Kitchen scales (UK)

WiseOwl58
WiseOwl58 Posts: 1 Member
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Hi there, I'm from the UK and have just started using My Fitness Pal today. I am working my way through the app, trying to make sense of it all. :)

I am looking to buy new kitchen scales to use so that I can track food calories etc. Can anyone please advise me of which scales they use and are happy with? Thanks.

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  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,784 Member
    edited August 2023
    I’ve been very happy with my Ozeri scale from Amazon. Costs about $10USD, and lasts a long time til I clumsily break one.

    Weighs in both metric and imperial.

    I “treated” myself to a Taylor with a large glass top and large numbers and HATE it. It’s inaccurate and if you leave anything on it for more than a few seconds, the weight measured goes down down down and down some more.

    Expensive peice of junk. Thank goodness I didn’t throw the worn ugly Ozeri out!
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,002 Member
    It really doesn't matter which one you use. I'd chose a scale that has a battery type that is easy to get in the UK, that is big enough to put a serving bowl or pot on, has a tar function and measures in grams as well. Though if your ideal scale is a bit smaller than you wish then you can also improvise and put a roll of parcel tape on the scale, tar it, and put the pot onto the tape :D Hey, been using my scale to weigh parcels, and they certainly are bigger than the scale :dizzy:
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    Though if your ideal scale is a bit smaller than you wish then you can also improvise and put a roll of parcel tape on the scale, tar it, and put the pot onto the tape
    :lol: I know what you mean, but I don't know if the OP will.

    Maybe you could explain...
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,784 Member
    Tare, honey, tare!

    Tar is kinda sorta what I have left over too often after cooking!
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    springlering62 wrote: »
    Tare, honey, tare!

    Tar is kinda sorta what I have left over too often after cooking!

    I wasn't even talking about that...I was just thinking that people would think, "What in the world does a packing tape have to do with weighing food."
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,002 Member
    Argh.. I better go to bed and not get up before Monday morning. Lets all agree on this being the way forward?
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    yirara wrote: »
    Argh.. I better go to bed and not get up before Monday morning. Lets all agree on this being the way forward?

    Love ya, my leetle sheeple.

    That's a long sleep! :flowerforyou:
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,002 Member
    Awww, thanks a lot wee glass of milk <3<3<3

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