So I told my mom I'd like a food scale for Christmas and she says "I have one you can use!" ...

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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited December 2016
    sullus wrote: »
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    sullus wrote: »
    OK .. I don't get it .. Whenever a discussion of scales comes up in the forums, it seems that someone is very concerned about the scale measuring in grams. I see comments like freedom's above, and urgings to make sure it measures in grams!! Why?

    Personally, measuring in grams is way easier. I use all the USDA 100 g entries for things, and if I measure in grams I can just log .42 (for 42 g) or whatever. Way more convenient than messing with oz.

    I get why it is convenient .. I just never understood all the hullabaloo about it being required. Math is easy.

    Why put yourself in a situation where you are converting grams to oz when you don't have to? I like math, but I don't need that in my life.

    But I do agree that one certainly doesn't need a scale that weighs in grams. I would just prefer it.
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    Is it accurate :D
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,839 Member
    Oh, gawd, I think I had that one, too!
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Mary_Anastasia wrote: »
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    Mary_Anastasia wrote: »
    freedomofnow wrote: »
    That is so old it's cool again, a hipster scale! Does it do grams?

    Yes it does grams!! HOWEVER it only has a 1lb capacity :open_mouth:

    My mom goes "you shouldn't be eating more than 1lb of something anyway!"

    Good point, mom LOL

    My smaller plates, by themselves, weigh almost 1 lb. Since this obviously doesn't have an automatic tare function, plate / container weight could be relevant to the 1 lb. limit.

    Also, I common have more than 1 lb. on my scale.. sometimes more than 2 lbs. Once, when making a batch (used the recipe feature on MFP), I weighed the entire batch with the scale I use to weigh myself because it exceeded the weight limit for my digital food scale. When I make recipes, I put in the number of servings as the total ounces or grams so I can log the portions based on weight as well. This particular batch (chili) was more than 18 lbs.

    So while it is better than nothing, don't pretend you aren't missing out on a few things.

    Oh, I know, I still want a proper scale! I did a lot of research on the one I want- I do a ton of cooking that comes up to well over 5lbs for a recipe. The plate thing: well I weighed my breakfast on it on a piece of cling wrap haha She scoffed when I asked if it could tare the weight of a ziplock bag.

    Let us know how you go when you want cereal and milk :lol:
    sullus wrote: »
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    sullus wrote: »
    OK .. I don't get it .. Whenever a discussion of scales comes up in the forums, it seems that someone is very concerned about the scale measuring in grams. I see comments like freedom's above, and urgings to make sure it measures in grams!! Why?

    Personally, measuring in grams is way easier. I use all the USDA 100 g entries for things, and if I measure in grams I can just log .42 (for 42 g) or whatever. Way more convenient than messing with oz.

    Math is easy.

    Surely you jest :noway:

  • oocdc2
    oocdc2 Posts: 1,361 Member
    sullus wrote: »
    OK .. I don't get it .. Whenever a discussion of scales comes up in the forums, it seems that someone is very concerned about the scale measuring in grams. I see comments like freedom's above, and urgings to make sure it measures in grams!! Why?

    Also, sometimes when you're logging something, the weight is only in grams or oz in the database. It's just nice to have both...
  • oocdc2
    oocdc2 Posts: 1,361 Member
    edited December 2016
    Lizarking wrote: »
    because no one measures coke in ounces.

    Speak for yourself... #ImperialCokeFTW

  • Mary_Anastasia
    Mary_Anastasia Posts: 267 Member
    edited December 2016
    CooCooPuff wrote: »
    Is it accurate :D

    Actually, it's seems pretty accurate! My mom used it from 1987-1992, she said she lost weight with WW back then. I feel like we should donate it to a museum or something haha a weight loss museum
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    Lizarking wrote: »
    because no one measures coke in ounces.

    everyone does. 8-ball. 1/8 oz aka 3.5 g.
  • SunnyDuckling
    SunnyDuckling Posts: 204 Member
    sullus wrote: »
    OK .. I don't get it .. Whenever a discussion of scales comes up in the forums, it seems that someone is very concerned about the scale measuring in grams. I see comments like freedom's above, and urgings to make sure it measures in grams!! Why?

    Because some of us are completely metric :D My country hasn't used ounces since the 1970s.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    SunnyDuckling wrote: »
    sullus wrote: »
    OK .. I don't get it .. Whenever a discussion of scales comes up in the forums, it seems that someone is very concerned about the scale measuring in grams. I see comments like freedom's above, and urgings to make sure it measures in grams!! Why?

    Because some of us are completely metric :D My country hasn't used ounces since the 1970s.

    @SunnyDuckling you must be a fellow Aussie??
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,143 Member
    LOL my mum had that scale! she also still has all the 1970s Weight Watcher books and weekly meeting pamphlets. I bet they're worth something now!
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    You need one that weighs over 1lb cos cooking

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