Spring Chef Magnetic Measuring Spoons on Amazon. For context on why volume measures vary so much between kitchens in the first place, the NIST Office of Weights and Measures sets the US reference definitions that these spoons are stamped against.

Frequently Asked Questions

The questions buyers ask most often about the magnetic measuring spoons, answered plainly.

Are magnetic measuring spoons safe to put in the dishwasher?
Yes. The bodies are 18/8 stainless and the magnets are sealed inside the handles. The only long-term effect owners report is a gradual softening of the magnetic hold after a couple of years of daily hot cycles, which does not affect accuracy.

Do the spoons fit inside spice jars?
The narrow oval end does, which is the point of the dual-sided head. Standard supermarket spice jars with a screw cap take the oval end comfortably; very narrow shaker-top jars will still need decanting or the shaker holes.

How accurate are they compared with a scale?
They are accurate to the stamped volume, which is not the same as accurate to a weight. Volume measures vary with how tightly you pack the ingredient, so for flour and sugar a digital scale remains more consistent. For liquids, extracts and spices they are entirely adequate.

Will the magnets damage anything in the kitchen?
No. They are small ferrite-strength magnets, fine near a fridge, hob or steel utensils. Keep them away from a stored bank card or a mechanical watch, which is standard advice for any household magnet rather than anything specific to this set.

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Last updated: 28 August 2026. Pricing and availability for the magnetic measuring spoons change frequently; check the retailer listing for the current figure.