Purchasing a good scale: any recommendations?

soccerkon26

Going to purchase a scale on Amazon today so I can be more accurate. Any tips on getting one, or a specific brand/type I should look at?

BodyByButter

I sorted by average review and bought that one. I love it.
http://www.amazon.com/EatSmart-Precision-Elite-Digital-Kitchen/dp/B009EUPMFK/ref=sr_1_3?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1425855484&sr=1-3&keywords=Food+scale

Phrick

I did the same and bought an EatSmart one first, but wish I hadn't (not the one pictured in BodyBuButter's link, that one looks better). On mine, the weighing surface is small and round, and the shape is such that if you put a regular-sized dinner plate on there you can't read the display. Of the three that we own now, I like the Mainstays one I got at Walmart for $10 the best of the bunch.

ETA this is the one I got first and regret

BodyByButter

Fitting a dinner plate on it was one of my requirements, this one works great with a full sized plate. The one I had before didn't and was a huge pain. I also wanted to be able to switch between grams and ounces with a button on the top (my old one had a little button underneath).

Phrick

I must say I LOVE that the scale you linked to goes to 15 pounds, that's higher than I've seen on most kitchen scales. Some only go to 5 or 6 lbs, most top out at 11. Well heck, my EMPTY 6qt crock pot liner weighs over 8.5 lbs, so if I actually, you know, fill it with stuff my scale errors out on me. I think I'll get a new one eventually, and have saved that one to my Wish List for future reference

tinascar2015

BodyByButter wrote: »

I sorted by average review and bought that one. I love it.
http://www.amazon.com/EatSmart-Precision-Elite-Digital-Kitchen/dp/B009EUPMFK/ref=sr_1_3?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1425855484&sr=1-3&keywords=Food+scale

Ha, didn't know EatSmart made kitchen scales. Mine is an OXO digital and I love it. But I also love my EatSmart bathroom scale.

MrsSullivan08

I have a produex scale. Take body weight, body fat %, water %, and muscle %.

hoppinglark

Body Scale or Food Scale?