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Title: scale recommendation for weighing coffee
Post by: Case on July 26, 2015, 03:45:05 PM

just curious if anyone out there knows of a small reliable kitchen scale to be used for weighing out coffee?

I have a Salter, that works reasonably well, but I can no longer find the same model and I want to give one as a gift.
The scale needs to read accurately to the nearest gram at the low range (15 - 100 g) and plus or minus 10 g at the heavier end (1000 - 2000g); thus weighing out coffee and water.
On top of that, I'd like the scale to be rather small because the kitchen it will go in is full.

I have searched through Amazon for a while, and all the scales I've looked at either have a small number of complaints about accuracy (who knows when to trust amazon reviews) or some other weird quirk.

Title: Re: scale recommendation for weighing coffee
Post by: Thegoblinchief on July 26, 2015, 04:32:17 PM

I have the Eat Smart Precision scale. I have not ever scientifically tested it but it seems reasonably accurate at low and high weights.

Title: Re: scale recommendation for weighing coffee
Post by: Dee18 on July 26, 2015, 05:22:42 PM

I love my Escali Primo scale.  I bought it at King Arthur Flour (for about $20 several years ago) but think you can get it cheaper online.

Title: Re: scale recommendation for weighing coffee
Post by: jengod on July 27, 2015, 07:47:30 PM

We have the Oxo food scale and it has lasted for seven years with no trouble and only one battery change.