food scale

waverly9876

Hey. So I measure all my food with measuring cups and my bf is getting sick of it. He jokingly said that he will throw them away one night. I said for him to get me a food scale and he wouldnt see all the measuring cups all over the kitchen. My question is, does it measure everything? Can I say goodbye to my measuring cups? Thanks

juliapurpletoes

Pretty much because you'll be measuring in ounces or gram weights.....way more accurate!

jvkh127

I would still keep the measuring cups. I have a scale I use for bigger items like meats or pasta stuff like that. Measuring cups I still use for liquids and powders and such. You can always put the measuring cups on the scale also.

julsofdenial

Mine measures ounces, grams ...it wouldnt measure cups..not really for liquids. Unless you say 8 oz is a cup i guess.

CraftyGirl4

You can pick up a good scale from someplace for like $50 that's accurate and does things in grams/kilograms and ounces/pounds. I have one that I bought for baking that I use because weighing is more accurate than cups, but you could use it for whatever you wanted. It will weigh anything you put on it up to whatever tolerance the scale is built for. I think mine goes to 10 pounds. That's really handy if you're measuring right into a pot or mixing bowl.

CraftyGirl4

P.S. One thing I forgot to say... this is something we use in the baking world all the time for liquids. In larger operations, you don't put 2 cups of water in something, you put in 1 pound of water. The saying to remember is a "pint, a pound, the world around." This is true for liquids the same consistency as water such as milk or juice. 1 cup = 8 ounces (and for the folks who like grams 1 ounce = about 28.4 grams)

waverly9876

Thank you!