i’ve already made my case for why weighing rather than measuring is so much more desirable and enjoyable. i know some people resist partly because they don’t know which scale to choose, a good scale can be very expensive, and even relatively expensive scales designed for home use lack some important features of the professional laboratory scales.
about a month ago, a fellow blogger contacted me regarding a scale that he found more reliable and affordable than one i had mentioned on this blog. i promised to check it out and here are the happy results:
the MY WEIGH digital scales are the answer! the 3 scales most appropriate for baking are the 7001DX, the KD-7000, and the 15000. They vary in price from $35 to $65.
the scales weigh from 1 gram (0.1 ounce) to 7000 grams/7 kilograms (15 pounds 7 ounces).
here’s a company that invites consumer response and suggestions. the result is that there is finally an electronic scale for the home baker that can be operated by adaptor as well as battery and, what is most important: the automatic power-off can be disabled so that it doesn’t inconveniently time-out when you’re in the middle of weighing and got distracted for a few minutes (don’t you just HATE when that happens!)
so many nice features: the scales are small and compact, not taking up much counter space; an adjustable-angle backlight timer with option for how long to stay lit; a hold option for large boxes that hide the display; and of course a tare option (removes the weight of the bowl and last ingredients added).
when i asked the owner of the company how they could keep the scales at so affordable a price and yet maintain such high standards of quality and exacting accuracy his answer was : "The prices are low because we believe in lower margin, higher volume sales. We also keep our costs extremely low by producing and distributing the scales ourselves!"
if everything in life were designed with such thoughtful integrity it would indeed be a perfect world.
check out www.myweigh.com
be sure to go to the section on how to select or choose the right kitchen scale to compare the features of the models i mentioned.