Food Scale Recommendations

jennismagic

Measuring cups and spoons are great for watching my portions, but they're of little help when it comes to measuring chicken breast, turkey, shrimp, etc. Can anyone recommend a quality food scale that won't break the bank?

athminbri

I just have a flimsy inexpensive one from Walmart (I thnk). The little aluminum tray comes off so you can wash it. It was cheap and does the job. If the little tray is too small for whatever I am measuring, I just put a paper plate on top of it, adjust it back to zero, then put the food on that. Of course, it doesn't get exact weight, but it gets close enough for me.

Connie

chriscm70

I have this one and have used it pretty hard daily for 6 months. It's holding up well so far.
EatSmart Precision Pro - Multifunction Digital Kitchen Scale w/ Extra Large LCD and 11 Lb. Capacity
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002CM6TVI/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01

It holds 11 lbs too which is good if you want to weigh a large pot full of food to portion out.

ctcer53

I have the EatSmart Precision Pro Digital Kitchen Scale (I bought it from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/EatSmart-Precision-Digital-Kitchen-Scale/dp/B001N0D7GA) and it's great! I've had it for about a year and a half and it's been a savior for my diet. I highly recommend it! If you're weighting something on a cookie sheet or something with a large base, you'll probably have to balance it on a glass or something and then put the weight back to 0, but it's not a big deal. (to me at least?) And it was cheap!

jennismagic

Thanks, everyone!

McBully4

I have the butcher do all that for me

carld256

I picked this one up at wal-Mart for $35. It seems to work pretty well. I like it because it has a Zero function, and a grams mode, which is more accurate than ounces.

Biggest Loser Digital Cal-Max Nutritional Scale


http://www.walmart.com/ip/Biggest-Loser-Digital-Cal-Max-Nutritional-Scale/19512224