Salter 5-Pound Microtronic Kitchen Scale, White
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Salter 5-Pound Microtronic Kitchen Scale, White
Customer Review: Great for Gourmets, Bakers and Portion Weighers
Summary: 5 Stars
I've owned four different food scales over the years and this one is my favorite. It is easy to use and the display is large. You can change it from grams to ounces without having to reweigh the item. It measures small amounts accurately, something lesser quality scales have a hard time with. The only negative is that the plastic has some raised portions, making it harder to clean if you spill liquids or tomato sauce on it. If you are working with a messy recipe or a child who is learning portion control, you may want to put the scale in a plastic bag.Customer Review: Great for cooking and Weight Watchers
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this compact, flat little scale. Living in a very small city apartment with a tiny kitchen, I hang the scale on the wall when I'm not using it -- it has a key-hole shaped hole in the back so it goes right on a wall hook. That keeps it where I can find it in an instant and its low profile means it doesn't protrude when hanging.
Especially great is its simple control design. One button turns it on and zeroes it out. I can put any container on it, such as a bowl, a cup, a measuring pitcher, or a sheet of waxed paper or a paper towel, press the on/zero button and then add the ingredient I'm weighing until I get the desired amount.
One thing I really like is the other button that toggles between grams and ounces. These days, nutrition information on foods is given in set portions on the package -- and the portion size is always accurately given in grams. Therefore, when following the Weight Watchers program and I've decided how much of some dry ingredient I want to consume, I can determine the portion size in grams and weigh it accurately. That's true for something like a frozen dessert -- the weight of a portion of ice cream, for example, reduced fat or otherwise, is easy when spooning it into a bowl on this scale, but to measure 1/2 cup by volume is difficult, and approximate to begin with.
Some other, similar, scales, have a grams/ounces slide switch on the bottom and that makes switching back and forth between grams and ounces a chore. This one does it with one touch.
With recipes, if the weight of dry ingredients is given in ounces or grams, it's way easier and more accurate to weigh them than to try to measure them by volume and this scale makes that process a breeze.
This scale also works perfectly for weighing outgoing mail to determine extra postage.
The scale has a time-out feature that turns it off after a short period of non-use. So you don't have to turn it off when you're done -- in 30 seconds it will shut itself off. If you're weighing some ingredients, each addition of weight will keep it on, so rarely will it time out during use.
Battery life is lengthy -- I've had mine for almost two years and the batteries are still working. I use it all the time and couldn't be happier with the product.
Customer Review: Great little scale
Summary: 5 Stars
We have used this scale for several years--It's been great for weighing mail for postage, for weighing clay in the studio, and for weighing food. I broke my first one, either by putting something way too heavy on it, or when it dropped off the counter. But I have loved it so much, I am reordering the same scale again.
Jan
Customer Review: Great little scale!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a mechanical scale but I am constantly re-adjusting it to zero. So I bought this salter and I've found that I really like this little scale. I am constantly cutting down recipes and this scale is perfect for measuring out any dry or wet ingredient. I've never had one problem with this scale and I use it several times a week.
Also the scale is thin and flat and with the handy cover, the scale is protected for easy storage.
Customer Review: Great scale for dieters weighing portions
Summary: 5 Stars
Salter 5-Pound Microtronic Kitchen Scale, White
This little scale does a great job in the kitchen for either weight control portions or for cooking. It is accurate and does exactly what it is supposed to do. I ordered one for myself and one for my daughter. There is however, one problem.......do not use it near a microwave while the microwave is operating because the weight will appear to jump around. You may think the scale is broken but it isn't. I have had one for years and never noticed this problem but my daughter did. It is worth this little inconvenience in my opinion and I gave it 5 stars.