Digital Scales - any recommendations?

deetee6718

Looking to purchase a digital scale, does anyone have recommendations? I read that you should not use measuring cups and should weigh everything so I want to make sure what I purchase works in all areas. Thank for your help.

MomTo3Lovez

I have the Biggest Loser one I got it for $20 about 2 years ago and it still works.

No_Finish_Line

just make sure you get something that weights in different units and has a max wieght of over 5 lbs. If you put a bowl on it, it can add up, and you don't want to be at the edge of the scales range (for accuracy).

pretty much every digital scale is going to fit that bill.

Taylor is a decent brand name. Most people seem to be happy with whatever they get off of amazon, but i bought two cheap ones from there and you would put something on the scale and it would read 100g, then 2 seconds later it would read 150g, then 85g, and would just keep fluctuating.

i recommend you just go to wal mart or something so if the scale doesn't satisfy you, you can return it easily for a different one.

kandell

I got an EatSmart digital scale on Amazon for about $20-30. You can tare your bowls, and select different units of measure.

zyxst

My home scale is StarFrit ($12 )from Canadian Tire and I have a Taylor ($10) from Walmart that I carry when I go out to eat.

itsvanessajean

I got the Biggest Loser Digital scale for around $20 and it works great, it's very accurate as well.

ironrat79

I got a big one from walmart for like $10-15, it has a stainless removable bowl. Has numerous functions and works well.

SeasideOasis

In the world of food scales, "more expensive" isn't better.

I bought my $10.00 food scale while a Bed Bath and Beyond. It has worked well for me over the years (it's been my lack of using it that has been the problem :laugh: ).

CA_Underdog

{Edit: Doh! Edited out a silly answer. Thanks, tatertot.}

No_Finish_Line

someone mentioned that thier scale was very accurate.

not sure how they determined that.

they do sell calibration weights, a weight that is certified to be 100 g or whatever. could get that to determine accuracy if desired.

some scales have a feature that allows you to calibrate it via the calibration weight, but i've never seen a food scale that had a calibration feature. probably because its only necessary to be that accurate with chemistry

Aeramis13

I have an Aria. It does weight, body fat % and automatically updates websites like MyFitnessPal with them. To me, the extra info and the few minutes it saves when I'm really busy, was worth a splurge.

Heads up, she's asking about a scale to weight food, not body

I bought something for about $11 on Amazon & something for $10 at Aldi's. I keep one at work, one at home. I haven't used calibration weights or anything to ensure accuracy, but before I split them up, I weighed a few items on both of them & got the same results from both scales, so I figure they're probably accurate.

As mentioned by others, definitely confirm that it is able to do grams & ounces or it'll make your logging less fun, for sure.

No_Finish_Line

seems like a logical way to test accuracy

perseverance14

I have a Cuisinart Perfect Weight digital scale and it is excellent. It does grams and ounces, has tare, all the good features.

SeasideOasis

someone mentioned that thier scale was very accurate.

not sure how they determined that.

they do sell calibration weights, a weight that is certified to be 100 g or whatever. could get that to determine accuracy if desired.

some scales have a feature that allows you to calibrate it via the calibration weight, but i've never seen a food scale that had a calibration feature. probably because its only necessary to be that accurate with chemistry

Toss a weight on a food scale. If a 2 pound weight measures 2 pounds, you're typically pretty safe.

No_Finish_Line

someone mentioned that thier scale was very accurate.

not sure how they determined that.

they do sell calibration weights, a weight that is certified to be 100 g or whatever. could get that to determine accuracy if desired.

some scales have a feature that allows you to calibrate it via the calibration weight, but i've never seen a food scale that had a calibration feature. probably because its only necessary to be that accurate with chemistry

Toss a weight on a food scale. If a 2 pound weight measures 2 pounds, you're typically pretty safe.

that would be accurate enough (for a food scale)

FireOpalCO

I would say look at the size and features. I just replaced my food scale because the morons who designed it decided the g/lb switch and the on/off button should be the same button. So you're trying to change it to ounces, it turns itself off, you turn it back on, it's still on grams, and you try again and it turns itself off again.

So I ordered the Oxo Good Grips digital scale with pull out display (my other complaint was how easy it was to cover the screen on my old little scale). It's gotten good reviews but I haven't had a chance to play with it myself. It has an 11 pound capacity.

So my old PITA scale will come to work so we can use it for our snacks and lunches.

deetee6718

Great comments, Thanks everyone! I purchased a Starfrit at Canadian Tire, not high end but looks like it will do the job