Food scale HELP!

dinadyna21

So I'm pretty sure my scale is dying on me, serves me right for buying cheap, does anyone have any suggestions for an accurate food scale that will last me a while? My budget is $60 so I can go as high as that but no more.

notreallychris

The few I've gotten on Amazon are like 12 bucks. Ozeri brand I believe.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=ozeri+food+scale

deannalfisher

can you change the battery in it?

dinadyna21

Tried that. The accuracy is on the fritz, sometimes it won't switch measurements, and other times it won't tare unless I turn it on and off. It's a crappy scale but I didn't have much to work with at the time so it was all I could afford.

dinadyna21

notreallychris wrote: »

The few I've gotten on Amazon are like 12 bucks. Ozeri brand I believe.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=ozeri+food+scale

Is it pretty accurate?

pogiguy05

I bought one from Fred Meyer and it has served me well. I cannot remember how much it cost me cause I have had it so long. IF your goal is losing weight and eating better why limit yourself. Is this something your going to do form now on then invest in a good scale. Mine is an Aquatronic Salter

besaro

dinadyna21 wrote: »

notreallychris wrote: »

The few I've gotten on Amazon are like 12 bucks. Ozeri brand I believe.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=ozeri+food+scale

Is it pretty accurate?

Mine has been. I occasionally double check it with various packaged items, even though Ive heard rumors (on mfp that I havent personally looked into) that weights on packaged foods arent totally accurate either.

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dinadyna21

pogiguy05 wrote: »

I bought one from Fred Meyer and it has served me well. I cannot remember how much it cost me cause I have had it so long. IF your goal is losing weight and eating better why limit yourself. Is this something your going to do form now on then invest in a good scale. Mine is an Aquatronic Salter

I'm definitely gonna always have a scale in my repertoire because I'm really bad at measuring. My budget is just what I can afford for right now, if I have more money to play with in the future I'll definitely buy a better one. But I need one now because the one I have is on the fritz.

notreallychris

dinadyna21 wrote: »

notreallychris wrote: »

The few I've gotten on Amazon are like 12 bucks. Ozeri brand I believe.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=ozeri+food+scale

Is it pretty accurate?

I only bought another one because the "foot" (rubber peg) at the bottom fell off and vanished. So it was unbalanced. But yea, they both work well.

SezxyStef

I bought mine at a big box store (Canadian Tire for those Canadians here) and it is a starfrit. It was a "special" 60$ marked down to 19.99 and it came with a bowl.

Takes a 9 volt battery...I have had it since 2013...changed the battery 3 or 4x maybe...only thing is it can't be near the microwave when it's on...

HeidiCooksSupper

There are a gazillion of them on Amazon for well under $20. No reason to spend $60. I go by style. What we prefer is a thin, flat, rectangular one that's metal. It's easy to put oversize things on it and to use it as a postal scale, too. We avoid ones with glass tops because we're clumsy. Even the cheap ones last for many-several years and seem pretty accurate.

quiksylver296

I have this one. It works terrific and comes in purple! It runs on the flat batteries, which is a bit of pain, because I have to go buy them specifically when the scale dies.

https://www.amazon.com/Escali-157RR-Glass-Digital-Kitchen/dp/B0051ZOJFQ/ref=sr_1_5?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1510158719&sr=1-5&keywords=escali+digital+scale

fitoverfortymom

I have had two Oxo scales. I got a 10lb capacity one for home since I weigh larger recipes and keep the smaller one in my desk at work in case I have to quick-grab an apple or something and need to weigh it at work. Both were under $30.

dinadyna21

HeidiCooksSupper wrote: »

There are a gazillion of them on Amazon for well under $20. No reason to spend $60. I go by style. What we prefer is a thin, flat, rectangular one that's metal. It's easy to put oversize things on it and to use it as a postal scale, too. We avoid ones with glass tops because we're clumsy. Even the cheap ones last for many-several years and seem pretty accurate.

The $60 is just my budget, it doesn't have to be expensive so long as it lasts. I tried buying cheap prior and that's the one that's messing up on me lol
I'm hoping I just picked the wrong brand and really just need suggestions for others that have stood the test of time.

dinadyna21

Thank you for all the suggestions! You guys are awesome!

Akariixo

I just ordered a scale and food scale from Amazon for $40. I haven't tried either yet but hopefully they'll work.

leggup

I have the EatSmart scale. I think it's this one, but in silver: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001N0D7GA/ref=abs_brd_tag_dp?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

toxikon

I've been using the Ozeri scale since I bought it in 2014 almost every day with no issues. It's a great little workhorse.

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RoxieDawn

I have had this one 3 years, less than 20 bucks.

https://www.amazon.com/Ozeri-Professional-Digital-Kitchen-Tempered/dp/B003MSZBSI/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1510168814&sr=8-4&keywords=ozeri+food+scale

aeloine

I have this super adorable bamboo scale from Walmart. $19, has both empirical and metric measurements and switches from grams to kgs and from oz to lbs automatically.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-Digital-Bamboo-Scale/46866299#read-more

I think that your budget is going to be affected pretty much only by MAX weight you want on the scale. Mine only goes up to 11 pounds, but that's all that I need. I have a floor scale if I need to weigh anything over 11lbs.

This one is $13, stainless steel, 11 lbs max, and "professional" grade digital scale.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ozeri-Ultra-Thin-Professional-Digital-Kitchen-Food-and-Nutrition-Scale/37531667

I honestly think that scales have been around for so long, and that weights are so standardized, it's really not going to matter too much which one you go with for anything other than max weight.

CarvedTones

I have this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V5IM5PY/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
$9.99 delivered in two days.

I tested it with a measuring cup. Put the empty cup on and pressed Tare to zero it and then weighed a few different measures of water and they were all accurate. A lot of them use one of a handful of chips that do weight sensing and they are extremely accurate.

Goober1142

Walmart has them for $14, works fine

dinadyna21

Goober1142 wrote: »

Walmart has them for $14, works fine

This is actually the one I have, maybe I got a dud

ktekc

I like the OXO they have a pull out display so you can see it when you have bigger dishes on it. . They come in 5lb 11 lb and i think 23 not sure. I have the 11 and i love it for weighing full crock pots and pans for recipes.