Do these pictures/amounts look correct to you?

vegmebuff

Hey all
Could anyone let me know if these nut/seed amounts look accurate.
My scale is reading 2 grams/nut or seed amounts.
Thanks

Queenmunchy

If it's a calibration issue, you can use something that you know the weight of, like a coin - nickels are easiest because they're an exact measurement (my scale doesn't do half grams).

Cent (since 1983) - 2.500 g

Nickel (since 1866) - 5.000 g

Dime (since 1965) - 2.268 g

Quarter (since 1965) - 5.670 g

vegmebuff

Thanks - good idea. My scale is strange though - even after calibrating it, the weight sometimes changes up to a gram. Sometimes if the item is 'left' on the scale for a few seconds, the weight will jump 1-2 more grams??

Queenmunchy

vegmebuff wrote: »

Thanks - good idea. My scale is strange though - even after calibrating it, the weight sometimes changes up to a gram. Sometimes if the item is 'left' on the scale for a few seconds, the weight will jump 1-2 more grams??

Does that happen with items or with hot food? Sometimes you can lose a gram or two when steam is coming out. Otherwise I'd just log it as the exact weight at first and not worry too much about it.

vegmebuff

Oh, it happens no matter what it is

Your advice is actually what I've been doing - I log what the first weight the item registers as.
Thanks for your help:)

Francl27

Well it seems about right though...

Pawsforme

Queenmunchy wrote: »

If it's a calibration issue, you can use something that you know the weight of, like a coin - nickels are easiest because they're an exact measurement (my scale doesn't do half grams).

Cent (since 1983) - 2.500 g

Nickel (since 1866) - 5.000 g

Dime (since 1965) - 2.268 g

Quarter (since 1965) - 5.670 g

That's great info. Thank you!

vegmebuff

Francl27 wrote: »

Well it seems about right though...

Thanks - I did need to know if it looks approximately what it should.

Maxematics

Looks good, but I always round a gram up just to be safe with my logging.