Question on kitchen scale accuracy...

Sandigesha

I just bought me scales, and while i was measuring milk in my 250 ml cup, my scale were showing 85. Are ml different to grams, or i just don't understand something? Also my cerial packet sais it is 300g, but when i put it in a scale it shows 123...

_Zardoz_

ml is a measurement of liquid volume. Grams are a measure of weight so yes they are different. Weigh solids and measure liquids then you'll be accurate.

The_Enginerd

Sounds like something is wrong with the scale or some setting is not right. 250 mL of milk should weigh between 250-275 grams.

edit: And yes, mL are different from grams. Liquid measures are given in volume and a scale measures weight, so a scale is not useful unless you know the density and calculate the weight. Water is 1 gram/mL, so it's a 1:1 ratio, but milk is more dense, oil is less dense.

Sandigesha

Wow i discovered it was set on oz... i didn't even know that it had a switch, now it works perfectly in grams. silly me