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To test each scale for accuracy and speed, we bought a set of lab weights and weighed each to see how accurately every scale measured the following: 1,000 grams (1 kg), 100 grams, 50 grams, 20 grams, 10 grams, 5 grams, 2 grams, and 1 gram.
It’s pretty cheap and accurate, but it’s got a fairly short auto-off duration of just over two minutes—about 13 seconds shorter than our top pick.Most kitchen scales have a hard time accurately measuring anything less than five grams (like baking soda or salt), but the OXO Brew has no trouble reading those weights quickly and accurately. This short distance, coupled with a low-profile design, made it extremely difficult to read the display with even a small mixing bowl on top. Pocket scales Precision digital scales Precision scales Tare function LCD screen Gold scales 200g/0. Tare function: put on the container, press the skin button screen display to zero; then put on the item, LCD display the weight of the item.
One Wirecutter staff member has owned the Escali scale since 2014, and told us it has a long battery life. The Escali scale has a simple design with an easy-to-use, two-button membraned interface and four rubber feet to hold it in place.This model doesn’t beep when operating, unlike our top pick in previous years, the Jennings CJ4000, which beeps every time you press a button. You can calibrate some scales, such as the My Weigh KD8000, using lab weights, but since heavy calibration weights tend to be far more expensive than a kitchen scale, that isn’t a practical option. Additionally, the Escali scale was one of the most responsive models we tested: Whether we were adding or removing items, it always read weights in less than a second, making it one of the standout scales in terms of speed. Though switching between metric and customary should be a similarly simple and accessible function, some scales require the use of a toggle switch beneath the unit, or even hidden inside it. Cookbook author Peter Reinhart told us that for years he has happily used a cheap food scale that offers only an on/off button and a tare feature.