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Summary: THIS IS INACCURATE!
Comment: Imagine my disappointment when I am trying to make quarter pound hamburgers to end up with three burgers out of one pound. It was more than a half a pound off. Stay away.
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Summary: I have yet to use this in the kitchen
Comment: I got this thing to weigh packages for shipping. Compared to other shipping scales I looked at this one was very inexpensive and works great.One day I may use this in the kitchen, but for now I've been very happy using it in the office.
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Summary: Totally worthless as a kitchen scale
Comment: This might be accurate to within a half-pound or so, but I wouldn't trust it further than that. I'm dumping it and getting a digital scale.
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Summary: Versatile but not for recipe ingredients
Comment: I totally agree with tara1963 that this scale won't work for recipes--unless doubled or tripled. After all, the needle moves you through 11 lbs within a 120 degree arc, so each 1 oz. marking is less than 1 degree apart. For cooking I would get the 4lb Culina instead, but I also observed the lack of accuracy which those buyers complained about.
From a functional standpoint, it's a brilliant design and extremely versatile. You can place your empty container on the scale and zero it before adding ingredients. You can then zero it again and add another ingredient, and repeat until done. This could work for recipes which call for 8 oz of butter instead of 1 oz.
Perhaps the scale's inaccuracy is inherent in it's need to accommodate the user's container. A large mixing bowl alone can weigh 4 lbs, so in making the spring robust enough to take 15-20 lbs instead of just 11, the trade-off is reduced accuracy and repeatability.
I still like the scale because I use it for approximate weighing. If I could I'd actually give it 3.5 stars.
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Summary: Not For Baking
Comment: This scale might be fine in situations where accurate and precise readings aren't important, but it is not the one to buy for baking.True, there are markings in 1 oz. increments, but they are too close together to be read very accurately. Also, the angle from which you view the reading can make it look as if it's a little over or a little under the amount you are shooting for.
Using a conversion chart in a time-tested cookbook, I converted a recipe into ounces. I had a difficult time telling whether I had the correct amount of an ingredient because of the combination of the small markings and relatively large needle on the scale. I knew I needed to return it and purchase a different one when what should have been about 2 cups of flour (by weight) was closer to 3.
This scale may be fine for applications where close is good enough, but if you are interested in baking by weight or in portion control for diets, you'd be best served by looking at another scale
